Born on May 17th, 1759
Weekday
Thursday
May 17th, 1759 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
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Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1759 - May 21st, 1759
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 96,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 229 days, exactly on December 13th, 2024, people who were born on May 17th, 1759 will be 97,000 days old!
96,771 Days
13,824 Weeks
3,179 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, 1759
John Francis Mercer
American politician (1759-1821)
*May 17th, 1759, Stafford County †August 30th, 1821, PhiladelphiaSame 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, ParisHonoré IV, Prince of Monaco
Monegasque prince (1758-1819)
*May 17th, 1758, Paris †February 16th, 1819, Paris
64 Wilhelm Steinitz
Austrian-American chess player
*May 17th, 1836, Prague †August 12th, 1900, New York City
72 Jean Gabin
French actor, recording artist (1904-1976)
*May 17th, 1904, 9th arrondissement of Paris †November 15th, 1976, Neuilly-sur-SeineRuhollah 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
90 John Patrick
American playwright and screenwriter (1905-1995)
*May 17th, 1905, Louisville †November 7th, 1995, Delray Beach
65 Bob Saget
American actor and comedian (1956–2022)
*May 17th, 1956, Philadelphia †January 9th, 2022, OrlandoHenri Barbusse
French author (1873-1935)
*May 17th, 1873, Asnières-sur-Seine †August 30th, 1935, Moscow.jpg "David Eigenberg")
Maureen O'Sullivan
Irish-American actress (1911-1998)
*May 17th, 1911, Boyle †June 23rd, 1998, ScottsdaleSame year
Born in 1759
45 Friedrich Schiller
German poet, philosopher, historian and playwright (1759–1805)
*November 10th, 1759, Marbach am Neckar †May 9th, 1805, Weimar
37 Robert Burns
Scottish poet and lyricist (1759–1796)
*January 25th, 1759, Alloway †July 21st, 1796, Dumfries
38 Mary Wollstonecraft
English writer and intellectual (1759–1797)
*April 27th, 1759, Spitalfields †September 10th, 1797, Somers Town
34 Georges Danton
French revolutionary (1759–1794)
*October 26th, 1759, Arcis-sur-Aube †April 5th, 1794, Paris
73 William Wilberforce
English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)
*August 24th, 1759, Wilberforce House †July 29th, 1833, LondonBruno Franz Leopold Liebermann
German theologian
*October 12th, 1759, Molsheim †November 15th, 1844, StrasbourgWilliam Pitt the Younger
British statesman (1759–1806)
*May 28th, 1759, Kent †January 23rd, 1806, London
68 James Edward Smith
English botanist (1759-1828)
*December 2nd, 1759, Norwich †March 17th, 1828, Norwich
43 Louis François Antoine Arbogast
French mathematician
*October 8th, 1759, Mutzig †April 18th, 1803, Strasbourg
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78 Thomas Andrew Knight
British botanist (1759-1838)
*August 12th, 1759, Ludlow †May 11th, 1838, London
45 Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein
Prince of Liechtenstein (1759-1805)
*May 14th, 1759, Vienna †March 24th, 1805, Vienna
74 François Andrieux
French man of letters and playwright (1759-1833)
*May 6th, 1759, Strasbourg †May 10th, 1833, former 10th arrondissement of Paris
57 Christian Leberecht Vogel
German painter and art historian (1759-1816)
*April 6th, 1759, Dresden †April 11th, 1816, Dresden
64 Maria Theresia von Paradis
Austrian musician and composer (1759–1824)
*May 15th, 1759, Vienna †February 1st, 1824, Vienna.jpg "Claude Lecourbe")
56 Claude Lecourbe
French general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars (1759-1815)
*February 22nd, 1759, Besançon †October 22nd, 1815, Belfort
51 Israel Smith
American judge and politician (1759–1810)
*April 4th, 1759, Suffield †December 2nd, 1810, Rutland
65 Friedrich August Wolf
German philologist
*February 15th, 1759, Hainrode †August 8th, 1824, MarseilleBirthdays 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
17.5.1759
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1759 is a normal year and no leap year.