May 17th, 1978

Born on May 17th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 221 days, exactly on December 1st, 2024, people who were born on May 17th, 1978 will be 17,000 days old!

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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, 1978

45

Jason Baker

Player of American football

*May 17th, 1978, Fort Wayne

45

Jana Petersen

German actor and journalist

*May 17th, 1978, Hamburg

45

Norihiro Yamagishi

Japanese association football player

*May 17th, 1978, Kumagaya

45

Moreno Merenda

Swiss footballer

*May 17th, 1978, Zug

45

Prosper Karangwa

Burundian basketball player

*May 17th, 1978, Bujumbura

45

Magdalena Zděnovcová

Czech female tennis player

*May 17th, 1978, Czechoslovakia

45

Carlos Peña

Dominican baseball player

*May 17th, 1978, Santo Domingo

45

John Foster

American baseball player, born 1978

*May 17th, 1978, Stockton

45

Paddy Kenny

Irish footballer

*May 17th, 1978, Halifax

45

Jenny Owens

Australian alpine and freestyle skier

*May 17th, 1978, Sydney

45

Neal Dodson

American film producer

*May 17th, 1978, York

45

Kat Foster

American actress

*May 17th, 1978, Oakland

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Who's birthday is on May 17th?

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

34

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

47

Wang Leehom

Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor

*May 17th, 1976, Rochester

41

Borja Oubiña

Spanish footballer

*May 17th, 1982, Vigo

32

Matthew McGrory

American actor (1973–2005)

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

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

43

Juan Arango

Venezuelan footballer

*May 17th, 1980, Maracay

38

Greg Van Avermaet

Belgian cyclist

*May 17th, 1985, Lokeren

39

Igor Denisov

Russian footballer

*May 17th, 1984, Saint Petersburg

44

Mukta Barve

Indian actress

*May 17th, 1979, Chinchwad

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

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

42

Leon Osman

English association football player (born 1981)

*May 17th, 1981, Wigan

61

Ferenc Krausz

Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist

*May 17th, 1962, Mór

41

Tony Parker

French basketball player

*May 17th, 1982, Bruges

46

Inês Castel-Branco

Portuguese editor

*May 17th, 1977, Lisbon

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Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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