Funny Birthday Facts About May 17, 1942
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What day were you born on May 17, 1942?
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Countdown to Your 84th Birthday
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What day was May 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 83rd birthday on Saturday. How was your 83rd birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
FYI: You are more than 30,000 days old
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Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
30,342 Days
3,984 Weeks
996 Months
83 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 339 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 84 years old. There have been 30342 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 10114 days, which is equivalent to 27.71 years. You spent 33.39% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday | 84 Years Old |
| 2027 | Monday | 85 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 86 Years Old |
| 2029 | Thursday | 87 Years Old |
| 2030 | Friday | 88 Years Old |
| 2031 | Saturday | 89 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 90 Years Old |
| 2033 | Tuesday | 91 Years Old |
| 2034 | Wednesday | 92 Years Old |
| 2035 | Thursday | 93 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 17, 1942?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 17
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Famous People Born on May 17
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on May 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Yelena Gorchakova, Russian javelin thrower (d. 2002) |
| 1934 | Earl Morrall, American football player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1934 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel, German educator and politician (d. 2022) |
| 1934 | Ronald Wayne, American computer scientist, co-founded Apple Computer |
| 1935 | Dennis Potter, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994) |
| 1936 | Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (d. 2010) |
| 1937 | Hazel R. O'Leary, American lawyer and politician, 7th United States Secretary of Energy |
| 1938 | Jason Bernard, American actor (d. 1996) |
| 1938 | Marcia Freedman, Israeli activist |
| 1938 | Pervis Jackson, American R&B bass singer (d. 2008) |
Famous People Died on May 17
Did you know that on May 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Donald Coggan, English archbishop (b. 1909) |
| 2001 | Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author (b. 1908) |
| 2001 | Jacques-Louis Lions, French mathematician (b. 1928) |
| 2002 | Aşık Mahzuni Şerif, Turkish poet and composer (b. 1940) |
| 2002 | László Kubala, Hungarian-Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1927) |
| 2004 | Ezzedine Salim, Iraqi politician (b. 1943) |
| 2004 | Jørgen Nash, Danish poet and painter (b. 1920) |
| 2004 | Tony Randall, American actor (b. 1920) |
| 2005 | Frank Gorshin, American actor (b. 1934) |
| 2006 | Cy Feuer, American director, producer, and composer (b. 1911) |
Historical Events on May 17
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1900 | The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister. |
| 1902 | Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer. |
| 1914 | The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty. |
| 1915 | The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls. |
| 1933 | Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway. |
| 1937 | Spanish Civil War: The Largo Caballero government resigns in the wake of the Barcelona May Days, leading Juan Negrín to form a government, without the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, in its stead. |
| 1939 | The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City. |
| 1940 | World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium. |
| 1943 | World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF. |
| 1953 | Delta Air Lines Flight 318 crashes near Marshall, Texas, killing 19. |
Popular Baby Name on May 17, 1942
In 1942, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 77,174 baby boys were named James in 1942. The rest were named Robert, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1942 was Mary. There were 63,256 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Barbara, Patricia, Linda and Carol. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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