Born on May 17th, 1738
Weekday
Saturday
May 17th, 1738 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1738 - May 21st, 1738
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 104,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 553 days, exactly on November 8th, 2025, people who were born on May 17th, 1738 will be 105,000 days old!
104,447 Days
14,921 Weeks
3,431 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?
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, VeniceFedot Ivanovich Shubin
Russian sculptor (1740-1805)
*May 17th, 1740, Archangelgorod Governorate †May 12th, 1805, Saint Petersburg
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, ScottsdaleJohn Penn
Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation
*May 17th, 1741, Caroline County †September 14th, 1788, Granville CountySame year
Born in 1738
83 William Herschel
German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)
*November 15th, 1738, Hanover †August 15th, 1822, Slough
81 George III of Great Britain
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820
*May 24th, 1738, Norfolk House †January 29th, 1820, Windsor Castle
43 Túpac Amaru II
Leader of a large Andean uprising against the Spanish in Peru (1738-1781)
*March 10th, 1738, Tinta †May 18th, 1781, Cuzco
77 John Singleton Copley
American painter (1738-1815)
*July 3rd, 1738, Boston †September 9th, 1815, London
51 Ethan Allen
American general, writer and philosopher (1738–1789)
*January 21st, 1738, Litchfield †February 12th, 1789, Burlington.jpg "Thomas Nelson")
50 Thomas Nelson
4th Governor of Virginia 1738-1789
*December 26th, 1738, Yorktown †January 4th, 1789, Hanover County
56 Isaac Motte
American politician (1738-1795)
*December 8th, 1738, Charleston †May 8th, 1795, Charleston
58 Nathaniel Gorham
American businessman and politician 1738-1796
*May 27th, 1738, Charlestown †June 11th, 1796, CharlestownJoseph-Ignace Guillotin
French physician (1738-1814)
*May 28th, 1738, Saintes †March 26th, 1814, former 1st arrondissement of ParisArthur Phillip
British naval officer and first Governor of New South Wales (1738-1814)
*October 11th, 1738, London †August 31st, 1814, Bath.jpg "Jan Mikołaj Chodkiewicz")
Juraj Papánek
Slovak historian and roman catholic priest
*April 1st, 1738, Kuklov †April 11th, 1802, OlaszCharles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
British general, colonial official, diplomat (1738–1805)
*December 31st, 1738, Grosvenor Square †October 5th, 1805, Ghazipur_(cropped).jpg "Gottfried Ludolf Graßmann")
Cesare Beccaria
Jurist, philosopher and politician from Italy (1738-1794)
*March 15th, 1738, Milan †November 20th, 1794, MilanWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
British politician and prime minister (1738–1809)
*April 14th, 1738, Nottinghamshire †October 30th, 1809, BuckinghamshireBenjamin West
18th- and 19th-century English painter
*October 10th, 1738, Springfield Township †March 11th, 1820, LondonMary Katharine Goddard
American printer and publisher
*June 16th, 1738, Connecticut †August 12th, 1816, BaltimoreFranz Anton Xaver Hauser
German sculptor (1738-1819)
*February 8th, 1738, Freiburg im Breisgau †January 25th, 1819, Freiburg im BreisgauJoachim Wilhelm von Brawe
German playwright
*February 4th, 1738, Weißenfels †April 7th, 1758, DresdenBirthdays 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
17.5.1738
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1738 is a normal year and no leap year.