May 17th, 1987

Born on May 17th, 1987

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What happened on May 17th, 1987?

May 17th, 1987

Iran–Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Iraq_War

May 17th, 1987

An Iraqi jet fired two Exocet missiles at the American frigate USS Stark, killing 37 personnel and injuring 21 others.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Stark_incident

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, 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 others.

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

Second Boer War: The Siege of Mafeking in South Africa was lifted after 217 days, a decisive victory for the British against the Boers.

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 A. McClernand defeated a Confederate rearguard and captured around 1,700 men.

May 17th, 1590

Anne of Denmark (pictured) was crowned the queen consort of Scotland in a ceremony at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh.

May 17th, 1521

Edward Stafford (pictured), whose father had been beheaded for rebelling against King Richard III of England, was himself executed for treason against King Henry VIII.

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

Born on May 17th, 1987

39

Ott Lepland

Estonian singer

*May 17th, 1987, Tallinn

39

Aleandro Rosi

Italian footballer

*May 17th, 1987, Rome

39

Charmy Kaur

Indian film actress and producer

*May 17th, 1987, Vasai

39

Sathish

Indian actor

*May 17th, 1987, Salem

Same year
Born in 1987

39

Kendrick Lamar

American rapper (born 1987)

*June 17th, 1987, Compton

38

Greysia Polii

Indonesian badminton player

*August 11th, 1987, Jakarta

39

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

39

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

38

Vance Joy

Australian singer-songwriter

*December 1st, 1987, Melbourne

39

Jax Jones

British DJ and record producer

*July 25th, 1987, London

39

Sandra Lyng

Norwegian singer

*April 18th, 1987, Mosjøen

39

Kontra K

German rapper

*July 3rd, 1987, Berlin

39

Eva Avila

Canadian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 25th, 1987, Gatineau

38

Milan Borjan

Canadian association football player

*October 23rd, 1987, Knin

39

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

38

Philippa Strache

Austrian presenter and politician

*December 1st, 1987, Vienna

38

Rosalie Thomass

German actress

*August 14th, 1987, Munich

39

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

39

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

39

Vladimir Ivanov

Russian badminton player

*July 3rd, 1987, Kusa

38

Lukas Runggaldier

Italian Nordic combined skier

*July 31st, 1987, Bolzano

38

Sevdaliza

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter, record producer, visual artist and director

*September 1st, 1987, Tehran

39

Joel Turner

Australian rapper and beatboxer

*March 3rd, 1987, Mullumbimby

39

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

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No: With 365 days 1987 is a normal year and no leap year.

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