Who are famous people born on December 17?

Famous people born on December 17 include Humphry Davy (1778), Milla Jovovich (1975), Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (1948), Chelsea Manning (1987), André Ayew (1989).

What star sign is someone born on December 17?

Someone born on December 17 is a Sagittarius.

What is the birthstone for December 17?

The birthstone for December is turquoise.

How common is a birthday on December 17?

In the US, December 17 is the No. 82 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,749 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on December 17

Famous people born on December 17, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
💎 Birthstone
Turquoise
👶 How common
No. 82 of 366

Born on December 17

December 17 in history

2014The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1961.
2003SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.
1989Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timișoara, Romania, with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party's District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire.
1973Thirty passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport.
1960Troops loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia crush the coup that began December 13, returning power to their leader upon his return from Brazil. Haile Selassie absolves his son of any guilt.
1948The Finnish Security Police is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.
1938Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.
1926Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.
1892First issue of Vogue is published.
1819Simón Bolívar declares the independence of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela).
1718War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.
1398Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur.
546Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Eastern Roman garrison.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Daniel the Prophet
Christian feast day: Josep Manyanet i Vives
Christian feast day: Lazarus of Bethany (local commemoration in Cuba)
Christian feast day: O Sapientia
Christian feast day: Olympias the Deaconess
Christian feast day: Wivina
Christian feast day: Sturm
Christian feast day: December 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Accession Day (Bahrain)
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

December 17 in every year

Pick a year to see the world on that exact day: the news, the No. 1 song and who else was born.

Questions about December 17 birthdays

Who are famous people born on December 17?: Famous people born on December 17 include Humphry Davy (1778), Milla Jovovich (1975), Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (1948), Chelsea Manning (1987), André Ayew (1989).
What star sign is someone born on December 17?: Someone born on December 17 is a Sagittarius.
What is the birthstone for December 17?: The birthstone for December is turquoise.
How common is a birthday on December 17?: In the US, December 17 is the No. 82 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,749 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).