Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 17
May 17, 2025 is the 137th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 228 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 17
- 1536 –George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
- 1642 –Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve (1612–1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
- 1915 –The last British Liberal Party government (led by Herbert Henry Asquith) falls.
- 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.
- 1943 –World War II: the Dambuster Raids by No. 617 Squadron RAF on German dams.
- 1969 –Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.
- 1974 –Dublin and Monaghan bombings: Thirty-three civilians are killed when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) explodes car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.
- 1987 –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.
- 1990 –The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
- 2006 –The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
Who were born on May 17?
- 1155 –Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)
- 1749 –Edward Jenner, English medical researcher (d. 1823)
- 1836 –Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player (d. 1900)
- 1946 –Udo Lindenberg, German musician
- 1956 –Bob Saget, American actor
- 1962 –Craig Ferguson, Scottish actor and comedian
- 1970 –Jordan Knight, American singer (New Kids on the Block)
- 1971 –Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
- 1978 –John Foster, American baseball player
- 1978 –Paddy Kenny, Irish football goalkeeper
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