Born on May 17th, 1732
Weekday
Saturday
May 17th, 1732 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
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Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1732 - May 21st, 1732
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 106,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 368 days, exactly on May 1st, 2025, people who were born on May 17th, 1732 will be 107,000 days old!
106,632 Days
15,233 Weeks
3,503 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
Born on May 17th, 1732
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 17th?
73 Edward Jenner
English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)
*May 17th, 1749, Berkeley †January 26th, 1823, Berkeley_(cropped).jpg "Lyna bonasera")
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61 Bill Paxton
American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)
*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles
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, 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
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, Scottsdale
70 Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger
Swiss politician (1729-1799)
*May 17th, 1729, Bern †December 3rd, 1799, AugsburgSame year
Born in 1732
67 George Washington
President of the United States from 1789 to 1797
*February 22nd, 1732, Westmoreland County †December 14th, 1799, Mount Vernon.jpg "Joseph Haydn")
74 Jean-Honoré Fragonard
French painter (1732-1806)
*April 5th, 1732, Grasse †August 22nd, 1806, Paris_-001.jpg "Pierre Beaumarchais")
67 Pierre Beaumarchais
French playwright, diplomat and polymath (1732–1799)
*January 24th, 1732, Paris †May 18th, 1799, Paris
74 Jérôme Lalande
French astronomer (*1732 – †1807)
*July 11th, 1732, Bourg-en-Bresse †April 4th, 1807, Paris
85 Warren Hastings
First Governor-General of Bengal (1732–1818)
*December 6th, 1732, Churchill †August 22nd, 1818, Daylesford.jpg "John Dickinson")
75 John Dickinson
American politician (1732-1808)
*November 8th, 1732, Talbot County †February 14th, 1808, Wilmington
65 Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg
Duke of Wurttemburg (1732-1797)
*January 21st, 1732, Stuttgart †December 23rd, 1797, Hohenheim.jpg "Friedrich Ludwig Aster")
72 Friedrich Ludwig Aster
German engineer and officer
*November 23rd, 1732, Dresden †December 1st, 1804, Dresden
43 Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse
French Salon-holder
*November 9th, 1732, Lyon †May 23rd, 1776, Paris
Jacques Necker
Genevan minister resident in France, French statesman, and finance minister of Louis XVI (1732-1804)
*September 30th, 1732, Geneva †April 9th, 1804, Geneva
67 Even Hammer
Norwegian civil servant
*July 1st, 1732, Ringsaker Municipality †February 22nd, 1800, Molde Municipality
77 Gilbert Soury
French Catholic priest
*October 7th, 1732, Saint-Aubin-Celloville †January 12th, 1810, Saint-Aubin-Celloville
64 David Rittenhouse
American astronomer (*1732 – †1796)
*April 8th, 1732, Germantown †June 26th, 1796, Philadelphia
64 Johann Friedrich Tiede
German theologian (1732-1796)
*April 9th, 1732, Pasewalk †October 19th, 1796, Świdnica
75 Carl Gotthard Langhans
Prussian builder and architect (1732-1808)
*December 15th, 1732, Kamienna Góra †October 1st, 1808, Roskilde.jpg "Samuel Livermore")
71 Samuel Livermore
American politician (1732-1803)
*May 14th, 1732, Waltham †May 18th, 1803, HoldernessStanisław August Poniatowski
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
*January 17th, 1732, Voŭčyn †February 12th, 1798, Saint PetersburgBirthdays 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
17.5.1732
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1732 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).