Born on May 17th, 1584
Weekday
Thursday
May 17th, 1584 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1584 - May 21st, 1584
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 160,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 311 days, exactly on March 6th, 2025, people who were born on May 17th, 1584 will be 161,000 days old!
160,689 Days
22,955 Weeks
5,279 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 17th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 17th
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Who's birthday is on May 17th?
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61 Bill Paxton
American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)
*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles
73 Edward Jenner
English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)
*May 17th, 1749, Berkeley †January 26th, 1823, Berkeley
59 Erik Satie
French composer and pianist (1866-1925)
*May 17th, 1866, Honfleur †July 1st, 1925, Paris
72 Jean Gabin
French actor, recording artist (1904-1976)
*May 17th, 1904, 9th arrondissement of Paris †November 15th, 1976, Neuilly-sur-SeineRuhollah Khomeini
Iranian politician and religious leader (1900–1989)
*May 17th, 1900, Khomein †June 3rd, 1989, Tehran.jpg "Dennis Hopper")
74 Dennis Hopper
American actor and director (1936–2010)
*May 17th, 1936, Dodge City †May 29th, 2010, Venice
65 Bob Saget
American actor and comedian (1956–2022)
*May 17th, 1956, Philadelphia †January 9th, 2022, Orlando
64 Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian-American chess player
*May 17th, 1836, Prague †August 12th, 1900, New York City.jpg "David Eigenberg")
90 John Patrick
American playwright and screenwriter (1905-1995)
*May 17th, 1905, Louisville †November 7th, 1995, Delray BeachHenri Barbusse
French author (1873-1935)
*May 17th, 1873, Asnières-sur-Seine †August 30th, 1935, MoscowMaureen O'Sullivan
Irish-American actress (1911-1998)
*May 17th, 1911, Boyle †June 23rd, 1998, ScottsdaleSame year
Born in 1584
Francisco Quevedo
Spanish writer
*September 14th, 1584, Madrid †September 8th, 1645, Villanueva de los Infantes
26 Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain
Queen consort of Spain (1584-1611)
*December 25th, 1584, Graz †October 3rd, 1611, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
63 Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau
Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland (1584-1647)
*January 29th, 1584, Delft †March 14th, 1647, The Hague
69 John Selden
English jurist and scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution, and of Jewish law (1584-1654)
*December 16th, 1584, Sussex †November 30th, 1654, London
63 Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg
Foster-mother of Queen Christina of Sweden
*November 10th, 1584, Nyköping Town †December 13th, 1647, Västerås Town
54 Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo
Italian painter (1584–1638)
*January 1st, 1584, Voltri †August 18th, 1638, Genoa
55 Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk
English Earl
*August 13th, 1584, Saffron Walden †June 3rd, 1640, Charing Cross
73 Diederich von dem Werder
German translator
*January 17th, 1584, Gröbzig †December 18th, 1657, Görzig.jpg "Grégoire de Saint-Vincent")
82 Grégoire de Saint-Vincent
Jesuit, mathematician
*September 8th, 1584, Bruges †January 27th, 1667, Ghent_Libro_de_tientos_y_discursos_de_musica_practica_y_theor%C3%ADca_de_organo.png "Francisco Correa de Araujo")
70 Francisco Correa de Araujo
Spanish organist and composer
*September 16th, 1584, Seville †October 31st, 1654, SegoviaDiego de Saavedra Fajardo
Spanish diplomat (1584-1648)
*May 6th, 1584, Murcia †August 24th, 1648, MadridHenning Kramer
German politician (1584-1646)
*April 15th, 1584, Goslar †January 12th, 1646, GoslarErnst von Öttingen-Wallerstein
(1584-1626)
*October 24th, 1584, Wallerstein †May 18th, 1626, Baldern CastleJohn II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
*March 26th, 1584, Bad Bergzabern †August 9th, 1635, MetzFrancesco Maria Richini
Italian architect (1584-1658)
*February 9th, 1584, Milan †April 24th, 1658, MilanPhilip Julius of Pomerania
Duke of Pomerania
*December 27th, 1584, Wolgast †February 6th, 1625, WolgastPhilipp Horst
German rhetorician and philosopher
*July 10th, 1584, Brunswick †February 22nd, 1664, JenaMatthias Gallas
Italian-Austrian nobleman and professional soldier
*September 16th, 1584, Trento †April 25th, 1647, ViennaBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 17th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 17th.
Birthday of the Raja (Perlis)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_MalaysiaWilliam Hobart Hare (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hobart_HareMay 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Children's Day (Norway)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_DayConstitution Day (Nauru)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_DayConstitution Day (Norway)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Day_(Norway)Feast of ‘Aẓamat (Baháʼí Faith, day shifts with March Equinox, see List of observances set by the Baháʼí calendar)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baháʼí_calendarGalician Literature Day or Día das Letras Galegas (Galicia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galician_Literature_DayInternational Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_Against_Homophobia,_Biphobia_and_TransphobiaLiberation Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_DayNational Day Against Homophobia (Canada)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_Against_HomophobiaNavy Day (Argentina)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_DayWorld Hypertension Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hypertension_DayWorld Information Society Day (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Telecommunication_and_Information_Society_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
17.5.1584
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1584 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).