May 17th, 2239

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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

Birthdays and future age on May 17th, 2239

251

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

283

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Wilmington

277

Thomas Rachel

German politician (CDU)

*May 17th, 1962, Birkesdorf

250

Tessa Virtue

Canadian ice dancer

*May 17th, 1989, London

291

Winfried Kretschmann

German politician

*May 17th, 1948, Spaichingen

278

Enya

Irish singer

*May 17th, 1961, Gweedore

275

David Eigenberg

American actor

*May 17th, 1964, New York City

277

Ferenc Krausz

Austrian-Hungarian laser physicist

*May 17th, 1962, Mór

286

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

President of Kazakhstan since 2019

*May 17th, 1953, Almaty

254

Greg Van Avermaet

Belgian cyclist

*May 17th, 1985, Lokeren

255

Igor Denisov

Russian footballer

*May 17th, 1984, Saint Petersburg

257

Borja Oubiña

Spanish footballer

*May 17th, 1982, Vigo

299

Alan Kay

American computer scientist (born 1940)

*May 17th, 1940, Springfield

263

Wang Leehom

Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor

*May 17th, 1976, Rochester

287

José Luis Pérez Díez (alias Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira)

Spanish politician

*May 17th, 1952, Cambrils

293

Udo Lindenberg

German rock musician and composer

*May 17th, 1946, Gronau

307

Marianne von Weizsäcker

Spouse of the German President

*May 17th, 1932, Essen

249

Sonny Colbrelli

Italian cyclist

*May 17th, 1990, Desenzano del Garda

245

Markéta Konvičková

Czech singer

*May 17th, 1994, Třinec

249

Leven Rambin

American actress

*May 17th, 1990, Houston

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