May 17th, 1997

Born on May 17th, 1997

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 9,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 158 days, exactly on October 2nd, 2024, people who were born on May 17th, 1997 will be 10,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 17th, 1997?

May 17th, 1997

Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent-Désiré_Kabila

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, 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.

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

Born on May 17th, 1997

26

Julija Pleškova

Russian alpine skier

*May 17th, 1997, Yelizovo

26

Tommy Paul

American tennis player

*May 17th, 1997, Camden County

26

Andrea Favilli

Italian association football player

*May 17th, 1997, Pisa

26

Daniel Asenov

Bulgarian boxer

*May 17th, 1997, Yambol

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

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

34

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

67

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

27

Ryan Ochoa

American actor

*May 17th, 1996, San Diego

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

29

Markéta Konvičková

Czech singer

*May 17th, 1994, Třinec

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

29

Marius Ungureanu

Romanian biathlete

*May 17th, 1994, Vatra Dornei

38

Greg Van Avermaet

Belgian cyclist

*May 17th, 1985, Lokeren

27

Youcef Atal

Algerian association football player

*May 17th, 1996, Boghni

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

33

Sonny Colbrelli

Italian cyclist

*May 17th, 1990, Desenzano del Garda

29

Elettra Lamborghini

Italian television personality, singer and influencer

*May 17th, 1994, Bologna

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

39

Igor Denisov

Russian footballer

*May 17th, 1984, Saint Petersburg

33

Leven Rambin

American actress

*May 17th, 1990, Houston

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

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

41

Borja Oubiña

Spanish footballer

*May 17th, 1982, Vigo

61

Ferenc Krausz

Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist

*May 17th, 1962, Mór

Same year
Born in 1997

26

Zara Larsson

Swedish singer and songwriter

*December 16th, 1997, Solna Municipality

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

27

Bad Gyal

Spanish singer

*March 7th, 1997, Vilassar de Mar

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

27

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

27

Li Yinhui

Chinese badminton player

*March 11th, 1997, Wuhan

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

26

Leony

German pop singer

*June 25th, 1997, Chammünster

26

Yuta Watanabe

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1997, Suginami-ku

27

Chloë Grace Moretz

American actress (born 1997)

*February 10th, 1997, Atlanta

27

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

26

Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton player

*July 4th, 1997, Mumbai

26

Raye

British singer and songwriter

*October 24th, 1997, Tooting

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

26

Apache 207

German rapper

*October 23rd, 1997, Ludwigshafen

26

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque racing driver

*October 16th, 1997, Monte Carlo

26

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

*July 12th, 1997, Mingora

26

Fabian Reese

German association football player

*November 29th, 1997, Kiel

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 17th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 17th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on May 17th, 1997
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1997 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1997