March 17th, 2016

Born on March 17th, 2016

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 17th, 2016?

March 17th, 2016

Rojava conflict: At a conference in Rmelan, the Movement for a Democratic Society declares the establishment of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rojava_conflict

What else happened on March 17th?

March 17th, 2011

First Libyan Civil War: The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, authorizing military intervention in Libya to protect civilians.

March 17th, 1991

In a referendum, nearly 70 percent of voters in nine Soviet republics agreed that the Soviet Union should be preserved.

March 17th, 1988

Eritrean War of Independence: Eritrean People's Liberation Front troops encircled Ethiopian forces in the Battle of Afabet, gaining a decisive victory three days later.

March 17th, 1973

Slava Veder took his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

March 17th, 1969

Golda Meir became the first female prime minister of Israel.

March 17th, 1968

Six thousand sheep were killed on ranches near Dugway Proving Ground in Utah as a result of the U.S. Army spraying a nerve agent.

March 17th, 1963

An eruption of Mount Agung on Bali, Indonesia, killed at least 1,100 people.

March 17th, 1957

A plane crash on the slopes of Mount Manunggal killed Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.

March 17th, 1955

Ice hockey fans in Montreal rioted to protest the suspension of Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard for hitting an official.

March 17th, 1950

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced the synthesis of californium, a radioactive transuranium element.

March 17th, 1942

The Holocaust: The first mass killings of Jews began at Belzec extermination camp in occupied Poland, the first of the Operation Reinhard camps to begin operation.

March 17th, 1917

World War I: Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster led a force to rescue 92 prisoners of war from Bir Hakeim, killing the Senussi guards and their families.

March 17th, 1902

The Dorchester Heights Monument (pictured), memorializing the siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary War, was dedicated.

March 17th, 1891

The transatlantic steamship Utopia accidentally collided with the battleship HMS Anson in the Bay of Gibraltar, sinking in less than twenty minutes and killing 562.

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

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

34

Saina Nehwal

Indian badminton player

*March 17th, 1990, Dhindar

37

Patrick Ebert

German footballer

*March 17th, 1987, Potsdam

27

Jessica Pugh

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1997, Telford

31

Romina Gabdullina

Russian badminton player

*March 17th, 1993, Moscow

38

Silke Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*March 17th, 1986, Georgsmarienhütte

32

Isabel Herttrich

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1992, Hersbruck

36

Peter Käsbauer

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1988, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

28

Tokischa

Dominican singer

*March 17th, 1996, Puerto Plata

29

Lisa Sophie Gericke

German bobsledder and ice speed skater

*March 17th, 1995, Brandenburg an der Havel

45

Kasper Ødum

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1979, Randers

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

69

Gary Sinise

American actor

*March 17th, 1955, Blue Island

56

Peter Aust

1939-1996 German actor

*March 17th, 1939, Bytom †January 26th, 1996, Bad Wildungen

43

Kyle Korver

American professional basketball player

*March 17th, 1981, Lakewood

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

78

Gian Töndury

(1906-1985)

*March 17th, 1906, Samedan †March 15th, 1985, Zürich

35

Shinji Kagawa

Japanese association football player

*March 17th, 1989, Kobe

78

Lennox Burgher

Jamaican triple jumper

*March 17th, 1946, Jamaica

64

Thomas Strobl

German politician

*March 17th, 1960, Heilbronn

32

Julien Bernard

French cyclist

*March 17th, 1992, Nevers

Same year
Born in 2016

8

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck

Elder son of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and Queen Ashi Jetsun Pema

*February 5th, 2016, Lingkana Palace

8

Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne

Son of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland

*March 2nd, 2016, Karolinska University Hospital

8

Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland

Elder son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden

*April 19th, 2016, Danderyd Municipality

7

Prince Liam of Nassau

Son of Prince Félix of Luxembourg

*November 28th, 2016, Geneva

7

Dream Kardashian

Child of Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna

*November 10th, 2016, Los Angeles

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Leap year

Yes: 2016 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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