You are 46 Years, 08 Months, 2 Days old from January 19, 2026. You were born on Thursday and have been alive for 17049 days, your next Birthday will be after 03 Months, 28 Days or Your next birthday is in 118 days. You can see detailed informations about your birthdate below.
| Date Of Birth | May 17, 1979 (Thursday) |
|---|---|
| Age From Date: | January 19, 2026 (Monday) |
| Age: | 46 Years, 08 Months, 2 Days |
| Birth Day Of The Week: | Thursday |
| Age In Months: | 560 Months 2 Day(s) |
| Age In Weeks: | 2435 Weeks 2 Day(s) |
| Age In Days: | 17049 Days |
| Age In Hours: | 409185 Hours (approx.) |
| Age In Minutes: | 24551091 Minutes (approx.) |
| Age In Seconds: | 1473065458 Seconds (approx.) |
| Next Birthday | May 17, 2026 (Sunday) |
| Next Birthday After: | 03 Months, 28 Days |
| Is My Birth Year Leap Year? | Year 1979 is not a leap year. |
May 17, 1979 Birthday Facts | |
| Do you want to know your zodiac sign? | Your zodiac sign, if your date of birth is May 17, 1979, is Taurus.
Famous people with Taurus zodiac sign? |
| Century: | You were born in the 20th century |
| Birthday in Roman numerals | V.XVII.MCMLXXIX
May 17, 1979 in roman numerals? |
| What is your age in roman numerals? | Years: XLVI Months: VIII Days: II |
| Birth Date Season: | You were born in Spring |
| Chinese zodiac sign: | You were born in the Chinese year of the Earth Goat
When is the Chinese Year of the Goat? |
Find out how many days you have been alive, what day of the week you were born on, and how long you have lived in days weeks months and years since your birth date. Chronological Age measures how old you are defined as how many years you have lived since birth.
The information above is calculated using UTC timezone where the date and time is Monday, January 19, 2026 08:50:58Here is a random list who born on May 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer |
| 1901 | Werner Egk, German pianist and composer (d. 1983) |
| 1906 | Zinka Milanov, Croatian-American soprano and educator (d. 1989) |
| 1990 | Guido Pella, Argentine tennis player |
| 1895 | Reinhold Saulmann, Estonian sprinter and bandy player (d. 1936) |
| 1893 | Frederick McKinley Jones, American inventor and entrepreneur (d. 1961) |
| 1919 | Gustav Naan, Russian-Estonian physicist and philosopher (d. 1994) |
| 1943 | Sirajuddin of Perlis, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia |
| 1954 | Michael Roberts, South African-English jockey |
| 1970 | Hubert Davis, American basketball player and coach |
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on May 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (b. 1924) |
| 1395 | Konstantin Dejanović/Constantine Dragaš, Serbian ruler (b. 1355) |
| 1729 | Samuel Clarke, English clergyman and philosopher (b. 1675) |
| 1934 | Cass Gilbert, American architect (b. 1859) |
| 1977 | Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral and pilot (b. 1892) |
| 528 | Empress Dowager Hu of Northern Wei |
| 1943 | Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (b. 1864) |
| 1999 | Bruce Fairbairn, Canadian trumpet player and producer (b. 1949) |
| 1951 | William Birdwood, Anglo-Indian field marshal (b. 1865) |
| 1992 | Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (b. 1903) |
Here is a list of some events happened on May 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1875 | Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75). |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 1902 | Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 1914 | The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty. |
| 1536 | Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled. |
| 2000 | Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen |
| 1805 | Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt. |