December 17th, 2000

Born on December 17th, 2000

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What happened on December 17th?

December 17th, 2010

Arab Spring: Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor in Sidi Bouzid, set himself on fire in protest against police harassment, triggering the Tunisian revolution.

December 17th, 1990

American gay rights activist William E. Woods brought three same-sex couples to fill out marriage licenses in Honolulu.

December 17th, 1989

The Simpsons, the longest running American prime-time entertainment series, made its debut on the Fox television network with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

December 17th, 1983

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a car bomb outside Harrods in London, killing six people and injuring about 90 others.

December 17th, 1970

Polish soldiers fired at workers (memorial pictured) emerging from trains in Gdynia, beginning the government's crackdown on mass anti-communist protests across the country.

December 17th, 1967

Harold Holt, the prime minister of Australia, disappeared while swimming near Portsea, Victoria; his body was never recovered.

December 17th, 1948

The Finnish Security Police was established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.

December 17th, 1945

The modern flag of Kurdistan was raised for the first time in Mahabad, Iran.

December 17th, 1944

Nazi troops under Joachim Peiper killed unarmed prisoners of war, captured during the Battle of the Bulge, with machine guns near Malmedy, Belgium.

December 17th, 1939

World War II: After sustaining moderate damage in the Battle of the River Plate two days earlier, the German cruiser Graf Spee was scuttled by its commander, Hans Langsdorff, to avoid its internment by Uruguay.

December 17th, 1926

A coup d'état by the Lithuanian military replaced the democratically elected President Kazys Grinius with Antanas Smetona.

December 17th, 1918

About 1,000 demonstrators marched (pictured) on Government House in Darwin, Australia, where they burned an effigy of Administrator John Gilruth and demanded his resignation.

December 17th, 1903

Aboard the Wright Flyer (pictured) in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright conducted the first successful flights of a powered fixed-wing aircraft.

December 17th, 1862

American Civil War: Union General Ulysses S. Grant issued General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

December 17th, 1790

The Aztec sun stone (pictured), now a modern symbol of Mexican culture, was excavated in the Zócalo, the main square of Mexico City.

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

Born on December 17th, 2000

25

Wesley Fofana

French association football player

*December 17th, 2000, Marseille

Same year
Born in 2000

26

Manuel Turizo

Colombian singer

*April 12th, 2000, Montería

25

Mischa Bredewold

Dutch cyclist

*June 20th, 2000, Amersfoort

25

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Indian badminton player

*August 13th, 2000, Amalapuram

26

María Becerra

Argentine singer (born 2000)

*February 12th, 2000, Quilmes

26

Ice Spice

American rapper and songwriter (born 2000)

*January 1st, 2000, The Bronx

26

Wang Zhiyi

Chinese badminton player

*April 29th, 2000, Shashi District

25

Nicki Nicole

Argentine singer (born 2000)

*August 25th, 2000, Rosario

26

Khea

Argentine rapper

*April 13th, 2000, Virreyes

26

Instasamka

Russian singer and rapper

*May 11th, 2000, Tobolsk

26

Benee

New Zealand singer-songwriter

*January 30th, 2000, Grey Lynn

26

Surf Mesa

American record producer and multi-instrumentalist

*April 10th, 2000, Seattle

25

Isac Elliot

Finnish-Swedish pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actor

*December 26th, 2000, Kauniainen

26

David Hogg

American politician and activist (born 2000)

*April 12th, 2000, Los Angeles

25

Elena Wassen

German diver

*November 1st, 2000, Eschweiler

25

Belén Aizen

Argentinian handball player

*August 18th, 2000, General San Martín

26

Carolina Ponce

Argentinian Beach handball player

*May 15th, 2000, Ensenada

25

Harry Nach

Chilean singer

*June 8th, 2000, Santiago

26

Jimena Riadigos

Argentinian Beach handball player

*April 7th, 2000, Mar del Plata

26

Rosario Soto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*January 7th, 2000, Cipolletti

25

Mxmtoon

American singer-songwriter and YouTuber

*July 9th, 2000, Oakland

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Leap year

Yes: 2000 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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