Tuesday May 17, 1983
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

May 17, 1983: Day of the Week

May 17, 1983 was the 137th day of the year 1983 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 228 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

A person born on this day will be 40 years old today. If that same person saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $6,560.00 today.

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Here’s the May 1983 calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 1983 calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Pig is the mythical animal and Water is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).

May 17, 1983 Historical Event(s)

1983
Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
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), in response to the Appalachian Observer’s Freedom of Information Act request.

Who were born on May 17, 1983?

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Channing Frye, American basketball player
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Chris Henry, American football player (d. 2009)
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Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
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Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer

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