Born on December 17th, 1811
Weekday
Tuesday
December 17th, 1811 was a Tuesday.
Zodiac
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Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)
November 23rd, 1811 - December 21st, 1811
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 77,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 435 days, exactly on July 7th, 2025, people who were born on December 17th, 1811 will be 78,000 days old!
77,565 Days
11,080 Weeks
2,548 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on December 17th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 17th
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Who's birthday is on December 17th?
74 Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre
Spanish noble and politician (1810-1885)
*December 17th, 1810, Isla de León †November 26th, 1885, Madrid
.jpg "Armin Mueller-Stahl")
Carl Meyer
German architect (1855-1936)
*December 17th, 1855, Estorf †November 30th, 1935, Hanover
67 Vilhelm Petersen
Danish landscape painter (1812-1880)
*December 17th, 1812, Copenhagen †July 25th, 1880, Copenhagen.jpg "Alexander Emanuel Agassiz")
74 Alexander Emanuel Agassiz
Swiss-American zoologist and engineer (1835-1910)
*December 17th, 1835, Neuchâtel †March 27th, 1910, RMS Adriatic
80 Joseph Henry
American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian (1797-1878)
*December 17th, 1797, Albany †May 13th, 1878, Washington, D.C.
69 Josef Lada
Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957)
*December 17th, 1887, Hrusice †December 14th, 1957, Prague
84 John Greenleaf Whittier
American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery (1807-1892)
*December 17th, 1807, Haverhill †September 7th, 1892, Hampton Falls
Same year
Born in 1811
52 William Makepeace Thackeray
British novelist (1811–1863)
*July 18th, 1811, Kolkata †December 24th, 1863, London
85 Harriet Beecher Stowe
American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)
*June 14th, 1811, Litchfield †July 1st, 1896, Hartford
74 Franz Liszt
Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811–1886)
*October 22nd, 1811, Raiding †July 31st, 1886, Bayreuth
84 Ambroise Thomas
French composer
*August 5th, 1811, Metz †February 12th, 1896, rue du Conservatoire_(cropped).jpg "Robert Bunsen")
88 Robert Bunsen
German chemist (1811-1899)
*March 30th, 1811, Göttingen †August 16th, 1899, Heidelberg,_aged_85.jpg "James Hall")
86 James Hall
American paleontologist (1811-1898)
*September 12th, 1811, Hingham †August 7th, 1898, Bethlehem
66 Urbain Le Verrier
French astronomer (1811-1877)
*March 11th, 1811, Saint-Lô †September 23rd, 1877, Paris_(Zeno_Fotografie).jpg "Théophile Gautier")
61 Théophile Gautier
French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic
*August 30th, 1811, Tarbes †October 23rd, 1872, Neuilly-sur-SeineElisha Otis
Founder of Otis Elevator Co.
*August 3rd, 1811, Halifax †April 8th, 1861, New York CityJoseph Derenbourg
Franco-German orientalist (1811-1895)
*August 21st, 1811, Mainz †July 29th, 1895, Bad EmsÉvariste Galois
French mathematician (1811-1832)
*October 25th, 1811, Bourg-la-Reine †May 31st, 1832, ParisLouis Blanc
French politician and historian (1811-1882)
*October 29th, 1811, Madrid †December 6th, 1882, CannesCarlo Matteucci
Italian politician and physicist (1811–1868)
*June 20th, 1811, Forlì †June 24th, 1868, LivornoRoderich Benedix
German dramatist and librettist (1811-1873)
*January 21st, 1811, Leipzig †September 26th, 1873, Leipzig
63 Isaac Singer
American businessman; inventor of the Singer sewing machine (1811-1875)
*October 27th, 1811, Pittstown †July 23rd, 1875, PaigntonCharles de Morny, Duke of Morny
French statesman (1811-1865)
*September 15th, 1811, Saint-Maurice †March 10th, 1865, Paris
61 Horace Greeley
American politician and publisher (1811–1872)
*February 3rd, 1811, Amherst †November 29th, 1872, New York CityAlson Sherman
American politician (1811-1903)
*April 21st, 1811, Barre †September 27th, 1903, WaukeganPehr Arvid Säve
Swedish teacher
*April 19th, 1811, Roma parish †November 10th, 1887, Visby parishBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on December 17th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 17th.
Lazarus of Bethany (local commemoration in Cuba)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_of_BethanyDecember 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Accession Day (Bahrain)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_BahrainInternational Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_to_End_Violence_Against_Sex_WorkersKurdish Flag Day (Global Kurdish population)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_KurdistanNational Day (Bhutan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_BhutanPan American Aviation Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_American_Aviation_DayWright Brothers Day, a United States federal observance by Presidential proclamation
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Brothers_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
17.12.1811
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1811 is a normal year and no leap year.