Funny Birthday Facts About May 17, 1996
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What day were you born on May 17, 1996?
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Countdown to Your 30th Birthday
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What day was May 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 29th birthday on Saturday. How was your 29th 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 10,000 days old
Did you know that people born on May 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
10,618 Days
1,392 Weeks
348 Months
29 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 339 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 30 years old. There have been 10618 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3540 days, which is equivalent to 9.7 years. You spent 33.45% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday | 30 Years Old |
| 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 |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for May 17, 1996?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1886 | John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (b. 1804) |
| 1888 | Giacomo Zanella, Italian priest and poet (b. 1820) |
| 1911 | Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (b. 1836) |
| 1916 | Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, Russian physicist and seismologist (b. 1862) |
| 1917 | Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (b. 1829) |
| 1917 | Clara Ayres, American nurse (b. 1880) |
| 1919 | Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist, author, and poet (b. 1848) |
| 1921 | Karl Mantzius, Danish actor and director (b. 1860) |
| 1922 | Dorothy Levitt, English racing driver and journalist (b. 1882) |
| 1927 | Harold Geiger, American pilot and lieutenant (b. 1884) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1954 | The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools. |
| 1967 | Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt. |
| 1969 | Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure. |
| 1973 | Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate. |
| 1974 | Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall. |
| 1974 | The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. |
| 1977 | Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (later renamed Chuck E. Cheese) in San Jose, California. |
| 1980 | General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations. |
| 1980 | On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru. |
| 1983 | Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. |
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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