May 17th, 1976

Born on May 17th, 1976

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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.

May 17th, 1395

An outnumbered Wallachian army repulsed invading Ottoman forces at the Battle of Rovine.

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

Born on May 17th, 1976

47

Wang Leehom

Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor

*May 17th, 1976, Rochester

47

Rochelle Aytes

American actress

*May 17th, 1976, New York City

47

Martin Auer

German jazz trumpeter and bandleader

*May 17th, 1976, Prien am Chiemsee

47

Kandi Burruss Tucker

American singer, television personality, and actress

*May 17th, 1976, Atlanta

47

Kirsten Vlieghuis

Dutch swimmer

*May 17th, 1976, Hengelo

47

Mayte Martínez

Athletics competitor

*May 17th, 1976, Valladolid

47

Daniel Komen

Kenyan distance runner

*May 17th, 1976, Kenya

47

José Guillén

Major League Baseball outfielder

*May 17th, 1976, San Cristóbal

47

Shayne Dunley

Australian rugby league footballer

*May 17th, 1976, Sydney

47

Endry Cardeño

Colombian actress

*May 17th, 1976, Cúcuta

47

Stanko Svitlica

Serbian footballer

*May 17th, 1976, Kupres

47

Mariano Juan

Argentine footballer

*May 17th, 1976, Formosa

47

Kamil Brabenec

Czech Ice hockey player

*May 17th, 1976, Brno

47

Brian F. Durkin

American actor

*May 17th, 1976, Charlotte

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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

32

Matthew McGrory

American actor (1973–2005)

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

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

48

Alex Wright

German professional wrestler

*May 17th, 1975, Nuremberg

41

Borja Oubiña

Spanish footballer

*May 17th, 1982, Vigo

49

Damiano Tommasi

Italian footballer

*May 17th, 1974, Negrar di Valpolicella

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

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

50

Sasha Alexander

American actress

*May 17th, 1973, Los Angeles

38

Greg Van Avermaet

Belgian cyclist

*May 17th, 1985, Lokeren

49

Andrea Corr

Irish musician and songwriter

*May 17th, 1974, Dundalk

61

Ferenc Krausz

Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist

*May 17th, 1962, Mór

39

Igor Denisov

Russian footballer

*May 17th, 1984, Saint Petersburg

46

Inês Castel-Branco

Portuguese editor

*May 17th, 1977, Lisbon

43

Juan Arango

Venezuelan footballer

*May 17th, 1980, Maracay

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47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Leap year

Yes: 1976 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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