May 17th, 1989

Born on May 17th, 1989

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, 1989

34

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

34

Michel Morganella

Swiss footballer

*May 17th, 1989, Sierre

34

Sarah Hargreaves

British handball player

*May 17th, 1989, Fårevejle Parish

34

Armaan Ebrahim

Indian racing driver

*May 17th, 1989, Chennai

34

Cedric Alexander

American professional wrestler

*May 17th, 1989, Charlotte

34

Rain Raadik

Estonian basketball player

*May 17th, 1989, Haapsalu

34

Mose Masoe

New Zealand rugby league footballer

*May 17th, 1989, Wellington

34

Radik Yuliakshin

Pop musician

*May 17th, 1989, Ufa

34

Chloe Farnworth

British actress

*May 17th, 1989, Herefordshire

34

Kim Sung-hee

South Korean singer; former member of South Korean girl group KARA

*May 17th, 1989, Seoul

34

Kris Bernal

Filipino actress

*May 17th, 1989, Quezon City

34

May J Lee

South Korean dancer

*May 17th, 1989, South Korea

34

Olivia Luccardi

American actress

*May 17th, 1989, Brooklyn

34

Tereza Fajksová

Beauty pageant winner

*May 17th, 1989, Ivančice

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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

33

Sonny Colbrelli

Italian cyclist

*May 17th, 1990, Desenzano del Garda

33

Leven Rambin

American actress

*May 17th, 1990, Houston

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

38

Greg Van Avermaet

Belgian cyclist

*May 17th, 1985, Lokeren

35

Martin Olsson

Swedish association football player

*May 17th, 1988, Gävle

36

Edvald Boasson-Hagen

Norwegian road racing cyclist

*May 17th, 1987, Rudsbygd

39

Igor Denisov

Russian footballer

*May 17th, 1984, Saint Petersburg

36

Ott Lepland

Estonian singer

*May 17th, 1987, Tallinn

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

35

Martina Big

German model and actress known for her body modifications

*May 17th, 1988, Germany

41

Borja Oubiña

Spanish footballer

*May 17th, 1982, Vigo

36

Charmy Kaur

Indian film actress and producer

*May 17th, 1987, Vasai

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

29

Markéta Konvičková

Czech singer

*May 17th, 1994, Třinec

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

35

Ludwig Trepte

German actor

*May 17th, 1988, Berlin

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

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

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Born in 1989

34

Daniel Radcliffe

British actor (born 1989)

*July 23rd, 1989, Hammersmith

35

Chen Long

Chinese badminton player

*January 18th, 1989, Shashi District

35

Corbin Bleu

American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter

*February 21st, 1989, Brooklyn

34

Alexandra Stan

Romanian singer

*June 10th, 1989, Constanța

34

Chris Adcock

Badminton player

*April 27th, 1989, Leicester

34

Jess Glynne

British singer

*October 20th, 1989, London

34

Thomas Müller

German association football player

*September 13th, 1989, Weilheim in Oberbayern

34

Lea Sirk

Slovene singer

*September 1st, 1989, Koper

34

Slimane

French singer-songwiter of Algerian descent

*October 13th, 1989, Chelles

34

Reika Kakiiwa

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

34

Kenichi Tago

Japanese badminton player

*July 16th, 1989, Warabi

34

Chukwuma Akabueze

Footballer

*May 6th, 1989, Ilorin

34

Ivan Sozonov

Russian badminton player

*July 6th, 1989, Yekaterinburg

34

Wang Xiaoli

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1989, Huangshi

34

Richi Puspita Dili

Indonesian badminton player

*July 10th, 1989, Sleman

35

Derek Wong

Singaporean badminton player

*January 13th, 1989, Singapore

34

Emis Killa

Italian rapper

*November 14th, 1989, Vimercate

34

Emmsjé Gauti

Icelandic rapper

*November 17th, 1989, Iceland

35

Holger Badstuber

German association football player

*March 13th, 1989, Memmingen

34

Lars Bender

German footballer (1989–)

*April 27th, 1989, Rosenheim

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No: With 365 days 1989 is a normal year and no leap year.

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