Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Taurus.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2009 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
Native American Zodiac: The 17th of May, 2009 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Age: Anyone born on the 17th of May, 2009, will be 9 years of age.
American Format: 05-17-2009 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 2009-05-17. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "20090517" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1242514800.
Holidays
National holidays and famous events that fall on the 17th of May:
Constitution Day (Norway)
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 17th of May, 2009:
United States: Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
United Kingdom: Number 1 - Tinchy Strider
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "Angels & Demons" was at the top of the box office on this date.
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 17th of May, 2009.
Facebook
During this period, Facebook experienced massive growth, becoming the most popular social network in the world.
Dubstep
Throughout 2009, a dance music genre called Dubstep began to soar in popularity.
Cheryl Cole
English singer Cheryl Cole is named as FHM's sexiest woman in 2009 and 2010.
Time Person of the Year 2009
Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke is named as the Time Person of the Year 2009.
Swine Flu
Throughout much of 2009, there was public concern as heavy media coverage focused on the spread of a Swine Flu pandemic.
Weather
Weather information for the 17th of May, 2009:
Dublin, Ireland: It was 11.2 degrees Celsius. There was heavy rain. It was a windy day. It was a cloudy day.
New York, USA: Temperature: 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit. 8.89 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0.76cm.
Enter your date of birth below to find out how old you were on the 17th of May, 2009.
Videos
Looking for some nostalgia? Here are some Youtube videos relating to the 17th of May, 2009. Please note that videos are automatically selected by Youtube and that results may vary! Click on the "Load Next Video" button to view the next video in the search playlist. In many cases, you'll find episodes of old TV shows, documentaries, music videos and soap dramas.
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Visualize
Visualize the days that have passed since the 17th of May, 2009. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.
Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 17th of May, 2009.
3,567 days have passed since this date.
308,192,400 seconds have passed since the 17th of May, 2009.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 359,557,800 times.
Since the 17th of May, 2009, earth has travelled approximately 159,027,278,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 51,365,400 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 26,504,546 steps. That's about 11,780 miles!
Since this date, 3,698,309 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
Translations
Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Sunday" in other languages is:
German: Sonntag.
French: Dimanche.
Italian: Domenica.
Spanish: Domingo.
Portuguese: Domingo.
Comments
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