Funny Birthday Facts About May 17, 1979
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What day were you born on May 17, 1979?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Thursday, 17
Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
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What day was May 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 46th birthday on Saturday. How was your 46th 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 17,000 days old
Did you know that people born on May 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
17,025 Days
2,236 Weeks
559 Months
46 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 142 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 17025 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5675 days, which is equivalent to 15.55 years. You spent 33.8% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday | 47 Years Old |
| 2027 | Monday | 48 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 49 Years Old |
| 2029 | Thursday | 50 Years Old |
| 2030 | Friday | 51 Years Old |
| 2031 | Saturday | 52 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 53 Years Old |
| 2033 | Tuesday | 54 Years Old |
| 2034 | Wednesday | 55 Years Old |
| 2035 | Thursday | 56 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 17, 1979?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Robert N. Thompson, American-Canadian chiropractor and politician (d. 1997) |
| 1918 | Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (d. 2005) |
| 1918 | Joan Benham, English actress (d. 1981) |
| 1919 | Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2007) |
| 1919 | Gustav Naan, Russian-Estonian physicist and philosopher (d. 1994) |
| 1920 | Harry Männil, Estonian-Venezuelan businessman, co-founded ACO Group (d. 2010) |
| 1921 | Bob Merrill, American composer and screenwriter (d. 1998) |
| 1921 | Dennis Brain, English horn player (d. 1957) |
| 1922 | Jean Rédélé, French racing driver, founded Alpine (d. 2007) |
| 1923 | Michael Beetham, English commander and pilot (d. 2015) |
Famous People Died on May 17
Did you know that on May 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1606 | False Dmitriy I, pretender to the Russian throne (b. 1582) |
| 1607 | Anna d'Este, French princess (b. 1531) |
| 1626 | Joan Pau Pujol, Catalan organist and composer (b. 1570) |
| 1643 | Giovanni Picchi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1571) |
| 1727 | Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684) |
| 1729 | Samuel Clarke, English clergyman and philosopher (b. 1675) |
| 1765 | Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (b. 1713) |
| 1797 | Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright and composer (b. 1719) |
| 1801 | William Heberden, English physician and scholar (b. 1710) |
| 1807 | John Gunby, American general (b. 1745) |
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, 1979
In 1979, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,742 baby boys were named Michael in 1979. The rest were named Christopher, Jason, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1979 was Jennifer. There were 56,716 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Melissa, Amanda, Jessica and Amy. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 1979 there were 4,380,506,185 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 365,042,183. This shows that there were 365,042,183 babies born every month in 1979. It can also be concluded that there are 12,168,073 babies born every day and 8,451 babies born every minute which is mean that 141 babies born every second in the year 1979. Maybe one of them is you.
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