Births on May 17

Mayte Martínez

Born on May 17, 1976

Mayte Martínez, Spanish runner

María Teresa ("Mayte") Martínez Jiménez (born May 17, 1976 in Valladolid) is a Spanish athlete competing in the 800 m. She has reached 4 consecutive finals in the World Championships (she did not take part on 2003 Championships in Paris), being third with an incredible last straight in Osaka. She takes part in 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, being eliminated in the semifinals (she was the last on both of them). She could not participate in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing with an injury (fasciitis plantar)

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Events on 1976

5 Jan

Democratic Kampuchea
The Khmer Rouge proclaim the Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea.
13 Apr

Thomas Jefferson
The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
8 May

Six Flags Magic Mountain
The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
11 Oct

Gerald R. Ford
George Washington's appointment, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 is approved by President Gerald R. Ford.
13 Oct

Ebola
The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle is obtained by Dr. F. A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, who was then working at the C.D.C.

Births on May 17

Mayte Martínez

Born on May 17, 1976

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Events on 1976

Democratic Kampuchea

Thomas Jefferson

Six Flags Magic Mountain

Gerald R. Ford

Ebola