Funny Birthday Facts About May 17, 1996
Did you know that May 17, 1996 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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What day were you born on May 17, 1996?
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Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
10,822 Days
1,420 Weeks
355 Months
29 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 500 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 31 years old. There have been 10822 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3608 days, which is equivalent to 9.88 years. You spent 34.07% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Monday | 31 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 32 Years Old |
| 2029 | Thursday | 33 Years Old |
| 2030 | Friday | 34 Years Old |
| 2031 | Saturday | 35 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 36 Years Old |
| 2033 | Tuesday | 37 Years Old |
| 2034 | Wednesday | 38 Years Old |
| 2035 | Thursday | 39 Years Old |
| 2036 | Saturday | 40 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 17, 1996?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 17
If you were born on May 17, 1996, your birthstone is the emerald. In this month of May, your birthday, you are born with a quick wit, a high intelligence, and an intuition. It is said that people born in May will have a good memory and intelligence if they wear the emerald. It represents the goddess of love and beauty.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Ernest Nash, German-American photographer and scholar (b. 1898) |
| 1977 | Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral and pilot (b. 1892) |
| 1980 | Gündüz Kılıç, Turkish football player and coach (b. 1918) |
| 1985 | Abe Burrows, American director, composer, and author (b. 1910) |
| 1987 | Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, sociologist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898) |
| 1992 | Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (b. 1903) |
| 1995 | Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1912) |
| 1996 | Kevin Gilbert, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1966) |
| 1999 | Bruce Fairbairn, Canadian trumpet player and producer (b. 1949) |
| 1999 | Lembit Oll, Estonian chess Grandmaster (b. 1966) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds [1.9 kt]), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request. |
| 1984 | Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture. |
| 1987 | Iran-Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew. |
| 1990 | The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases. |
| 1992 | Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests. |
| 1994 | Malawi holds its first multi-party elections. |
| 1995 | Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage. |
| 1997 | Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| 2000 | Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen |
| 2004 | The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts. |
Popular Baby Name on May 17, 1996
In 1996, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 38,365 baby boys were named Michael in 1996. The rest were named Matthew, Jacob, Christopher and Joshua. While the popular baby girl name in 1996 was Emily. There were 25,151 baby girls named Emily that year. While the rest were named Jessica, Ashley, Sarah and Samantha. 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 1996 there were 5,824,891,931 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 485,407,661. This shows that there were 485,407,661 babies born every month in 1996. It can also be concluded that there are 16,180,256 babies born every day and 11,237 babies born every minute which is mean that 188 babies born every second in the year 1996. Maybe one of them is you.
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