Born on May 17th, 1717
Weekday
Monday
May 17th, 1717 was a Monday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1717 - May 21st, 1717
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 112,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 889 days, exactly on October 4th, 2026, people who were born on May 17th, 1717 will be 113,000 days old!
112,111 Days
16,015 Weeks
3,683 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
Same Day
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-Seine
64 Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian-American chess player
*May 17th, 1836, Prague †August 12th, 1900, New York CityRuhollah Khomeini
Iranian politician and religious leader (1900–1989)
*May 17th, 1900, Khomein †June 3rd, 1989, TehranBjarne Pálsson
Icelandic doctor (1719-1779)
*May 17th, 1719, Tröllaskagi †September 8th, 1779, Seltjarnarnes.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
90 John Patrick
American playwright and screenwriter (1905-1995)
*May 17th, 1905, Louisville †November 7th, 1995, Delray Beach.jpg "David Eigenberg")
Henri 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 1717
61 David Garrick
British actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer (1717–1779)
*February 19th, 1717, Hereford †January 20th, 1779, London
63 Maria Theresa of Austria
Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)
*May 13th, 1717, Vienna †November 29th, 1780, Vienna
65 Jean le Rond d'Alembert
French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)
*November 16th, 1717, Paris †October 29th, 1783, Paris
62 Ferdinand Stosch
German theologian (1717–1780)
*December 30th, 1717, Liebenberg †June 3rd, 1780, Detmold,_c._1760-70_-_Vieira_Lusitano_(Pal%C3%A1cio_Nacional_de_Queluz).png "Pedro III of Portugal")
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50 Johann Joachim Winckelmann
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library
*December 9th, 1717, Stendal †June 8th, 1768, TriestePius VI
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799
*December 25th, 1717, Cesena †August 29th, 1799, Valence
79 Horace Walpole
English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician (1717-1797)
*September 24th, 1717, London †March 2nd, 1797, LondonMustafa III
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774
*January 28th, 1717, Constantinople †January 21st, 1774, ConstantinopleJean Dugain
French slave hunter and explorer
*February 23rd, 1717, Saint-Denis †January 1st, 1787
58 Louis François, Prince of Conti
French noble and art collector (1717-1776)
*August 13th, 1717, Paris †August 2nd, 1776, Paris
72 George Augustus Eliott
1st Lord Heathfield and Baron of Gibraltar, Army General, Governor of Gibraltar; (1717-1790)
*December 25th, 1717, Roxburghshire †July 6th, 1790, Aachen
76 Luis de Unzaga
Spanish colonial governor and administrator (1717-1793)
*April 6th, 1717, Málaga †June 21st, 1793, Málaga
80 Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
British Army officer (1717-1797)
*January 29th, 1717, Riverhead †August 3rd, 1797, Montreal Park
Johann Stamitz
Czech composer and violinist
*June 19th, 1717, Havlíčkův Brod †March 27th, 1757, MannheimBirthdays 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
17.5.1717
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1717 is a normal year and no leap year.