Born on April 17th, 1887
Weekday
Sunday
April 17th, 1887 was a Sunday.
Age
People born on April 17th, 1887 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 137 years old this year (2024).
Zodiac
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Aries (The Ram)
March 21st, 1887 - April 20th, 1887
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 50,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 948 days, exactly on December 4th, 2026, people who were born on April 17th, 1887 will be 51,000 days old!
50,052 Days
7,150 Weeks
1,644 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on April 17th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 17th
Born on April 17th, 1887
Clodomiro Picado
Costa Rican scientist (1887-1944)
*April 17th, 1887, San Marcos †May 16th, 1944, San JoséSame Day
Who's birthday is on April 17th?
63 Pete Shelley
British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)
*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn
87 Alain Poher
French politician (1909-1996)
*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, ParisThornton Wilder
American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)
*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, Hamden
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61 Roddy Piper
Canadian professional wrestler (1954-2015)
*April 17th, 1954, Saskatoon †July 31st, 2015, Hollywood.jpg "David Bradley")
Charles Brabin
British-American film director (1882–1957)
*April 17th, 1883, Liverpool †November 3rd, 1957, Santa Monica
90 Gebhard Müller
German politician (1900-1990)
*April 17th, 1900, Eberhardzell †August 7th, 1990, Stuttgart_(Hon.Sirimavo_Bandaranaike_with_Hon.Lalith_Athulathmudali_Crop).jpg "Sirimavo Bandaranaike")
84 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000
*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo
79 Otto Lederer
American actor (1886-1965)
*April 17th, 1886, Prague †September 3rd, 1965, Woodland Hills
63 William Holden
American actor (1918–1981)
*April 17th, 1918, O'Fallon †November 12th, 1981, Santa Monica.png "Jennifer Garner")
Lindsay Anderson
British feature-film, theatre and documentary director and film critic (1923-1994)
*April 17th, 1923, Bengaluru †August 30th, 1994, AngoulêmeSame year
Born in 1887
77 Le Corbusier
Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886-1965)
*October 6th, 1887, La Chaux-de-Fonds †August 27th, 1965, Roquebrune-Cap-MartinPierre Taittinger
French politician
*October 4th, 1887, 18th arrondissement of Paris †January 22nd, 1965, Paris
88 Saint-John Perse
French poet and diplomat
*May 31st, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre †September 20th, 1975, Hyères
73 Erwin Schrödinger
Austrian physicist (1887–1961)
*August 12th, 1887, Vienna †January 4th, 1961, Vienna
97 Marc Chagall
Belarusian-born French artist (1887–1985)
*July 14th, 1887, Vitebsk †March 28th, 1985, Saint-Paul-de-Vence
95 Arthur Rubinstein
Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)
*January 28th, 1887, Łódź †December 20th, 1982, Geneva
32 John Reed
American journalist, poet, and communist activist
*October 22nd, 1887, Portland †October 17th, 1920, Moscow
107 George Abbott
American writer and director (1887-1995)
*June 25th, 1887, Chautauqua County †January 31st, 1995, Miami Beach
95 Lynn Fontanne
British actress (1887–1983)
*December 6th, 1887, London †July 30th, 1983, Waukesha County
69 Josef Lada
Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957)
*December 17th, 1887, Hrusice †December 14th, 1957, Prague_ca._1915.jpg "Joseph Lamb")
72 Joseph Lamb
American composer of ragtime music
*December 6th, 1887, Montclair †September 3rd, 1960, Brooklyn
62 Carmen Lyra
Costa Rican politician and writer
*January 15th, 1887, San José †May 14th, 1949, Mexico City
79 Lajos Áprily
Hungarian poet/translator/recipient:1954 Attila József Prize
*November 14th, 1887, Brașov †August 6th, 1967, BudapestChiang Kai-shek
Chinese politician and military leader (1887–1975)
*October 31st, 1887, Xikou †April 5th, 1975, Taipei
69 Huntley Gordon
Canadian actor (1887-1956)
*October 8th, 1887, Montreal †December 7th, 1956, Van Nuys.jpg "Carlos Dávila")
68 Carlos Dávila
Chilean diplomat, journalist and politician (1887-1955)
*September 15th, 1887, Los Ángeles †October 19th, 1955, Washington, D.C.
81 Boris Karloff
English actor (1887–1969)
*November 23rd, 1887, Dulwich †February 2nd, 1969, Midhurst
98 Georgia O'Keeffe
American modernist artist (1887–1986)
*November 15th, 1887, Sun Prairie †March 6th, 1986, Santa Fe
58 Vidkun Quisling
Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator (1887–1945)
*July 18th, 1887, Fyresdal †October 24th, 1945, Akershus FortressBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on April 17th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 17th.
April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Evacuation Day (Syria), celebrates the recognition of the independence of Syria from France in 1946.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(Syria)FAO Day (Iraq)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_IraqFlag Day (American Samoa)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_American_SamoaMalbec World Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbec_World_DayWomen's Day (Gabon)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_GabonWorld Hemophilia Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Federation_of_HemophiliaDate as a Roman numeral / digit
17.4.1887
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1887 is a normal year and no leap year.