July 17th, 1985

Born on July 17th, 1985

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 17th, 1985?

July 17th, 1985

Founding of the EUREKA Network by former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_(organisation)

What else happened on July 17th?

July 17th, 2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.

July 17th, 2007

TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overran the runway at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 199 people.

July 17th, 1996

TWA Flight 800 exploded in mid-air and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.

July 17th, 1992

The Manchester Metrolink, the first modern street-running light-rail system in the United Kingdom, was officially opened.

July 17th, 1981

A structural failure caused a walkway at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., to collapse (damage pictured), killing 114 people and injuring 216 others.

July 17th, 1968

Led by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party overthrew Iraqi president Abdul Rahman Arif in a bloodless coup.

July 17th, 1944

Laden with munitions for World War II, two ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, killing 320 people and injuring more than 400 others.

July 17th, 1918

Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II and his family (pictured) were murdered by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg.

July 17th, 1863

The New Zealand Wars resumed as British forces led by General Duncan Cameron began the invasion of the Waikato.

July 17th, 1862

The garrotting and robbery of James Pilkington, a British member of Parliament, led to a moral panic in London.

July 17th, 1850

William Cranch Bond and John Adams Whipple took a daguerreotype of Vega, the first astrophotograph of a star other than the Sun.

July 17th, 1771

Dene men, acting as guides to Samuel Hearne on his exploration of the Coppermine River in present-day Nunavut, Canada, massacred a group of about twenty Copper Inuit.

July 17th, 1453

The Battle of Castillon, the last engagement of the Hundred Years' War, ended with the English losing all holdings in France except the Pale of Calais.

July 17th, 1989

Holy See–Poland relations are restored.

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

Born on July 17th, 1985

39

Francis Banecki

German association football player

*July 17th, 1985, Berlin

39

Tom Cullen

British actor

*July 17th, 1985, Aberystwyth

39

Ephraim Sykes

American actor

*July 17th, 1985, St. Petersburg

39

Loui Eriksson

Swedish ice hockey player

*July 17th, 1985, Gothenburg

39

Antonio Dixon

Player of American football

*July 17th, 1985, Miami

39

Tom Fletcher

English musician, singer, composer, author and YouTube vlogger

*July 17th, 1985, London Borough of Harrow

39

Henning Hauger

Norwegian footballer

*July 17th, 1985, Bærum Municipality

39

Miguel Britos

Uruguayan association football player

*July 17th, 1985, Montevideo

39

Neil McGregor

Scottish footballer (born 1985)

*July 17th, 1985, Irvine

39

Krisztina Triscsuk

Russian-Hungarian handball player

*July 17th, 1985, Boksitogorsk

39

Knut Olav Rindarøy

Norwegian footballer

*July 17th, 1985, Molde Municipality

39

Caitlin Van Zandt

American actress

*July 17th, 1985, New York City

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

70

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel

34

Klæmint Olsen

Faroese association football player

*July 17th, 1990, Runavík

30

Victor Lindelöf

Swedish association football player

*July 17th, 1994, Västerås

89

Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (born 1935)

*July 17th, 1935, Saint John

28

Ulrikke Falch

Norwegian actress

*July 17th, 1996, Oslo

46

Émilie Simon

French singer, songwriter and composer

*July 17th, 1978, Montpellier

32

Mehdy Metella

French swimmer

*July 17th, 1992, Cayenne

59

Bastian Sick

German journalist

*July 17th, 1965, Lübeck

40

Mary Nighy

English actress and filmmaker

*July 17th, 1984, London

37

Ivan Strinić

Croatian association football player

*July 17th, 1987, Split

49

Terence Tao

Australian-American mathematician

*July 17th, 1975, Adelaide

84

Diahann Carroll

American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)

*July 17th, 1935, The Bronx †October 4th, 2019, Los Angeles

88

Peter Schickele

American composer, musical educator, and parodist (1935-2024)

*July 17th, 1935, Ames †January 16th, 2024, Bearsville

40

Samyr Laine

Athletics competitor

*July 17th, 1984, New York City

73

Lucie Arnaz

American actress

*July 17th, 1951, Hollywood

64

Nancy Giles

Actress and television personality

*July 17th, 1960, New York City

77

Queen Camilla

Queen Consort of the United Kingdom since 2022

*July 17th, 1947, King's College Hospital

55

Jaan Kirsipuu

Estonian cyclist

*July 17th, 1969, Tartu

37

Gesine Agena

German politician

*July 17th, 1987, Norden

86

Evelyn Hartnick-Geismeier

German sculptor (1931-2017)

*July 17th, 1931, Finsterwalde †August 24th, 2017, Berlin

Same year
Born in 1985

39

Virgil Soeroredjo

Badminton player

*March 11th, 1985, Paramaribo

33

Nipsey Hussle

American rapper (1985–2019)

*August 15th, 1985, Crenshaw †March 31st, 2019, Los Angeles

39

Maria Kristin Yulianti

Indonesian badminton player

*June 25th, 1985, Tuban

39

Eriko Hirose

Japanese badminton player

*March 16th, 1985, Inagawa

39

Ville Lång

Finnish badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lahti

39

Karin Schnaase

German badminton player

*February 14th, 1985, Lüdinghausen

39

Koen Ridder

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1985, Haarlem

38

Bonez MC

German rapper

*December 23rd, 1985, Hamburg

39

Mitchel Wongsodikromo

Badminton player

*August 26th, 1985, Paramaribo

39

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese association football player

*February 5th, 1985, Funchal

39

Salomon Kalou

Ivorian association football player

*August 5th, 1985, Oumé

39

The Quiett

South Korean rapper

*January 29th, 1985, Gwangmyeong

39

Senidah

Slovenian singer-songwriter (born 1985)

*April 9th, 1985, Ljubljana

36

Young Dolph

American rapper (1985–2021)

*March 5th, 1985, Chicago †November 17th, 2021, Memphis

39

Pablo Abián

Spanish badminton player

*June 12th, 1985, Calatayud

39

Andreas Ottl

German footballer

*March 1st, 1985, Munich

39

Willem Viljoen

Badminton player

*March 5th, 1985, Bloemfontein

39

Thilini Jayasinghe

Badminton player

*January 15th, 1985, Peradeniya

39

Simon Santoso

Badminton player

*July 29th, 1985, Tegal

39

Oxxxymiron

Russian rapper

*January 31st, 1985, Saint Petersburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1985 is a normal year and no leap year.

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