May 17th, 1776 was a Friday.
April 21st, 1776 - May 21st, 1776
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 438 days, exactly on July 11th, 2025, people who were born on May 17th, 1776 will be 91,000 days old!
American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)
*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los AngelesEnglish physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)
*May 17th, 1749, Berkeley †January 26th, 1823, BerkeleyFrench composer and pianist (1866-1925)
*May 17th, 1866, Honfleur †July 1st, 1925, ParisAustrian-American chess player
*May 17th, 1836, Prague †August 12th, 1900, New York CityFrench actor, recording artist (1904-1976)
*May 17th, 1904, 9th arrondissement of Paris †November 15th, 1976, Neuilly-sur-SeineIranian politician and religious leader (1900–1989)
*May 17th, 1900, Khomein †June 3rd, 1989, TehranAmerican actor and director (1936–2010)
*May 17th, 1936, Dodge City †May 29th, 2010, VeniceAmerican playwright and screenwriter (1905-1995)
*May 17th, 1905, Louisville †November 7th, 1995, Delray BeachFrench author (1873-1935)
*May 17th, 1873, Asnières-sur-Seine †August 30th, 1935, MoscowAmerican actor and comedian (1956–2022)
*May 17th, 1956, Philadelphia †January 9th, 2022, OrlandoIrish-American actress (1911-1998)
*May 17th, 1911, Boyle †June 23rd, 1998, ScottsdaleFrench mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)
*April 1st, 1776, Paris †June 27th, 1831, ParisGerman Romantic author (1776-1822)
*January 24th, 1776, Königsberg †June 25th, 1822, BerlinDanish-German statesman and historian (1776–1831)
*August 27th, 1776, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 1831, BonnEnglish painter (1776-1837)
*June 11th, 1776, East Bergholt †March 31st, 1837, Charlotte StreetGerman chemist, physicist and philosopher
*December 16th, 1776, Zamienice †January 23rd, 1810, MunichFrench physician (1776-1847)
*November 14th, 1776, Poitou †February 4th, 1847, ParisEnglish musician (1776-1867)
*May 10th, 1776, London †February 23rd, 1867, LondonGerman miner (1776-1861)
*December 26th, 1776, Neustädtel †November 20th, 1861, FreibergItalian diplomat, explorer and scholar
*January 4th, 1776, Barbania †March 9th, 1852, Turin2nd President of Haiti (1776-1850)
*February 15th, 1776, Port-au-Prince †July 9th, 1850, ParisPrime Minister of Spain (1776-1842)
*December 19th, 1776, Graus †March 7th, 1842, HueteHereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1776-1871)
*November 28th, 1776, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe †April 1st, 1871, LudwigslustGerman poet and translator
*February 7th, 1776, Hamburg †February 9th, 1842, HamburgSpanish doctor, writer and botanist (1776-1839)
*October 4th, 1776, Encinacorba †June 23rd, 1839, BarcelonaBritish newspaperman and politician (1776-1847)
*February 23rd, 1776, London †July 28th, 1847, LondonGerman banker; father of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy
*December 10th, 1776, Berlin †November 19th, 1835, BerlinFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 17th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1776 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).