What Happened on my Birthday May 17

Today is May 17, the 137th day. There are 228 days left in the year. Did you ever wonder "What happened on my birthday May 17?" "What famous person was born on my birthday May 17", "What historical event took place on the day I was born, May 17?", " What does my birthday reveal about my personality ?" or "What special celebrations took place during my birth month, May?" This blog offers information about historical happenings, famous birthdays and Numerology

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May 17 Events


Today's Highlight in History:

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, which found that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal, and therefore unconstitutional.

What Happened on my Birthday May 17 in US



1792, the New York Stock Exchange had its origins as a group of brokers met under a tree located on what is now Wall Street.

1875, the first Kentucky Derby was run; the winner was Aristides.

1937, Teddy Hill and His Orchestra recorded "King Porter Stomp" for RCA Records in New York; one of the featured musicians was a newcomer, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.

1938, Congress passed the Second Vinson Act, providing for a strengthened U.S. Navy.


1973, the Senate began its televised hearings into the Watergate scandal.

1980, rioting that claimed 18 lives erupted in Miami's Liberty City after an all-white jury in Tampa, Fla., acquitted four former Miami police officers of fatally beating black insurance executive Arthur McDuffie.

1987, 37 American sailors were killed when an Iraqi warplane attacked the U.S. Navy frigate Stark in the Persian Gulf. (Iraq and the U.S. called the attack a mistake.)

1997 Silver Charm won the Preakness, two weeks after winning the Kentucky Derby. (However, Silver Charm failed to win the Belmont Stakes.)

2002 Former President Jimmy Carter ended a historic visit to Cuba sharply at odds with the Bush administration over how to deal with Fidel Castro, saying limits on tourism and trade often hurt Americans more than Cubans. Joe Black, the first black pitcher to win a World Series game, for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952, died in Scottsdale, Ariz., at age 78.

2006 The FBI began digging at a Michigan horse farm in search of the remains of former Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa; the two-week search yielded no evidence. Broadway producer Cy Feuer died at age 95.

What Happened on my Birthday May 17 in UK and Other History


1939, Britain's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrived in Quebec on the first visit to Canada by reigning British sovereigns.

1940, the Nazis occupied Brussels, Belgium, during World War II. In 1946, President Truman seized control of the nation's railroads, delaying but not preventing a threatened strike by engineers and trainmen.

1997 Rebel leader Laurent Kabila declared himself president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire. Russia's Mir space station got a new oxygen generator and a fresh American astronaut, courtesy of the space shuttle Atlantis.

2006 It was announced that Paul McCartney and his second wife, Heather Mills McCartney, had agreed to separate.

Famous Birthdays

1911 Actress Maureen O'Sullivan...see picture
1935 UK Dramatist Dennis Potter
1936 Actor-director Dennis Hopper
1956 Boxing Hall-of-Famer Sugar Ray Leonard
1958 UK Comedian Paul Whitehouse
1974 Rock singer Andrea Corr (The Corrs)

What does my birthday reveal about my personality

Numerology was an accepted part of ancient mathematics and revolves around the study of numbers, with each number from 0 to 9 representing a different personality trait based on its association with planets and/or moons in our solar system.

May 17
17 ie 1+7=8

8 is your primary birth path. You are Affluent, one who is very independent, forceful and competitive.

To get your secondary birth path you need to work out your year
Example: if you were born in 1991 that is 1+9+9+1=20 which is 2+0=2
so add month 5 to day 8 to your year calculation. In this example 5+8+2=15 which is 1+5=6 so you are also A Caregiver, you feel a strong sense of responsibility, are idealistic and need to feel useful to be happy.

Note 11 is 11 not 1+1=2 and 22 is 22 not 2+2=4 Number 1 = One who has a need for personal attainment or an Achiever. Number 2 = One who clearly sees the full spectrum of viewpoints in any argument or situation, Idealist. Number 3 = Artist, one that emphasizes expression, sociability, and creativity. Number 4 = The most trustworthy, practical, and down-to-earth of individuals, a Pragmatist. Number 5 = An Opportunist, one of those people who is always striving to find answers to the many questions that life poses. Number 6 = A Caregiver, you feel a strong sense of responsibility, are idealistic and need to feel useful to be happy. Number 7 = A Seeker, one with a peaceful and affectionate soul. Number 8 = Affluent, one who is very independent, forceful and competitive. Number 9 = A Philosopher, a person with compassion, generosity, and a very humanitarian attitude. Number 11 = A Visionary, one with spiritual awareness, understanding and knowledge beyond the grasp of others. Number 22 = A Global Thinker, the most powerful of all the Life Path numbers. This individual can achieve enormous success, prestige, and fame if they have the desire and willingness to achieve it.

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What Happened on my Birthday May 17


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