Born on May 17th, 1788
Weekday
Saturday
May 17th, 1788 was a Saturday.
Age
People born on May 17th, 1788 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 238 years old this year (2026).
Zodiac
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Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1788 - May 21st, 1788
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 86,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 2 days, exactly on July 29th, 2026, people who were born on May 17th, 1788 will be 87,000 days old!
86,998 Days
12,428 Weeks
2,858 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, 1788
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
50 Godefroy Engelmann
French-German lithographer (1788-1839)
*August 17th, 1788, Mulhouse †April 25th, 1839, Mulhouse
39 Augustin-Jean Fresnel
French engineer and physicist (1788-1827)
*May 10th, 1788, Broglie †July 14th, 1827, Ville-d'Avray
63 Margaret Taylor
First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850
*September 21st, 1788, Calvert County †August 14th, 1852, Mississippi
90 Sarah Josepha Hale
American writer and editor (1788–1879)
*October 13th, 1788, Newport †April 30th, 1879, Philadelphia
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 Paris
56 Rafael Urdaneta
Venezuelan General (1788-1845)
*October 24th, 1788, Maracaibo †August 23rd, 1845, Venezuela
66 Carlos de Borbón y Borbón-Parma
Infante of Spain (1788–1855)
*March 29th, 1788, Aranjuez †March 10th, 1855, Trieste
64 Leopold Gmelin
German chemist (1788–1853)
*August 2nd, 1788, Göttingen †April 13th, 1853, Heidelberg.jpg "Johann Peter Pixis")
86 Johann Peter Pixis
German pianist and composer
*February 10th, 1788, Mannheim †December 22nd, 1874, Baden-Baden
78 Pedro Ferré
Argentinian politician
*June 29th, 1788, Corrientes †January 21st, 1867, Buenos Aires
58 Peter Dillon
Sea captain (1788-1847)
*June 15th, 1788, Martinique †February 9th, 1847, former 12th arrondissement of Paris
61 Adoniram Judson
American missionary (1788-1850)
*August 9th, 1788, Malden †April 12th, 1850, Bay of BengalBirthdays 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_DayInternational Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_Against_Homophobia,_Biphobia_and_TransphobiaWorld Telecommunication and Information Society Day (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Telecommunication_and_Information_Society_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
17.5.1788
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).