Born on January 17th, 1640
Weekday
Tuesday
January 17th, 1640 was a Tuesday.
Age
People born on January 17th, 1640 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 384 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)
December 22nd, 1639 - January 20th, 1640
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 140,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 643 days, exactly on February 2nd, 2026, people who were born on January 17th, 1640 will be 141,000 days old!
140,357 Days
20,051 Weeks
4,611 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on January 17th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 17th
Born on January 17th, 1640
84 Jonathan Singletary Dunham
American settler (1640-1724)
*January 17th, 1640, Newbury †September 6th, 1724Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 17th?
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83 Jens Bratlie
13th Prime Minister of Norway
*January 17th, 1856, Nordre Land Municipality †September 15th, 1939, Oslo
84 Benjamin Franklin
American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, Founding Father (1706–1790)
*January 17th, 1706, Boston †April 17th, 1790, Philadelphia
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81 Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Spanish dramatist (1600-1681)
*January 17th, 1600, Madrid †May 25th, 1681, Madrid
74 Muhammad Ali
American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)
*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale
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Same year
Born in 1640
48 Aphra Behn
British playwright, poet and spy (1640–1689)
*July 10th, 1640, Canterbury †April 16th, 1689, London
64 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705), King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia
*June 9th, 1640, Vienna †May 5th, 1705, Vienna.jpg "Philippe de La Hire")
78 Philippe de La Hire
French mathematician and astronomer (1640-1718)
*March 18th, 1640, Paris †April 21st, 1718, Paris
56 Georg Mohr
Danish mathematician
*April 1st, 1640, Copenhagen †January 26th, 1697, Sławnikowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.jpg "Charles-René d'Hozier")
91 Charles-René d'Hozier
French historian (1640-1732)
*February 24th, 1640, Paris †February 13th, 1732, Paris
55 Robert Plot
English scientist
*December 13th, 1640, Sutton Baron And Sutton Baron Hall †April 30th, 1696, Kent
75 Jacques d'Agar
French painter (1640-1715)
*March 9th, 1640, Paris †November 16th, 1715, Copenhagen
85 Pierre II Mignard
French architect (1640-1725)
*February 20th, 1640, Avignon †April 10th, 1725, Avignon
Philippe, Duke of Orléans
French prince (1640-1701)
*September 21st, 1640, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †June 9th, 1701, Saint-CloudMichał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1669-1673)
*May 31st, 1640, Bilyi Kamin †November 10th, 1673, LvivMadame de Montespan
French noble, mistress of Louis XIV; (1640-1707)
*October 5th, 1640, Lussac-les-Châteaux †May 27th, 1707, Bourbon-l'ArchambaultPu Songling
Chinese writer (1640–1715)
*June 5th, 1640, Zichuan District †February 25th, 1715, Zichuan DistrictLudmilla Elisabeth of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
German noblewoman; Countess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and hymn poet (1640-1672)
*April 7th, 1640, Rudolstadt †March 12th, 1672, RudolstadtJohann Heinrich Hävecker
German historian and theologian
*August 20th, 1640, Calbe †July 18th, 1722, CalbeBernard Lamy
French mathematician and theologian
*June 15th, 1640, Le Mans †January 29th, 1715, RouenBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on January 17th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 17th.
Blessed Gamelbert of Michaelsbuch
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamelbert_of_MichaelsbuchJenaro Sánchez Delgadillo (one of Saints of the Cristero War)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenaro_Sánchez_DelgadilloJanuary 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)National Day (Menorca, Spain)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_dayThe opening ceremony of Patras Carnival, celebrated until Clean Monday. (Patras)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patras_CarnivalThe opening ceremony of Patras Carnival, celebrated until Clean Monday. (Patras, Greece)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patras_CarnivalDate as a Roman numeral / digit
17.1.1640
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1640 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).