November 17th, 1978

Born on November 17th, 1978

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 403 days, exactly on June 3rd, 2025, people who were born on November 17th, 1978 will be 17,000 days old!

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What happened on November 17th?

November 17th, 2013

An outbreak of 77 confirmed tornadoes occurred in seven U.S. states; it became the largest November tornado outbreak in Illinois and Indiana.

November 17th, 2012

In Manfalut, Egypt, a school bus was hit by a train, killing at least 50 children.

November 17th, 2009

Administrators at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit discovered that their servers had been hacked and thousands of emails and files on climate change had been stolen.

November 17th, 1997

Sixty-two people were killed by Islamist terrorists outside Deir el-Bahari (pictured) in Luxor, one of Egypt's top tourist attractions.

November 17th, 1989

Walt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid to theatres, starting the Disney Renaissance.

November 17th, 1968

NBC controversially cut away from an American football game between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets to broadcast Heidi, causing viewers in the Eastern United States to miss the game's dramatic ending.

November 17th, 1950

The 14th Dalai Lama (pictured) assumed full temporal power as ruler of Tibet at the age of fifteen.

November 17th, 1943

World War II: Australian forces launched an assault on Sattelberg, New Guinea, against Japanese forces, initiating the Battle of Sattelberg.

November 17th, 1941

World War II: Hjalmar Siilasvuo ordered Finnish forces to halt their assault against Soviet forces near Salla, concluding Operation Arctic Fox.

November 17th, 1796

French Revolutionary Wars: French forces defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Arcole in a manoeuvre to cut the latter's line of retreat.

November 17th, 1592

Sigismund III Vasa, who was already King of Poland, succeeded his father John III as King of Sweden.

November 17th, 1558

Elizabeth I (pictured) became Queen of England and of Ireland, marking the beginning of the Elizabethan era.

November 17th, 1292

John Balliol was chosen to be King of Scots over Robert de Brus.

November 17th, 2019

The first known case of COVID-19 is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

November 17th, 2013

A rare late-season tornado outbreak strikes the Midwest. Illinois and Indiana are most affected with tornado reports as far north as lower Michigan. In all around six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes.

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

Born on November 17th, 1978

45

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress

*November 17th, 1978, London

45

Reggie Wayne

American football player, wide receiver

*November 17th, 1978, New Orleans

45

Zoë Bell

New Zealand actress

*November 17th, 1978, Waiheke Island

45

Nonso Anozie

British actor

*November 17th, 1978, Lincoln

45

Tom Ellis

Welsh actor

*November 17th, 1978, Cardiff

45

Kyle Vanden Bosch

American football player (born 1978)

*November 17th, 1978, Larchwood

45

Glen Air

Australian rugby league footballer

*November 17th, 1978, Bulli

45

Júlio César Santos Correa

Brazilian footballer

*November 17th, 1978, São Luís

45

Jorge Wagner

Brazilian association football player

*November 17th, 1978, Salvador

45

Tobias Schellenberg

Diver

*November 17th, 1978, Leipzig

32

Echendu Adiele

Nigerian footballer (1978-2011)

*November 17th, 1978, Port Harcourt †June 18th, 2011, Port Harcourt

45

Adam Brix

Danish actor

*November 17th, 1978, Denmark

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 17th?

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

34

Emmsjé Gauti

Icelandic rapper

*November 17th, 1989, Iceland

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

26

Julian Ryerson

Norwegian association football player

*November 17th, 1997, Lyngdal

57

Sophie Marceau

French actress

*November 17th, 1966, Paris

44

Mikel Astarloza

Road bicycle racer

*November 17th, 1979, Pasai San Pedro

41

Evelyne Brochu

Canadian singer and actor

*November 17th, 1982, Quebec City

29

Benno Schmitz

German footballer

*November 17th, 1994, Munich

40

Christopher Paolini

American writer

*November 17th, 1983, Bühler

65

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

American actress

*November 17th, 1958, Lombard

37

Nani

Portuguese association football player

*November 17th, 1986, Praia

63

Petrik Sander

German association football player and manager

*November 17th, 1960, Quedlinburg

28

Alexis Vastine

French boxer

*November 17th, 1986, Pont-Audemer †March 9th, 2015, Villa Castelli

49

Leslie Bibb

American actress

*November 17th, 1974, Bismarck

71

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa since 2018

*November 17th, 1952, Soweto

81

Martin Scorsese

American film director, screenwriter and producer

*November 17th, 1942, Queens

79

Danny DeVito

American actor, director, and producer

*November 17th, 1944, Neptune Township

39

Amanda Evora

Figure skater

*November 17th, 1984, New York City

37

Greg Rutherford

British long jumper

*November 17th, 1986, Milton Keynes

Same year
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

46

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

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