May 17th, 1988

Born on May 17th, 1988

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 13,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 875 days, exactly on September 15th, 2026, people who were born on May 17th, 1988 will be 14,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1988

35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

35

Martin Olsson

Swedish association football player

*May 17th, 1988, Gävle

35

Marcus Olsson

Swedish association football player

*May 17th, 1988, Gävle

35

Martina Big

German model and actress known for her body modifications

*May 17th, 1988, Germany

35

Ludwig Trepte

German actor

*May 17th, 1988, Berlin

35

Mónica Ojeda

Ecuadorian writer

*May 17th, 1988, Guayaquil

35

Olivia Alexander

Actress, singer, dancer

*May 17th, 1988, Donaldsonville

35

Karrueche Tran

American actress and model

*May 17th, 1988, Los Angeles

35

Fiammetta Cicogna

Italian actress

*May 17th, 1988, Milan

35

Marica Pellegrinelli

Italian model, actress

*May 17th, 1988, Clusone

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

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

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

36

Edvald Boasson-Hagen

Norwegian road racing cyclist

*May 17th, 1987, Rudsbygd

38

Greg Van Avermaet

Belgian cyclist

*May 17th, 1985, Lokeren

36

Ott Lepland

Estonian singer

*May 17th, 1987, Tallinn

33

Sonny Colbrelli

Italian cyclist

*May 17th, 1990, Desenzano del Garda

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

36

Charmy Kaur

Indian film actress and producer

*May 17th, 1987, Vasai

33

Leven Rambin

American actress

*May 17th, 1990, Houston

39

Igor Denisov

Russian footballer

*May 17th, 1984, Saint Petersburg

41

Borja Oubiña

Spanish footballer

*May 17th, 1982, Vigo

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

38

Teófilo Gutiérrez

Colombian footballer

*May 17th, 1985, Barranquilla

36

Sathish

Indian actor

*May 17th, 1987, Salem

29

Markéta Konvičková

Czech singer

*May 17th, 1994, Třinec

37

Jaime Preciado

American guitarist

*May 17th, 1986, San Diego

38

Derek Hough

American dancer

*May 17th, 1985, Salt Lake City

Same year
Born in 1988

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

36

Wang Yihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 18th, 1988, Shanghai

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

35

Ma Jin

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1988, Nantong

35

Arun Vishnu

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1988, Kozhikode

36

Line Damkjær Kruse

Badminton player

*January 7th, 1988, Aarhus

36

Chan Yun Lung

Badminton player

*February 29th, 1988, Hong Kong

35

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

36

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

35

Pramod Bhagat

Indian para-badminton player

*June 4th, 1988, Attabira

35

Jérôme Boateng

German association football player

*September 3rd, 1988, West Berlin

35

Mats Hummels

German association football player

*December 16th, 1988, Bergisch Gladbach

35

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

35

Monika Lewczuk

Polish singer-songwriter and former model

*June 10th, 1988, Łomża

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

35

Savitree Amitrapai

Badminton player

*November 19th, 1988, Bangkok

35

Steffi Annys

Badminton player

*May 10th, 1988, De Panne

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Leap year

Yes: 1988 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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