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May 17, 1888

May 17, 1888, was a Thursday. It was 136 years, 7 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Facts

This date occurred 49,893 days ago. Approximately 1,663 months have passed. It was the 138th day of 1888, in week 20. The decade was the 1880s. Everyone who was born on this day is now dead. 1888 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. We have gone through approximately 554 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 17, 1888, will have the star sign Taurus.
  • Zodiac Element: Earth.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1888 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 2.
  • Native American Zodiac: May 17, 1888 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

Celebrity birthdays

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

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Actor Deceased
Born on May 17, 1936
He was born exactly 48 years after this date.

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Actor Deceased
Born on May 17, 1955
He was born exactly 67 years after this date.

Bob Saget

Bob Saget

Comedian / Actor Deceased
Born on May 17, 1956
He was born exactly 68 years after this date.

Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard

Boxer
Born on May 17, 1956
He was born exactly 68 years after this date.

Enya

Enya

Irish singer
Born on May 17, 1961
She was born exactly 73 years after this date.

Tahj Mowry

Tahj Mowry

Actor
Born on May 17, 1986
He was born exactly 98 years after this date.

Charlotte Crosby

Charlotte Crosby

English TV personality
Born on May 17, 1990
She was born exactly 102 years after this date.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on May 17:

USA

US President

Grover Cleveland was the President of the United States on May 17, 1888.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on May 17, 1888 was most likely conceived around August 25, 1887.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 17, 1888 is close to February 7, 1889.

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Stats for May 17, 1888

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 17, 1888:

  • 49,893 days have passed since this date.
  • 7,127 weeks have passed.
  • 4,310,753,679 seconds have passed since May 17, 1888.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 5,029,212,626 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 2,224,348,898,364 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 718,458,947 times.
  • You have taken approximately 370,724,816 steps. That's roughly 164,767 miles.
  • 51,729,044 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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