May 17th, 1986

Born on May 17th, 1986

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, 1986

37

Jaime Preciado

American guitarist

*May 17th, 1986, San Diego

37

Jodie Taylor

English association football player (born 1986)

*May 17th, 1986, Birkenhead

37

Timo Simonlatser

Estonian cross-country skier

*May 17th, 1986, Rakvere

37

Amy Gumenick

Swedish born American actress

*May 17th, 1986, Hudiksvall

37

Hannah Lux Davis

American music video director

*May 17th, 1986, Bellevue

37

Erin Richards

Welsh actress and director

*May 17th, 1986, Penarth

37

Keenan Lewis

Player of American football

*May 17th, 1986, New Orleans

37

Bojan Jokić

Slovenian footballer

*May 17th, 1986, Kranj

37

Nikolas Löbel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1986, Mannheim

37

Marius Činikas

Lithuanian footballer

*May 17th, 1986, Kėdainiai

37

Son Pascal

Italian singer

*May 17th, 1986, Battipaglia

37

Mert Altınışık

Turkish actor

*May 17th, 1986, Istanbul

37

T.J. Lowther

American film and television actor

*May 17th, 1986, Salt Lake City

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35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

34

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

38

Greg Van Avermaet

Belgian cyclist

*May 17th, 1985, Lokeren

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

39

Igor Denisov

Russian footballer

*May 17th, 1984, Saint Petersburg

36

Edvald Boasson-Hagen

Norwegian road racing cyclist

*May 17th, 1987, Rudsbygd

36

Ott Lepland

Estonian singer

*May 17th, 1987, Tallinn

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

38

Teófilo Gutiérrez

Colombian footballer

*May 17th, 1985, Barranquilla

36

Charmy Kaur

Indian film actress and producer

*May 17th, 1987, Vasai

41

Borja Oubiña

Spanish footballer

*May 17th, 1982, Vigo

38

Nushrratt Bharuccha

Indian actress (born 1985)

*May 17th, 1985, Mumbai

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

33

Sonny Colbrelli

Italian cyclist

*May 17th, 1990, Desenzano del Garda

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

39

Andreas Kofler

Austrian ski jumper

*May 17th, 1984, Innsbruck

33

Leven Rambin

American actress

*May 17th, 1990, Houston

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

35

Martin Olsson

Swedish association football player

*May 17th, 1988, Gävle

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Born in 1986

37

Inna

Romanian singer

*October 16th, 1986, Mangalia

38

Lady Gaga

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1986)

*March 28th, 1986, Lenox Hill Hospital

37

Tian Qing

Chinese badminton player

*August 19th, 1986, Anhua County

38

Kenichi Hayakawa

Badminton player

*April 5th, 1986, Otsu

37

Hoon Thien How

Badminton player

*December 24th, 1986, Kuala Lumpur

37

Natti Natasha

Dominican american singer

*December 10th, 1986, Santiago de los Caballeros

38

Brice Leverdez

French badminton player

*April 9th, 1986, La Garenne-Colombes

37

Saint Jhn

Guyanese-American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer

*August 26th, 1986, Brooklyn

37

Kim Min-jung

South Korean badminton player

*July 29th, 1986, Jeju

37

Anand Pawar

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1986, Mumbai

37

Elena Prus

Badminton player

*April 30th, 1986, Lysychansk

37

Chau Hoi Wah

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1986, British Hong Kong

38

Chen Hung-Ling

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 10th, 1986, Taipei

37

Łukasz Moreń

Badminton player

*June 1st, 1986, Warsaw

37

Johanna Goliszewski

Badminton player

*May 9th, 1986, Olsztyn

37

Ellie Goulding

English singer and songwriter

*December 30th, 1986, Hereford

38

Isabelle Kaif

Indian actress and model

*March 22nd, 1986, British Hong Kong

37

Kaylee DeFer

American actress

*September 23rd, 1986, Tucson

37

Jenny Skavlan

Norwegian actress

*June 3rd, 1986, Oslo

37

Malynda Hale

Musical artist

*August 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

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No: With 365 days 1986 is a normal year and no leap year.

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