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May 17, 1979 Birthday Facts

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What day was my birthday May 17, 1979?

Cool Info NinjaMay 17, 1979 was a Thursday and it was the 137th day of the year 1979. It was the 20th Thursday of that year. The next time you can reuse your old 1979 calendar will be in 2029. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a lunisolar calendar.

What day is May 17 this year?

The day of the week of your birthday this year is Friday. Next year it will be Saturday and two years from now it will be Sunday. You can check the calendars below if you’re planning what to do on your birthday.

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How many days until my next birthday?

There are 31 days left before your next birthday. You will be 45 years old when that day comes. There have been 16,406 days from the day you were born up to today. If you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth, then you have slept a total of 5,469 days or 14.97 years. You spent 33% of your life sleeping. Since night and day always follow each other, there were precisely 555 full moons after you were born up to this day. How many of them did you see? The next full moon that you can see will be on April 23 at 23:51:00 GMT – Tuesday.

 Fun stat: Your first one billion seconds (1,000,000,000) happened sometime on January 23, 2011.

How old are you in dog years?

If a dog named Essie - a Tibetan Mastiff breed, was born on the same date as you then it will be 248 dog years old today. A dog’s first human year is equal to 15 dog years. Dogs age differently depending on breed and size. When you reach the age of 6 Essie will be 45 dog years old. From that point forward a large-sized dog like Essie will age 5-6 dog years for every human year.

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Which celebrity shares my birthday?

You might be happy to know that the following celebrities share your birthday. The list was randomly chosen and arranged in chronological order.

  • 1936
    Dennis Hopper
  • 1941
    Grace Zabriskie
  • 1958
    Paul Di'Anno
  • 1966
    Hill Harper
  • 1970
    Angelica Agurbash
  • 1973
    Matthew McGrory
  • 1982
    Kaye Abad
  • 1990
    Leven Rambin
  • 1991
    Adil Omar
  • 1998
    Mio Tomonaga

View the complete list of May 17 celebrity birthdays.

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Who are the famous May 17 birthdays?

Here’s a short list of famous people in history who were born on May 17.

  • 1768
    Caroline of Brunswick (d. 1821)
  • 1904
    Marie-Anne Desmarest, French author (d. 1973)
  • 1906
    Zinka Milanov, Croatian-American soprano and educator (d. 1989)
  • 1919
    Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
  • 1926
    David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish soldier and politician
  • 1938
    Pervis Jackson, American singer (The Spinners) (d. 2008)
  • 1952
    Howard Hampton, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • 1957
    Anne Main, Welsh-English educator and politician
  • 1969
    Keith Hill, English footballer and manager
  • 1985
    Matt Ryan, American football player

View the complete list of May 17 famous birthdays.

What happened on my birthday – May 17th?

These were the events that made history that coincide with your birthday.

  • 1792
    The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
  • 1865
    The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1954
    The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
  • 1990
    The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
  • 1994
    Malawi holds its first multi-party elections.
  • 1997
    Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • 2007
    Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.

View the complete list of May 17 historical events.

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What does my birthday May 17, 1979 mean?

Your birthday numbers 5, 17, and 1979 reveal that your Life Path number is 3. It represents vision, imagination and joy of living. You possess a great talent for creativity and self expression.

The following celebrities also have the same life path number: María Julia Mantilla, Eyedea, Tyson Houseman, Aziz M. Osman, Cindy Carol, Danny Bhoy, Dave Dutton, Dominique Sanda, Katherine MacGregor, Pedro Macedo Camacho.

What is the birthday horoscope for May 17, 1979?

The Western zodiac or sun sign of a person born on May 17 is Taurus (The Bull) – a fixed sign with Earth as Western element. The ruling planet is Venus – the planet of love and beauty. According to the ancient art of Chinese astrology (or Eastern zodiac), Sheep is the mythical animal and Earth is the Eastern element of a person born on May 17, 1979.

What is the birthstone for May 17?

Emerald is the modern birthstone for the month of May while Sapphire is the mystical birth stone (based on Tibetan origin). The zodiac gemstone for Taurus is sapphire. Lastly, the birthday stone for the day of the week ‘Thursday’ is sapphire.

 Fun fact: The birth flower for 17th May 1979 is Lily of the Valley for purity.

May 17th Birthday Wish

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What is a good birthday trivia for May 17?

In a room of 23 people there’s a 50% chance of two individuals having the same birthday (month and day only and not a leap year). The chance increases to 99.9% if there are 70 people in the room. You need at least 253 people in the room if you want someone to have the same birthday as you with 50% probability. This is called the birthday paradox or birthday problem. Try it out on your classroom, office, or sports team and confirm how many people share the same birthday.

 Fun stat: The world population in the year of your birth is 4,379,013,942. (U.S. Census Bureau)

What was the number one song on my birthday?

The number-one hit song in the U.S. at the day of your birth was Reunited by Peaches & Herb as compiled by Billboard Hot 100 (May 19, 1979). Ask your parents if they know this popular song.

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What were you in your past life?

I do not know how you feel about this, but you were a male ♂ in your last earthly incarnation. You were born somewhere around the territory of USA South-East approximately on 1575. Your profession was teacher, mathematician, geologist.

Your brief psychological profile in that past life: You’re always involved with all new things. You have always loved changes, especially in art, music, cooking.

Lessons that your last past life brought to present: There is the invisible connection between material and spiritual world. Your lesson – to search, to find and to use this bridge.

Can you remember who you were?

How many babies were born on May 17, 1979?

Base on the data published by the United Nations Population Division, an estimated 123,688,258 babies were born throughout the world in the year 1979. The estimated number of babies born on 17th May 1979 is 338,872. That’s equivalent to 235 babies every minute. Try to imagine if all of them are crying at the same time.

What is the popular baby name on 17 May 1979?

In the United States, the most popular baby name is Jennifer. This name was given to 56,718 baby girls. For the boys it’s Michael. This name was recorded 67,733 times in the year 1979. Any chance you are Jennifer or Michael? (Source: ssa.gov)

News headline for Florida Man May 17

What’s your bizarre Florida Man story? The #FloridaManChallenge is breaking the Internet and social media. Some crazy men, women, or creatures from the Sunshine State are making headlines every day of the year including your birthday. Try this fun exercise. Pick your search engine of choice and type in “florida man May 17” and see what kind of wild news headline you will get. This viral craze started in 2013 and gets resurrected now and then. The latest was from Tumblr and found its way to Twitter. As they say, the rest is history.

Roman Numerals for May 17, 1979

Your birthday in Roman numerals using DD.MM.YYYY notation is:

XVII.V.MCMLXXIX

May 17, 1979 Birthday Facts Summary

Here’s a quick list of all the fun birthday facts about May 17, 1979. Celebrities, famous birthdays, historical events, and past life were excluded.

  • Day index: 137th day of 1979
  • Day of week: Thursday
  • Day of week birthstone: Sapphire
  • Week index: 20th Thursday of 1979
  • Next same calendar year: 2029
  • Day of week this year: Friday
  • Day of week next year: Saturday
  • Day of week in 2026: Sunday
  • Days until next birthday: 31 days
  • Age on next birthday: 45 years old
  • Days since birth: 16,406 days
  • Days spent sleeping: 5,469 days
  • Years spent sleeping: 14.97 years
  • Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
  • Full moons since birth: 555
  • Next full moon: April 23 at 23:51:00 GMT – Tuesday
  • First one billion seconds: Sometime on January 23, 2011
  • Age in dog years: 248 dog years old using a Tibetan Mastiff breed
  • Life path number and meaning: 3 – It represents vision, imagination and joy of living. You possess a great talent for creativity and self expression.
  • Western zodiac sign: Taurus (The Bull)
  • Western zodiac element: Earth
  • Western zodiac sign quality: Fixed
  • Western zodiac ruling planet: Venus – the planet of love and beauty
  • Western zodiac gemstone: Sapphire
  • Eastern zodiac animal: Sheep
  • Eastern zodiac element: Earth
  • Modern birthstone: Emerald
  • Mystical birthstone: Sapphire (based on Tibetan origin)
  • Birth flower: Lily of the Valley for purity
  • 1979 world population: 4,379,013,942
  • Number one song: Reunited by Peaches & Herb (May 19, 1979)
  • Babies born in 1979: 123,688,258
  • Babies born in 1979 every day: 338,872
  • Babies born in 1979 every minute: 235
  • Popular girl’s name: Jennifer – 56,718 babies
  • Popular boy’s name: Michael – 67,733 babies
  • Roman numerals: XVII.V.MCMLXXIX

Share Cool InfoTry another birth date of someone you know or try the birthday of these celebrities: April 9, 1973 – Spencer Rice, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter; May 17, 1918 – Birgit Nilsson, Swedish soprano and actress (d. 2005); August 5, 1980 – Vatsal Sheth, Indian actor.

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