The 137th day of the year, the 138th in a leap year
Born on 17 May
Every 17 May birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Taurus, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- TaurusEarth, fixed, ruled by Venus.
- Birthstone
- EmeraldThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, HawthornUsually taken today to mean returning happiness and hope.
- Most common weekdays
- Tuesday and Sunday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 17 May in any year.
Which weekday 17 May falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 17 May falls on every day of the week: Tuesday 16, Sunday 16, Monday 15, Wednesday 15, Thursday 15, Saturday 15, Friday 15.
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How common a birthday 17 May is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,823 babies were born on 17 May in each year of the twenty, making it the 145th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 17 May
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Jenner | 1749–1823 | English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination |
| Enya | 1961– | Irish singer |
| Henri Barbusse | 1873–1935 | French author |
| Erik Satie | 1866–1925 | French composer and pianist |
| Alfonso XIII | 1886–1941 | King of Spain from 1886 to 1931 |
| Dennis Hopper | 1936–2010 | American actor and film director |
| Bob Saget | 1956–2022 | American stand-up comedian |
| Bill Paxton | 1955–2017 | American actor and filmmaker |
| Janez Drnovšek | 1950–2008 | Slovenian politician |
| Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | 1971– | queen consort of the Netherlands |
| Odd Hassel | 1897–1981 | Norwegian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate |
| Birgit Nilsson | 1918–2005 | Swedish opera singer |
| Tony Parker | 1982– | French basketball player |
| Mohamed Nasheed | 1967– | Maldivian politician, President of the Maldives from 2008 to 2012 |
| Nikki Reed | 1988– | American actress |
| Alan Kay | 1940– | American computer scientist |
| Trent Reznor | 1965– | American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and composer |
| Sugar Ray Leonard | 1956– | American boxer |
Died on 17 May
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Sandro Botticelli | 1445–1510 | Italian painter |
| Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord | 1754–1838 | French diplomat |
| Catherine I of Russia | 1684–1727 | Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727 |
| Gunnar Myrdal | 1898–1987 | Swedish economist |
| Donna Summer | 1948–2012 | American singer |
| Jorge Rafael Videla | 1925–2013 | de facto President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981 |
| Vangelis | 1943–2022 | Greek composer |
| Gerald Edelman | 1929–2014 | American biologist |
| False Dmitry I | died 1606 | Tsar of Russia; died 17 May in the Julian calendar, which is 27 May in the Gregorian |
| John Jay | 1745–1829 | Founding Father, U.S. Chief Justice from 1789 to 1795 |
| John C. Breckinridge | 1821–1875 | vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861 |
| Paul Dukas | 1865–1935 | French composer |
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