May 17, 1840

May 17, 1840, was a Sunday. It was 184 years, 5 months, and 30 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 67,389 days ago. Approximately 2,246 months have passed. It was the 138th day of 1840, in week 20. The decade was the 1840s. Everyone who was born on this day is now dead. 1840 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. We have gone through approximately 749 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 17, 1840, will have the star sign Taurus.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1840 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
Native American Zodiac: May 17, 1840 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 17.

Dennis Hopper

Actor Deceased
Born on May 17, 1936
He was born exactly 96 years after this date.

Bill Paxton

Actor Deceased
Born on May 17, 1955
He was born exactly 115 years after this date.

Bob Saget

Comedian / Actor Deceased
Born on May 17, 1956
He was born exactly 116 years after this date.

Sugar Ray Leonard

Boxer
Born on May 17, 1956
He was born exactly 116 years after this date.

Enya

Irish singer
Born on May 17, 1961
She was born exactly 121 years after this date.

Tahj Mowry

Actor
Born on May 17, 1986
He was born exactly 146 years after this date.

Charlotte Crosby

English TV personality
Born on May 17, 1990
She was born exactly 150 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on May 17:

Constitution Day (Norway)

US President

Martin Van Buren was the President of the United States on May 17, 1840.

UK Prime Minister

William Lamb was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on May 17, 1840 was most likely conceived around August 25, 1839.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 17, 1840 is close to February 7, 1841.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 17, 1840:

67,389 days have passed since this date.
9,627 weeks have passed.
5,822,408,079 seconds have passed since May 17, 1840.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 6,792,809,426 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 3,004,362,568,764 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 970,401,347 times.
You have taken approximately 500,727,095 steps. That's roughly 222,545 miles.
69,868,897 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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