May 17th, 2003

Born on May 17th, 2003

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 7,000 days old!

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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

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

61

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

75

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

62

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

22

AJ Mitchell

American singer-songwriter

*May 17th, 2001, Belleville

38

Greg Van Avermaet

Belgian cyclist

*May 17th, 1985, Lokeren

59

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

29

Markéta Konvičková

Czech singer

*May 17th, 1994, Třinec

65

Bob Saget

American actor and comedian (1956–2022)

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

39

Igor Denisov

Russian footballer

*May 17th, 1984, Saint Petersburg

33

Sonny Colbrelli

Italian cyclist

*May 17th, 1990, Desenzano del Garda

41

Borja Oubiña

Spanish footballer

*May 17th, 1982, Vigo

74

Dennis Hopper

American actor and director (1936–2010)

*May 17th, 1936, Dodge City †May 29th, 2010, Venice

61

Ferenc Krausz

Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist

*May 17th, 1962, Mór

29

Marius Ungureanu

Romanian biathlete

*May 17th, 1994, Vatra Dornei

33

Leven Rambin

American actress

*May 17th, 1990, Houston

27

Ryan Ochoa

American actor

*May 17th, 1996, San Diego

Same year
Born in 2003

21

Johnny Orlando

Canadian singer-songwriter, YouTuber and actor

*January 24th, 2003, Mississauga

20

Treesa Jolly

Indian badminton player

*May 27th, 2003, Cherupuzha, Kannur

21

Sangiovanni

Italian singer (2003-)

*January 9th, 2003, Vicenza

21

Olivia Rodrigo

American singer and actress (born 2003)

*February 20th, 2003, Murrieta

20

Ana Castela

Brazilian singer

*November 16th, 2003, Amambai

20

Tate McRae

Canadian singer and dancer (born 2003)

*July 1st, 2003, Calgary

20

The Kid Laroi

Australian rapper and singer (born 2003)

*August 17th, 2003, Waterloo

21

Greta Thunberg

Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)

*January 3rd, 2003, Stockholm

20

Oliwia Szmigiel

Badminton player

*September 4th, 2003, Łódź

20

Daria Bujnicka

Badminton player

*November 12th, 2003, Łódź

20

Lauren Spencer-Smith

Canadian singer and songwriter

*September 28th, 2003, Portsmouth

21

Stephanie Widjaja

Badminton player

*February 19th, 2003, Jakarta

21

Katherine Valli

Badminton player

*January 16th, 2003, Pittsburgh

20

Tanya Hemanth

Badminton player

*September 19th, 2003, Mysore

21

Ridya Aulia Fatasya

Indonesian badminton player

*February 22nd, 2003, Semarang City

20

Letshanaa A. Karupathevan

Badminton player

*August 19th, 2003, Selangor

21

Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson

Icelandic association football player

*March 23rd, 2003, Sutton Coldfield

21

Isra Hirsi

American environmental activist

*February 22nd, 2003, Minneapolis

21

Joao Grimaldo

Peruvian association football player

*February 20th, 2003, Lima

20

Emjay Anthony

American actor

*June 1st, 2003, Clearwater Beach

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Born on May 17th, 2003
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 2003 is a normal year and no leap year.

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