May 17th, 1973

Born on May 17th, 1973

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What happened on May 17th, 1973?

May 17th, 1973

Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal

What else happened on May 17th?

May 17th, 2004

Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.

May 17th, 2000

Following the killing of two English football fans by Galatasaray supporters in the previous month, British and Turkish hooligans rioted on the day of the UEFA Cup Final in Copenhagen, Denmark.

May 17th, 1995

Six-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama selected by the 14th Dalai Lama, was kidnapped by the Chinese government, who advocated a proxy.

May 17th, 1987

An Iraqi jet aircraft fired two Exocet missiles at the American frigate USS Stark leaving 37 personnel of the warship dead and 21 others injured.

May 17th, 1974

The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force detonated a series of car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland, killing 34 people and injuring almost 300 more.

May 17th, 1954

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, outlawing racial segregation in public schools because "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" and therefore unconstitutional.

May 17th, 1947

After renegotiating a contract with the makers of her signature perfume Chanel No. 5, Coco Chanel (pictured) received a share of wartime profits from its sale, making her one of the richest women in the world.

May 17th, 1914

Under the Protocol of Corfu, the Principality of Albania officially recognized Northern Epirus as an autonomous self-governing region.

May 17th, 1902

The Antikythera mechanism, the oldest known surviving geared mechanism, was discovered among artifacts retrieved from a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera.

May 17th, 1900

The first copies of the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum were printed.

May 17th, 1865

The International Telecommunication Union, which standardizes and regulates international radio and telecommunications, was founded as the International Telegraph Union in Paris.

May 17th, 1863

American Civil War: at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge in Mississippi, Union forces under John McClernand defeated a Confederate rearguard, capturing around 1,700 men.

May 17th, 1590

Anne of Denmark (pictured) was crowned queen consort of Scotland in a ceremony at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh.

May 17th, 1521

English nobleman Edward Stafford, whose father had been beheaded for rebelling against King Richard III, was himself executed for treason against King Henry VIII.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 17th

Born on May 17th, 1973

32

Matthew McGrory

American actor (1973–2005)

*May 17th, 1973, West Chester †August 9th, 2005, Los Angeles

50

Sasha Alexander

American actress

*May 17th, 1973, Los Angeles

50

Josh Homme

American musician

*May 17th, 1973, Palm Springs

50

Deitrick Haddon

American singer-songwriter

*May 17th, 1973, Detroit

50

Natalie Brown

Canadian actress and model

*May 17th, 1973, Timmins

50

Gérald Dahan

French actor and impressionist

*May 17th, 1973, Cognac

50

Steve Barakatt

Canadian musician

*May 17th, 1973, Quebec City

50

Petr Gabriel

Czech soccer player and soccer representant

*May 17th, 1973, Prague

50

Stefanie Ridel

American singer

*May 17th, 1973, Hollywood

50

Eros Puglielli

Italian film director and screenwriter

*May 17th, 1973, Rome

50

Maher Kanzari

Tunisian association football player

*May 17th, 1973, Tunis

50

Yekaterina Rednikova

Soviet and Russian actress

*May 17th, 1973, Moscow

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35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

34

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

49

Damiano Tommasi

Italian footballer

*May 17th, 1974, Negrar di Valpolicella

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

49

Andrea Corr

Irish musician and songwriter

*May 17th, 1974, Dundalk

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

47

Wang Leehom

Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor

*May 17th, 1976, Rochester

52

Gina Raimondo

United States Secretary of Commerce since 2021

*May 17th, 1971, Smithfield

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

*May 17th, 1956, Philadelphia †January 9th, 2022, Orlando

61

Ferenc Krausz

Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist

*May 17th, 1962, Mór

49

Kwak Do-won

South Korean actor

*May 17th, 1974, South Korea

41

Borja Oubiña

Spanish footballer

*May 17th, 1982, Vigo

38

Greg Van Avermaet

Belgian cyclist

*May 17th, 1985, Lokeren

49

Jehane Noujaim

Egyptian-American photographer, journalist and documentary filmmaker

*May 17th, 1974, Cairo

52

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

Queen consort of the Netherlands

*May 17th, 1971, Buenos Aires

39

Igor Denisov

Russian footballer

*May 17th, 1984, Saint Petersburg

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Born in 1973

51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

50

Simon Archer

Badminton player

*June 27th, 1973, Royal Leamington Spa

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

50

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

50

Eddie Cibrian

American actor

*June 16th, 1973, Burbank

50

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

51

Qin Yiyuan

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

50

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

50

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

51

Peng Xingyong

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

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No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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