Born on February 17th, 1788
Weekday
Sunday
February 17th, 1788 was a Sunday.
Age
People born on February 17th, 1788 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 236 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)
January 21st, 1788 - February 19th, 1788
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 86,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 732 days, exactly on April 30th, 2026, people who were born on February 17th, 1788 will be 87,000 days old!
86,268 Days
12,324 Weeks
2,834 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on February 17th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 17th
Born on February 17th, 1788
Aurore de Lafond de Fénion
French painter
*February 17th, 1788, Saint-Maixent-l'École †November 5th, 1859, LierguesSame Day
Who's birthday is on February 17th?
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61 Michael Jordan
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn
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95 Hal Holbrook
American actor (1925–2021)
*February 17th, 1925, Cleveland †January 23rd, 2021, Beverly Hills
75 Arthur Kennedy
American actor (1914–1990)
*February 17th, 1914, Worcester †January 5th, 1990, Branford
62 Lou Diamond Phillips
American film, television, and stage actor
*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay.jpg "Paris Hilton")
69 Alan Bates
British actor
*February 17th, 1934, Allestree †December 27th, 2003, City of Westminster
81 Otto Stern
German-American physicist (1888–1969)
*February 17th, 1888, Żory †August 17th, 1969, Berkeley.jpg "Ed Sheeran")
Same year
Born in 1788
36 Lord Byron
English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
*January 22nd, 1788, City of Westminster †April 19th, 1824, Missolonghi
72 Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher (1788–1860)
*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, Frankfurt
74 Boniface de Castellane
Marshal of France (1788-1862)
*March 26th, 1788, Paris †September 16th, 1862, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
39 Augustin-Jean Fresnel
French engineer and physicist (1788-1827)
*May 10th, 1788, Broglie †July 14th, 1827, Ville-d'AvrayGodefroy Engelmann
French-German lithographer (1788-1839)
*August 17th, 1788, Mulhouse †April 25th, 1839, MulhouseRobert Peel
British Prime Minister, Conservative statesman, and art collector (1788–1850)
*February 5th, 1788, Ramsbottom †July 2nd, 1850, Westminster
90 Sarah Josepha Hale
American writer and editor
*October 24th, 1788, Newport †April 30th, 1879, Philadelphia
63 Margaret Taylor
First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850
*September 21st, 1788, Calvert County †August 14th, 1852, Mississippi
71 Walenty Zwierkowski
*February 20th, 1788, Mokrzesz †December 15th, 1859, 10th arrondissement of Paris
89 Antoine César Becquerel
French scientist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena (1788-1878)
*March 7th, 1788, Châtillon-Coligny †January 18th, 1878, 5th arrondissement of ParisFrancesco Maria Avellino
Italian archaeologist, numismatist, art historian, legal historian, economist and academic (1788-1850)
*August 14th, 1788, Naples †January 9th, 1850, Naples
62 Ludwig von Wohlgemuth
Austrian general (1788-1851)
*May 25th, 1788, Vienna †April 18th, 1851, Pest
75 Charles Robert Cockerell
English architect, archaeologist, and writer
*April 27th, 1788, London †September 17th, 1863, London
76 Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
Archaeologist (1788-1865)
*December 29th, 1788, Copenhagen †May 21st, 1865, Copenhagen
79 Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
French archaeologist (1788-1868)
*September 10th, 1788, Perthes †August 5th, 1868, Abbeville
78 William Thomas Brande
British chemist; succeeded Humphry Davy as Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, 1813
*January 11th, 1788, London †February 11th, 1866, Tunbridge WellsBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on February 17th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 17th.
Christian feast day: Seven Founders of the Servite Order Alexis Falconieri
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Holy_Founders_of_the_Servite_OrderDonatus, Romulus, Secundian, and Companions
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatus,_Romulus,_Secundian,_and_86_CompanionsFebruary 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Independence Day, celebrates the independence declaration of Kosovo in 2008, still partially recognized.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_Independence_DayRevolution Day (Libya)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_LibyaDate as a Roman numeral / digit
17.2.1788
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1788 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).