Born on December 17th, 1716
Weekday
Thursday
December 17th, 1716 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
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Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)
November 23rd, 1716 - December 21st, 1716
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 112,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 733 days, exactly on May 6th, 2026, people who were born on December 17th, 1716 will be 113,000 days old!
112,267 Days
16,038 Weeks
3,688 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on December 17th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 17th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 17th?
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Émilie du Châtelet
French mathematician, physicist, and author (1706-1749)
*December 17th, 1706, Paris †September 10th, 1749, Lunéville
Carl Meyer
German architect (1855-1936)
*December 17th, 1855, Estorf †November 30th, 1935, Hanover
74 Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre
Spanish noble and politician (1810-1885)
*December 17th, 1810, Isla de León †November 26th, 1885, Madrid.jpg "Alexander Emanuel Agassiz")
74 Alexander Emanuel Agassiz
Swiss-American zoologist and engineer (1835-1910)
*December 17th, 1835, Neuchâtel †March 27th, 1910, RMS Adriatic
69 Josef Lada
Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957)
*December 17th, 1887, Hrusice †December 14th, 1957, Prague
51 Domenico Cimarosa
Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school
*December 17th, 1749, Aversa †January 11th, 1801, Venice
80 Joseph Henry
American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian (1797-1878)
*December 17th, 1797, Albany †May 13th, 1878, Washington, D.C.
45 Manny Pacquiao
Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor and politician and a philantropist
*December 17th, 1978, Kibawe
68 Johann Gerhard Reinhard Andreae
German geologist (1724-1793)
*December 17th, 1724, Hanover †May 1st, 1793, HanoverSame year
Born in 1716
Otto von Münchhausen
German botanist (1716–1774)
*June 11th, 1716, Hamelin †July 13th, 1774, PattensenCharles III of Spain
King of Spain from 1759 to 1788
*January 20th, 1716, Madrid †December 14th, 1788, Madrid
67 Carl Gustaf Ekeberg
Swedish physician, chemist and explorer (1716 – 1784)
*June 10th, 1716, Djursholm †April 4th, 1784, Tensta parish
65 Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
Princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
*December 12th, 1716, Dessau †January 27th, 1782, Kołobrzeg
86 Jean François de Saint-Lambert
French poet, philosopher and military officer
*December 26th, 1716, Nancy †February 9th, 1803, Paris
80 Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz
Swedish architect (1716-1796)
*January 30th, 1716, Stockholm †March 1st, 1796, Stockholm
57 Johann Jakob Reiske
German scholar (1716-1774)
*December 25th, 1716, Zörbig †August 14th, 1774, Leipzig
77 James Lind
Scottish physician and pioneer of naval hygiene
*October 4th, 1716, Edinburgh †July 13th, 1794, GosportEberhard Heinrich Daniel Stosch
*March 16th, 1716, Liebenberg †March 27th, 1781, Frankfurt (Oder)
58 Peter Harrison
American architect (1716-1775)
*June 14th, 1716, York †April 30th, 1775, New HavenThomas Gray
English poet and classical scholar (1716–1771)
*December 26th, 1716, London †July 30th, 1771, CambridgeGeorge Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
British Army general (1716-1785)
*January 26th, 1716, London †August 26th, 1785, SussexPhilip Livingston
American politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence (1716-1778)
*January 15th, 1716, Albany †June 12th, 1778, YorkArchduke Leopold Johann of Austria
(1716-1716)
*April 13th, 1716, Vienna †November 4th, 1716, Vienna
84 Itō Jakuchū
Japanese artist (1716-1800)
*March 1st, 1716, Nishiki Market †October 27th, 1800, Manpuku-jiFranz Ludwig Pfyffer von Wyher
Swiss topographer (1716-1802)
*May 19th, 1716, Lucerne †November 7th, 1802, LucerneAaron Burr, Sr.
Father of Aaron Burr and President of Princeton University (1716-1757)
*January 4th, 1716, Fairfield †September 24th, 1757, PrincetonBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on December 17th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 17th.
Lazarus of Bethany (local commemoration in Cuba)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_of_BethanyDecember 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Accession Day (Bahrain)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_BahrainInternational Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_to_End_Violence_Against_Sex_WorkersKurdish Flag Day (Global Kurdish population)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_KurdistanNational Day (Bhutan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_BhutanPan American Aviation Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_American_Aviation_DayWright Brothers Day, a United States federal observance by Presidential proclamation
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Brothers_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
17.12.1716
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1716 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).