May 17th, 1984

Born on May 17th, 1984

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What happened on May 17th, 1984?

May 17th, 1984

Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_III

What else 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.

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

Born on May 17th, 1984

39

Igor Denisov

Russian footballer

*May 17th, 1984, Saint Petersburg

39

Andreas Kofler

Austrian ski jumper

*May 17th, 1984, Innsbruck

39

Emily Gimmel

American journalist

*May 17th, 1984, Louisville

39

Passenger

English singer-songwriter

*May 17th, 1984, Brighton

39

Lena Waithe

American actress, producer, and screenwriter

*May 17th, 1984, Chicago

39

Jayson Blair

American actor

*May 17th, 1984, Detroit

39

Christine Ohuruogu

British female 400m Olympic sprinter

*May 17th, 1984, London

39

Cristian Gamboa

Costa Rican association football player

*May 17th, 1984, Hatillo

39

Yūsuke Izaki

Japanese actor and singer

*May 17th, 1984, Osaka Prefecture

39

Hisato Izaki

Japanese actor

*May 17th, 1984, Osaka

39

Christine Robinson

Canadian water polo player

*May 17th, 1984, Pointe-Claire

39

Alejandro Edda

Mexican actor

*May 17th, 1984, Puebla City

Same Day
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

38

Greg Van Avermaet

Belgian cyclist

*May 17th, 1985, Lokeren

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

41

Borja Oubiña

Spanish footballer

*May 17th, 1982, Vigo

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

38

Teófilo Gutiérrez

Colombian footballer

*May 17th, 1985, Barranquilla

38

Derek Hough

American dancer

*May 17th, 1985, Salt Lake City

41

Tony Parker

French basketball player

*May 17th, 1982, Bruges

40

Kevin Kingston

Australian rugby league footballer

*May 17th, 1983, Babinda

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

40

Simon Mathew

Danish singer

*May 17th, 1983, Hirtshals

36

Edvald Boasson-Hagen

Norwegian road racing cyclist

*May 17th, 1987, Rudsbygd

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

41

Elizabeth Hanks

Daughter of Tom Hanks

*May 17th, 1982, Los Angeles

36

Ott Lepland

Estonian singer

*May 17th, 1987, Tallinn

33

Sonny Colbrelli

Italian cyclist

*May 17th, 1990, Desenzano del Garda

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

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

Same year
Born in 1984

39

Basshunter

Swedish singer, record producer and DJ

*December 22nd, 1984, Halmstad

40

Marc Zwiebler

German badminton player

*March 13th, 1984, Bonn

39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

40

Juliette Armanet

French singer

*March 4th, 1984, Lille

39

Robert Huth

German association football player

*August 18th, 1984, East Berlin

39

Molly Nilsson

Swedish record producer, keyboardist and singer-songwriter

*December 14th, 1984, Stockholm

39

Sony Dwi Kuncoro

Indonesian badminton player

*July 7th, 1984, Surabaya

40

Salakjit Ponsana

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1984, Bangkok

39

Avril Lavigne

Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1984)

*September 27th, 1984, Belleville

40

Chanan Colman

Danish-American-Israeli former basketball player

*March 10th, 1984, Gladsaxe Municipality

39

Scarlett Johansson

American actress (born 1984)

*November 22nd, 1984, Manhattan

40

Valeria Sorokina

Russian badminton player

*March 29th, 1984, Reshetikha, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

39

French Montana

American rapper

*November 9th, 1984, Casablanca

40

Patrícia Kimberly

Brazilian pornographic actress

*January 6th, 1984, São Paulo

40

Duanganong Aroonkesorn

Thai badminton player

*February 6th, 1984, Bangkok

39

Valeriy Atrashchenkov

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1984, Kharkiv

39

Andrej Ashmarin

Badminton player

*November 9th, 1984, Moscow

39

Mark Zuckerberg

American internet entrepreneur

*May 14th, 1984, White Plains

39

Jinjin Harder

German singer

*August 30th, 1984, Wuhan

39

Ave Pajo

Estonian badminton and football player

*July 9th, 1984, Estonia

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Leap year

Yes: 1984 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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