January 17th, 1998

Born on January 17th, 1998

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 17th, 1998?

January 17th, 1998

Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton–Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report website.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton–Lewinsky_scandal

January 17th, 1998

The Drudge Report became the first news source to break the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal to the public.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drudge_Report

What else happened on January 17th?

January 17th, 1377

Gregory XI, the last Avignon pope, entered Rome after a four-month journey from Avignon, returning the papacy to its original city.

January 17th, 1999

In Little Saigon, California, a series of protests began when the owner of a video rental store displayed an image of Ho Chi Minh.

January 17th, 2010

The first spate of violence between Muslims and Christians began in Jos, Nigeria, and would end in more than 200 deaths.

January 17th, 2002

Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, began an eruption that killed hundreds and left about 120,000 people homeless in the nearby town of Goma.

January 17th, 1989

Patrick Purdy opened fire in an elementary school in Stockton, California, killing 5 and wounding 32 others.

January 17th, 1966

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker during aerial refueling over the Mediterranean Sea, dropping three hydrogen bombs on land near Palomares, Spain, and a fourth one into the sea.

January 17th, 1961

Three days before leaving office, U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a farewell speech to the nation, in which he warned about the dangers of the military–industrial complex.

January 17th, 1948

Indonesian National Revolution: The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesian republicans was ratified, in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to resolve disputes arising from the Linggadjati Agreement of 1946.

January 17th, 1946

The United Nations Security Council, the organ of the United Nations charged with the maintenance of international peace and security, held its first meeting at Church House, Westminster.

January 17th, 1945

World War II: Australian troops advanced along the northern part of Bougainville Island (in present-day Papua New Guinea) and began fighting Japanese forces in the Battle of Tsimba Ridge.

January 17th, 1920

The Volstead Act went into effect, beginning the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.

January 17th, 1917

Denmark sold their portion of the Virgin Islands archipelago to the United States for US$25 million.

January 17th, 1912

Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition reached the South Pole, only to find that Roald Amundsen's team had beaten them by 33 days.

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

Born on January 17th, 1998

26

Anthony Zambrano

Colombian sprinter

*January 17th, 1998, Maicao

26

Sophie Molineux

Australian cricketer

*January 17th, 1998, Bairnsdale

26

Jeff Reine-Adélaïde

French association football player

*January 17th, 1998, Champigny-sur-Marne

26

Cai Chengyu

Chinese Mainland's singer

*January 17th, 1998, Suzhou

26

Emil Abaz

Association football player

*January 17th, 1998, Skopje

26

Ronaldo Ariza

Association football player

*January 17th, 1998, Bogotá

26

Henri Weigelt

German footballer

*January 17th, 1998, Bielefeld

26

Lovro Majer

Croatian association football player

*January 17th, 1998, Zagreb

26

Masaki Toyoda

Japanese hurdler

*January 17th, 1998, Kagoshima Prefecture

26

Lorenzo Fonseca

Dutch association football player

*January 17th, 1998, Rotterdam

26

Amos Pieper

German association football player

*January 17th, 1998, Lüdinghausen

26

Mateus Viveiros

Association football player

*January 17th, 1998, São Paulo

26

Conner Blöte

Association football player

*January 17th, 1998, Nieuwegein

26

Ferdinando Del Sole

Association football player

*January 17th, 1998, Naples

26

Phuwanart Khamkaew

Association football player

*January 17th, 1998, Nakhon Si Thammarat

26

Alan Cervantes

Mexican association football player

*January 17th, 1998, Guadalajara

26

Nikoleta Eleftheriadou

Greek water polo player

*January 17th, 1998, Athens

26

Tommaso Cazzaniga

Association football player

*January 17th, 1998, Giussano

26

Cemil Can Ali Marandi

Turkish chess player

*January 17th, 1998, Turkey

26

Ananta Tamang

Nepalese association football player

*January 17th, 1998, Jhapa District

26

Owen Moxon

British association football player (born 1998)

*January 17th, 1998, Carlisle

26

Tadas Sedekerskis

Lithuanian basketball player

*January 17th, 1998, Nida

26

Ramazan Isayev

Russian association football player

*January 17th, 1998, Makhachkala

26

Luca Schuler

Freestyle skier

*January 17th, 1998, Schwyz

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Who's birthday is on January 17th?

33

Qiu Zihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Xiamen

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

30

Shen Yaying

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1994, Zhangzhou

42

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

33

Yao Xue

Chinese badminton player

*January 17th, 1991, Jingzhou

32

Sarah Milne

Badminton player

*January 17th, 1992, Bardsey

37

Jenny Wallwork

British badminton player

*January 17th, 1987, Bolton

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

28

Victor Lafay

French bicycle racer

*January 17th, 1996, Lyon

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

30

Pascal Ackermann

German bicycle racer

*January 17th, 1994, Kandel

83

Jens Bratlie

13th Prime Minister of Norway

*January 17th, 1856, Nordre Land Municipality †September 15th, 1939, Oslo

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

27

Jake Paul

American YouTuber and boxer (born 1997)

*January 17th, 1997, Cleveland

30

Tom Bohli

Swiss cyclist

*January 17th, 1994, Uznach

60

Michelle Obama

Lawyer and former First Lady of the United States

*January 17th, 1964, Chicago

35

Kelly Marie Tran

American actress

*January 17th, 1989, San Diego

34

Esteban Chaves

Road racing cyclist

*January 17th, 1990, Bogotá

21

Eva-Lotta Kiibus

Estonian Olympic figure skater

*January 17th, 2003, Tallinn

Same year
Born in 1998

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

26

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

25

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

25

Latto

American rapper and singer

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

25

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

25

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Norway

25

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

25

Nina Chuba

German singer and television actor

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

26

Zé Felipe

Brazilian sertanejo singer

*April 21st, 1998, Goiânia

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

25

Kevinho

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 15th, 1998, Campinas

26

Paulo Londra

Argentinian rapper and singer

*April 12th, 1998, Córdoba

26

Wos

Argentine rapper, freestyler and actor

*January 23rd, 1998, Buenos Aires

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

26

Rodion Alimov

Russian badminton player

*April 21st, 1998, Ufa

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022

25

Kyohei Yamashita

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1998, Okayama Prefecture

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Born on January 17th, 1998
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1998 is a normal year and no leap year.

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