January 17th, 1977

Born on January 17th, 1977

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 17th, 1977?

January 17th, 1977

Capital punishment in the United States resumes after a ten-year hiatus, as convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in Utah.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States

What else happened on January 17th?

January 17th, 1377

Gregory XI, the last Avignon pope, entered Rome after a four-month journey from Avignon, returning the papacy to its original city.

January 17th, 1999

In Little Saigon, California, a series of protests began when the owner of a video rental store displayed an image of Ho Chi Minh.

January 17th, 2010

The first spate of violence between Muslims and Christians began in Jos, Nigeria, and would end in more than 200 deaths.

January 17th, 2002

Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, began an eruption that killed hundreds and left about 120,000 people homeless in the nearby town of Goma.

January 17th, 1998

The Drudge Report became the first news source to break the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal to the public.

January 17th, 1989

Patrick Purdy opened fire in an elementary school in Stockton, California, killing 5 and wounding 32 others.

January 17th, 1966

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker during aerial refueling over the Mediterranean Sea, dropping three hydrogen bombs on land near Palomares, Spain, and a fourth one into the sea.

January 17th, 1961

Three days before leaving office, U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a farewell speech to the nation, in which he warned about the dangers of the military–industrial complex.

January 17th, 1948

Indonesian National Revolution: The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesian republicans was ratified, in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to resolve disputes arising from the Linggadjati Agreement of 1946.

January 17th, 1946

The United Nations Security Council, the organ of the United Nations charged with the maintenance of international peace and security, held its first meeting at Church House, Westminster.

January 17th, 1945

World War II: Australian troops advanced along the northern part of Bougainville Island (in present-day Papua New Guinea) and began fighting Japanese forces in the Battle of Tsimba Ridge.

January 17th, 1920

The Volstead Act went into effect, beginning the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.

January 17th, 1917

Denmark sold their portion of the Virgin Islands archipelago to the United States for US$25 million.

January 17th, 1912

Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition reached the South Pole, only to find that Roald Amundsen's team had beaten them by 33 days.

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

Born on January 17th, 1977

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

47

Luca Paolini

Road racing cyclist

*January 17th, 1977, Milan

47

Leigh Whannell

Australian film maker and actor

*January 17th, 1977, Melbourne

47

Stephen Wagner

Canadian ice hockey goaltender

*January 17th, 1977, Red Deer

47

David Prager

American writer

*January 17th, 1977, San Diego

47

Tim Yap

TV host, entrepreneur, columnist, club owner.

*January 17th, 1977, Metro Manila

47

Jitka Burianová

Czech sprinter

*January 17th, 1977, Prostějov

47

Kevin Thorn

American professional wrestler

*January 17th, 1977, Memphis

47

Tolga Seyhan

Turkish footballer

*January 17th, 1977, Giresun

27

Hicham Zerouali

Moroccan footballer (1977-2004)

*January 17th, 1977, Rabat †December 5th, 2004, Rabat

47

Jeremy Tiang

Singaporean writer, translator and playwright

*January 17th, 1977, Singapore

47

Anthony Oseyemi

British–South African actor with Nigerian descent

*January 17th, 1977, United Kingdom

47

Lau Kwok Kin

Hong Kong fencer

*January 17th, 1977, Hong Kong

47

Görkem Yeltan

Turkish actress

*January 17th, 1977, Nazilli

47

Gareth Rowe

New Zealand association footballer

*January 17th, 1977, New Zealand

47

Alan Ricard

American football player

*January 17th, 1977, Independence

47

Dmitri Kirichenko

Russian footballer

*January 17th, 1977, Novoalexandrovsk

47

Juan Redondo

Spanish exfootball player

*January 17th, 1977, Camas

47

Santiago Magill

Peruvian actor

*January 17th, 1977, Lima

47

Sead Gorani

Kosovar footballer

*January 17th, 1977, Prizren

47

Ali Elkhattabi

Moroccan footballer

*January 17th, 1977, Schiedam

47

Sílvio José Canuto

Brazilian association football player

*January 17th, 1977, São Paulo

47

Carlos Zegarra

Peruvian footballer

*January 17th, 1977, Lima

47

Mladen Bojinović

Serbian handball player

*January 17th, 1977, Banja Luka

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Who's birthday is on January 17th?

33

Qiu Zihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Xiamen

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

37

Jenny Wallwork

British badminton player

*January 17th, 1987, Bolton

44

Zooey Deschanel

American actress and singer

*January 17th, 1980, Los Angeles

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

60

Michelle Obama

Lawyer and former First Lady of the United States

*January 17th, 1964, Chicago

33

Yao Xue

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Jingzhou

30

Shen Yaying

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1994, Zhangzhou

32

Sarah Milne

Badminton player

*January 17th, 1992, Bardsey

83

Jens Bratlie

13th Prime Minister of Norway

*January 17th, 1856, Nordre Land Municipality †September 15th, 1939, Oslo

53

Sylvie Testud

French actress

*January 17th, 1971, Lyon

44

Grégory Rast

Road bicycle racer

*January 17th, 1980, Cham

48

Miguel Martinez

French cyclist

*January 17th, 1976, Fourchambault

62

Denis O'Hare

American actor

*January 17th, 1962, Kansas City

45

Ricardo Cabanas

Swiss footballer

*January 17th, 1979, Zürich

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

*January 17th, 1931, Freiburg im Breisgau †June 2nd, 2017, Baden

65

Stefan Ritter

German classical archaeologist

*January 17th, 1959, Schmalkalden

43

Christophe Riblon

Racing cyclist

*January 17th, 1981, Tremblay-en-France

Same year
Born in 1977

47

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

47

Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich

47

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

46

Fally Ipupa

Congolese singer

*December 14th, 1977, Kinshasa

46

Emmanuel Macron

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

*December 21st, 1977, Amiens

47

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

46

Vanessa Trump

American model and actress

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

46

Ji Xinpeng

Chinese badminton player

*December 30th, 1977, Shashi District

46

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

47

Paul Kalkbrenner

German electronic musician

*June 11th, 1977, Leipzig

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

47

Pernille Harder

Badminton player

*September 3rd, 1977, Odder Municipality

47

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress (born 1977)

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

47

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

46

Dave McCullen

Musician, music producer

*December 28th, 1977, Bonheiden

47

Claudia Hiersche

German actress

*February 22nd, 1977, Frankfurt (Oder)

46

Anthony Clark

English badminton player

*November 1st, 1977, Derby

46

Zhang Wei

Chinese badminton player, born 1977

*December 2nd, 1977, Shanghai

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No: With 365 days 1977 is a normal year and no leap year.

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