November 17th, 1980

Born on November 17th, 1980

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1980

43

Isaac Hanson

American singer, songwriter and musician

*November 17th, 1980, Tulsa

43

Lisa Harriton

American musician (pianist, vocalist)

*November 17th, 1980, London

43

Mario Lúcio Duarte Costa

Brazilian footballer

*November 17th, 1980, Pouso Alegre

43

Roberto Bonet

Paraguayan footballer

*November 17th, 1980, Lambaré

43

Luciana Sandoval

Salvadoran presenter

*November 17th, 1980, San Salvador

43

Franky Kubrick

German rapper

*November 17th, 1980, Germany

43

Santo Anzà

Road bicycle racer

*November 17th, 1980, Motta Sant'Anastasia

43

Israel Idonije

American football player (born 1980)

*November 17th, 1980, Lagos

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

34

Emmsjé Gauti

Icelandic rapper

*November 17th, 1989, Iceland

48

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

45

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress

*November 17th, 1978, London

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

26

Julian Ryerson

Norwegian association football player

*November 17th, 1997, Lyngdal

41

Evelyne Brochu

Canadian singer and actor

*November 17th, 1982, Quebec City

57

Sophie Marceau

French actress

*November 17th, 1966, Paris

40

Christopher Paolini

American writer

*November 17th, 1983, Bühler

44

Mikel Astarloza

Road bicycle racer

*November 17th, 1979, Pasai San Pedro

29

Benno Schmitz

German footballer

*November 17th, 1994, Munich

37

Nani

Portuguese association football player

*November 17th, 1986, Praia

28

Alexis Vastine

French boxer

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

65

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

American actress

*November 17th, 1958, Lombard

63

Petrik Sander

German association football player and manager

*November 17th, 1960, Quedlinburg

39

Amanda Evora

Figure skater

*November 17th, 1984, New York City

42

Alina Pușcău

Romanian model, actress and singer

*November 17th, 1981, Bucharest

71

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa since 2018

*November 17th, 1952, Soweto

37

Greg Rutherford

British long jumper

*November 17th, 1986, Milton Keynes

81

Martin Scorsese

American film director, screenwriter and producer

*November 17th, 1942, Queens

Same year
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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