Born on May 17th, 1780
Weekday
Wednesday
May 17th, 1780 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1780 - May 21st, 1780
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 89,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 899 days, exactly on October 15th, 2026, people who were born on May 17th, 1780 will be 90,000 days old!
89,101 Days
12,728 Weeks
2,927 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
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 BeachHenri Barbusse
French author (1873-1935)
*May 17th, 1873, Asnières-sur-Seine †August 30th, 1935, Moscow
65 Bob Saget
American actor and comedian (1956–2022)
*May 17th, 1956, Philadelphia †January 9th, 2022, Orlando.jpg "David Eigenberg")
Maureen O'Sullivan
Irish-American actress (1911-1998)
*May 17th, 1911, Boyle †June 23rd, 1998, ScottsdaleSame year
Born in 1780
86 Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
French painter (1780-1867)
*August 29th, 1780, Montauban †January 14th, 1867, Paris
30 Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)
*November 12th, 1780, Paris †August 31st, 1811, MarseilleJohannes van den Bosch
Dutch general and statesman (1780–1844)
*February 2nd, 1780, Herwijnen †January 28th, 1844, The Hague
51 Carl von Clausewitz
German-Prussian general and military theorist
*June 1st, 1780, Burg †November 16th, 1831, WrocławRanjit Singh
First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1780–1839))
*November 13th, 1780, Gujranwala †June 27th, 1839, Lahore Fort
81 Karl Nesselrode
Russian diplomat (1780-1862)
*December 14th, 1780, Lisbon †March 23rd, 1862, Saint Petersburg
70 Richard Mentor Johnson
Vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841
*October 17th, 1780, Louisville †November 19th, 1850, Frankfort
77 Hinrich Lichtenstein
German physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist (1780-1857)
*January 10th, 1780, Hamburg †September 3rd, 1857, Kiel
63 Iver Hesselberg
Norwegian priest, politician and author (1780-1844)
*December 16th, 1780, Drammen Municipality †August 19th, 1844, Christiania
70 Heinrich Christian Schumacher
German-Danish astronomer (1780-1850)
*September 3rd, 1780, Bad Bramstedt †December 28th, 1850, Altona
64 Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean
French general, then entomologist, 19th century
*August 10th, 1780, Amiens †March 17th, 1845, Paris
76 John Wilson Croker
Anglo-Irish politician and statesman (1780-1857)
*December 20th, 1780, Galway †August 10th, 1857, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
70 Jean-Frédéric de Turckheim
French politician and private banker (1780-1850)
*December 10th, 1780, Strasbourg †December 13th, 1850, Paris
69 Théophile Marion Dumersan
French writer
*January 4th, 1780, Plou †April 13th, 1849, 2nd arrondissement of ParisBirthdays 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
17.5.1780
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1780 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).