May 17th, 2005

Born on May 17th, 2005

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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 fired two Exocet missiles at the American frigate USS Stark, killing 37 personnel and injuring 21 others.

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 others.

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

Second Boer War: The Siege of Mafeking in South Africa was lifted after 217 days, a decisive victory for the British against the Boers.

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 A. McClernand defeated a Confederate rearguard and captured around 1,700 men.

May 17th, 1590

Anne of Denmark (pictured) was crowned the queen consort of Scotland in a ceremony at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh.

May 17th, 1521

Edward Stafford (pictured), whose father had been beheaded for rebelling against King Richard III of England, 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 year
Born in 2005

21

Nithya Sre Sivan

Indian Paralympic athlete

*January 7th, 2005, Karur

20

Sombr

American singer-songwriter

*July 5th, 2005, New York City

21

FloyyMenor

Chilean singer-songwriter

*June 14th, 2005, Vicuña

21

Roxy Dekker

Dutch singer-songwriter

*January 12th, 2005, Amsterdam

21

IShowSpeed

American YouTuber and online streamer

*January 21st, 2005, Cincinnati

20

Alysa Liu

American figure skater

*August 8th, 2005, Clovis

21

Félix Bossuet

French actor

*February 23rd, 2005, Paris

21

Alexandria Villaseñor

American climate activist

*May 18th, 2005, Davis

20

Leonor, Princess of Asturias

38th princess of Asturias and heiress to the Spanish throne

*October 31st, 2005, Madrid

21

Brooke McIntosh

Figure skater

*January 5th, 2005, Toronto

21

Dafne Keen

Spanish and British actress

*January 4th, 2005, Madrid

21

Cian Shields

British racing driver

*March 7th, 2005, Glasgow

21

Arda Güler

Turkish association football player (born 2005)

*February 25th, 2005, Altındağ

20

Lia McHugh

American actress (born 2005)

*November 18th, 2005, Pittsburgh

20

Jakub Menšík

Czech tennis player

*September 1st, 2005, Prostějov

21

Mattia Furlani

Italian athlete

*February 7th, 2005, Marino

21

Arthur Vermeeren

Belgian association football player (born 2005)

*February 7th, 2005, Lier

21

Fermín Aldeguer

Spanish motorcycle road racer

*April 5th, 2005, Murcia

21

Roksana Węgiel

Polish singer

*January 11th, 2005, Jasło

20

Lulu Wilson

American actress

*October 7th, 2005, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2005 is a normal year and no leap year.

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