Friday May 17, 2013: on this day

Here's what happened on May 17, 2013:

• Iraqi insurgency after the u.s. withdrawal: a series of bombings in sunni areas of iraq have resulted in at least 90 deaths and more than 200 injuries.
• At least 90 people were killed and more than 200 injured in a string of bombings that took place mostly in sunni regions of iraq.
• War in north-west pakistan : two bombs explode in front of two mosques in malakand district, pakistan. 15 people were killed and at least 100 more were injured.
• With the approval of a texas facility worth us$10 million, the united states government opens up new opportunities for natural gas exports.
• Ottawa is struck by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake.
• During a training exercise, a humvee of the us navy seal rolls over and kills a us navy seal.
• Two metro-north commuter trains collided near bridgeport, connecticut. this caused at least 72 injuries and resulted in amtrak's cancellation of services between new york city (nyc) and boston.
• Jorge rafael videla was the president of argentina in 1976 after the coup d'etat. he died at the age 87 in a marcos paz jail, buenos aires.
• One million dollars of jewelry that was meant to be used by celebrities at cannes film festival 2013 is taken from a novotel hotel in cannes.
• A riot breaks out at an anti-homophobia march that took place in tbilisi, georgia. hundreds of people were injured when the march was attacked by opponents.
• Nasa records the most brilliant lunar meteor impact ever recorded.
• A mild electric shock can provide a lasting improvement in mathematical ability.
• Ken venturi, a former winner of the u.s. open and tv analyst, has died at the age of 82.

Events in 2013

May 17, 2013: What were the magazines covers that day?

Newspapers from May. 17, 2013

May 17, 2013: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on May 17, 2013:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $91.07
• Apple AAPL: opens at $439.05
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $34.13
• General Electric GE: opens at $23.27
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $205.25

Exchange Rates on May 17, 2013:

• 1 USD = 103.13 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0279 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9722 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.1412 CNY
• 1 EUR = 132.45 JPY

May 17, 2013: What were the main match results that day?

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Ajaccio GFCO - Guingamp : 0 - 1
• Angers - Tours : 0 - 1
• Auxerre - Clermont : 1 - 1
• Chateauroux - Caen : 2 - 2
• Dijon - Arles : 2 - 3

Futbol Ligi 1 - Football (Turkey)

• Mersin Idman Yurdu - Gaziantepspor : 1 - 2

May 17, 2013 was a Friday and it was the 137th day of the year 2013 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 17, 2013 can also be written as 5/17/2013 in the US and as 17/5/2013 in UK and Europe.

May 17, 2013 in May 2013 calendar

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 17th is Taurus.

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Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini.

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May 17, 2013: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 17, 2013 is Snake and the associated element is Water.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on May 17, 2013 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 17, 2013 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on May 17, 2013 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 50% full, rising at 12:07 pm and setting at 01:29 am.

The previous full moon was on Apr 25, 2013 while the next full moon would come on May 25, 2013.

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Your place in the Universe on May 17, 2013

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Someone born on May 17, 2013 is:

11 years 4 months old,

or 136 months and 22 days old,

or 594 weeks and 5 days old,

or 4163 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 17, 2013?

There are 221 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday May 17th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 17, 2013?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on May 17, 2013.

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Famous people died on May 17, 2013:

• Elijahjames Harper

  Canadian politician known for his role in opposing the Meech Lake Accord.

• Ken Venturi
• Jorge Rafael Videla
• Gian Carlo Bojani
• Guido Giambartolomei
• José Pantieri
• Philippe Gaumont
• Joan Montanyès i Martínez

Famous people who died in 2013

Famous people who died on May 17th

May 17, 2013: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 17, 2013 was Can't Hold Us by Macklemore, according to the music chart for the week May 13th and May 19th.

1. Macklemore - Can't Hold Us
2. P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason
3. Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
4. Rihanna - Stay
5. Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man