May 17th, 1579 was a Thursday.
April 21st, 1579 - May 21st, 1579
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 484 days, exactly on August 26th, 2025, people who were born on May 17th, 1579 will be 163,000 days old!
American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)
*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los AngelesEnglish physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)
*May 17th, 1749, Berkeley †January 26th, 1823, BerkeleyFrench composer and pianist (1866-1925)
*May 17th, 1866, Honfleur †July 1st, 1925, ParisFrench actor, recording artist (1904-1976)
*May 17th, 1904, 9th arrondissement of Paris †November 15th, 1976, Neuilly-sur-SeineIranian politician and religious leader (1900–1989)
*May 17th, 1900, Khomein †June 3rd, 1989, TehranAmerican actor and director (1936–2010)
*May 17th, 1936, Dodge City †May 29th, 2010, VeniceAmerican actor and comedian (1956–2022)
*May 17th, 1956, Philadelphia †January 9th, 2022, OrlandoAustrian-American chess player
*May 17th, 1836, Prague †August 12th, 1900, New York CityAmerican playwright and screenwriter (1905-1995)
*May 17th, 1905, Louisville †November 7th, 1995, Delray BeachFrench author (1873-1935)
*May 17th, 1873, Asnières-sur-Seine †August 30th, 1935, MoscowIrish-American actress (1911-1998)
*May 17th, 1911, Boyle †June 23rd, 1998, ScottsdaleBritish philologist, historian, poet and etruscologist
*August 23rd, 1579, Aberdeenshire †September 6th, 1625, BolognaSpanish writer c. 1583-c.1648
*March 24th, 1579, Madrid †February 20th, 1649, AlmazánDutch philologist and historian
*February 9th, 1579, Loosduinen district †September 20th, 1639, SorøJapanese shogun (1579–1632)
*May 2nd, 1579, Hamamatsu †March 14th, 1632, Edo CastleEnglish Jacobean playwright (1579–1625)
*November 30th, 1579, Rye †August 1st, 1625, LondonDominican lay brother and saint
*December 9th, 1579, Lima †November 3rd, 1639, LimaDutch politician (1579-1651)
*June 11th, 1579, Amsterdam †November 9th, 1651, AmsterdamFrench courtier and Marshal of France (1579-1646)
*April 12th, 1579, Haroué †October 12th, 1646, ProvinsGerman-Baltic clergyman and pedagogue
*January 1st, 1579, Riga †December 16th, 1643, RigaGerman countess (1579-1655)
*November 29th, 1579, Darmstadt †July 17th, 1655, WehenGerman prince
*June 17th, 1579, Dessau †January 17th, 1650, KöthenFlemish painter (1579–1657)
*November 11th, 1579, Antwerp †August 19th, 1657, AntwerpGerman politician and historian (1579-1640)
*March 22nd, 1579, Ampfurth †June 5th, 1640, JenaMargrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
*January 23rd, 1579, Königsberg †February 11th, 1649, BayreuthCatholic cardinal
*November 16th, 1579, Venice †June 5th, 1653, RomeDuke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel (1579-1666)
*April 10th, 1579, Dannenberg (Elbe) †September 17th, 1666, WolfenbüttelFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 17th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
No: With 365 days 1579 is a normal year and no leap year.