May 17th, 1981

Born on May 17th, 1981

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1981

42

Leon Osman

English association football player (born 1981)

*May 17th, 1981, Wigan

42

Mario Horton

Chilean actor

*May 17th, 1981, Santiago

42

Bastien Lucas

French singer-songwriter

*May 17th, 1981, Calais

42

Chris Skidmore

British politician and historian (born 1981)

*May 17th, 1981, Bristol

42

Lim Jeong-hee

South Korean singer

*May 17th, 1981, Seoul

42

Shiri Maimon

Israeli singer

*May 17th, 1981, Haifa

42

Cosma Shiva Hagen

German actress

*May 17th, 1981, Los Angeles

42

Vladan Grujić

Bosnia and Herzegovina association football player

*May 17th, 1981, Banja Luka

42

Jan-Fiete Buschmann

German handball player

*May 17th, 1981, Bielefeld

42

Pasi Ahonen

Finnish ski jumper

*May 17th, 1981, Lahti

42

Giannis Taralidis

Greek footballer

*May 17th, 1981, Aridaia

42

Beñat Albizuri

Road bicycle racer

*May 17th, 1981, Berriz

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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

41

Borja Oubiña

Spanish footballer

*May 17th, 1982, Vigo

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

41

Tony Parker

French basketball player

*May 17th, 1982, Bruges

43

Juan Arango

Venezuelan footballer

*May 17th, 1980, Maracay

39

Igor Denisov

Russian footballer

*May 17th, 1984, Saint Petersburg

38

Greg Van Avermaet

Belgian cyclist

*May 17th, 1985, Lokeren

41

Elizabeth Hanks

Daughter of Tom Hanks

*May 17th, 1982, Los Angeles

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

41

Clarence Goodson

American soccer player

*May 17th, 1982, Alexandria

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

47

Wang Leehom

Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor

*May 17th, 1976, Rochester

41

Karolina Nowakowska

Polish actress and singer

*May 17th, 1982, Warsaw

32

Matthew McGrory

American actor (1973–2005)

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

41

Vjosa Osmani

President of the Republic of Kosovo since 2021

*May 17th, 1982, Mitrovica

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

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

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Born in 1981

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

43

Zhang Jiewen

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

43

Gong Ruina

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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