March 17th, 1980

Born on March 17th, 1980

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What happened on March 17th?

March 17th, 2011

First Libyan Civil War: The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, authorizing military intervention in Libya to protect civilians.

March 17th, 1991

In a referendum, nearly 70 percent of voters in nine Soviet republics agreed that the Soviet Union should be preserved.

March 17th, 1988

Eritrean War of Independence: Eritrean People's Liberation Front troops encircled Ethiopian forces in the Battle of Afabet, gaining a decisive victory three days later.

March 17th, 1973

Slava Veder took his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

March 17th, 1969

Golda Meir became the first female prime minister of Israel.

March 17th, 1968

Six thousand sheep were killed on ranches near Dugway Proving Ground in Utah as a result of the U.S. Army spraying a nerve agent.

March 17th, 1963

An eruption of Mount Agung on Bali, Indonesia, killed at least 1,100 people.

March 17th, 1957

A plane crash on the slopes of Mount Manunggal killed Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.

March 17th, 1955

Ice hockey fans in Montreal rioted to protest the suspension of Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard for hitting an official.

March 17th, 1950

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced the synthesis of californium, a radioactive transuranium element.

March 17th, 1942

The Holocaust: The first mass killings of Jews began at Belzec extermination camp in occupied Poland, the first of the Operation Reinhard camps to begin operation.

March 17th, 1917

World War I: Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster led a force to rescue 92 prisoners of war from Bir Hakeim, killing the Senussi guards and their families.

March 17th, 1902

The Dorchester Heights Monument (pictured), memorializing the siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary War, was dedicated.

March 17th, 1891

The transatlantic steamship Utopia accidentally collided with the battleship HMS Anson in the Bay of Gibraltar, sinking in less than twenty minutes and killing 562.

March 17th, 1842

The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo is formally organized with Emma Smith as president.

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

Born on March 17th, 1980

44

Gorik Gardeyn

Road bicycle racer

*March 17th, 1980, Tielt

44

David Boucher

French road cyclist

*March 17th, 1980, Maubeuge

44

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

Pakistani tennis player

*March 17th, 1980, Lahore

44

Michał Jeliński

Polish rower

*March 17th, 1980, Gorzów Wielkopolski

44

Johannes Strate

German singer

*March 17th, 1980, Bremen

44

Rahul Raj

Indian composer

*March 17th, 1980, Kochi

44

Kasia Cerekwicka

Polish singer

*March 17th, 1980, Koszalin

44

Reed Timmer

Storm Chaser

*March 17th, 1980, Grand Rapids

44

Kim Uasi

Tongan rugby league footballer

*March 17th, 1980, Tonga

44

Fábio Maldonado

Brazilian martial artist

*March 17th, 1980, Sorocaba

44

Fabien Lamirault

French table tennis player

*March 17th, 1980, Longjumeau

44

Choiza

South Korean rapper

*March 17th, 1980, South Korea

44

Kazuo Honma

Japanese association football player

*March 17th, 1980, Yokohama

44

Cintia Rosa

Brazilian actress

*March 17th, 1980, Rio de Janeiro

44

Katie Morgan

American pornographic actress

*March 17th, 1980, Los Angeles

44

Danny Califf

American soccer player

*March 17th, 1980, Montclair

44

Oksana Pal

Russian handball player

*March 17th, 1980, Novokuznetsk

44

Nora Angehrn

Swiss golfer

*March 17th, 1980, Zürich

44

Torsten Hiekmann

German road bicycle racer

*March 17th, 1980, Berlin

44

Angie Goff

Korean-born American broadcast journalist

*March 17th, 1980, Seoul

44

Nikitin Dheer

Indian actor

*March 17th, 1980, Mumbai

44

Roland Theis

Saarland politician

*March 17th, 1980, Neunkirchen

44

Viorel Dinu

Romanian footballer

*March 17th, 1980, Bucharest

44

Uche Akubuike

Footballer

*March 17th, 1980, Akwa Ibom State

44

Russell Williamson

British association football player (born 1980)

*March 17th, 1980, Loughton

44

José Xavier Costa

Brazilian footballer

*March 17th, 1980, Garanhuns

44

Christian Gödl

Austrian darts player

*March 17th, 1980, Austria

44

Bakytbek Mamatov

Footballer

*March 17th, 1980, Soviet Union

44

Zack Fleishman

American tennis player

*March 17th, 1980, Santa Monica

44

Tshepo Motlhabankwe

Motswana footballer

*March 17th, 1980, Digawana

44

Ahmed Niyaz

Footballer

*March 17th, 1980, Maldives

44

Tuomas Planman

Finnish musician

*March 17th, 1980, Espoo

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Who's birthday is on March 17th?

34

Saina Nehwal

Indian badminton player

*March 17th, 1990, Dhindar

45

Kasper Ødum

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1979, Randers

37

Patrick Ebert

German footballer

*March 17th, 1987, Potsdam

43

Kyle Korver

American professional basketball player

*March 17th, 1981, Lakewood

38

Silke Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*March 17th, 1986, Georgsmarienhütte

45

Stormy Daniels

American pornographic actress and director

*March 17th, 1979, Baton Rouge

45

Coco Austin

American television personality

*March 17th, 1979, Palos Verdes Peninsula

36

Peter Käsbauer

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1988, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

32

Isabel Herttrich

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1992, Hersbruck

31

Romina Gabdullina

Russian badminton player

*March 17th, 1993, Moscow

27

Jessica Pugh

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1997, Telford

47

Xabier Zandio

Road bicycle racer

*March 17th, 1977, Pamplona

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

48

Lassi Karonen

Swedish rower

*March 17th, 1976, Djura

69

Gary Sinise

American actor

*March 17th, 1955, Blue Island

49

Alain Chrétien

French politician

*March 17th, 1975, Vesoul

29

Lisa Sophie Gericke

German bobsledder and ice speed skater

*March 17th, 1995, Brandenburg an der Havel

39

Dario Cataldo

Italian road bicycle racer

*March 17th, 1985, Lanciano

28

Tokischa

Dominican singer

*March 17th, 1996, Puerto Plata

42

Steven Pienaar

South African footballer

*March 17th, 1982, Johannesburg

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Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

44

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

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Leap year

Yes: 1980 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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