Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Saturday, April 17, 1971:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Friday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › Fiddler on the Roof
🎮 Number one video game › The Oregon Trail
🎵 Number one song › "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night
🐖 Chinese Zodiac › Pig
☀️ Sun Sign › Aries
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Mars ♂
🐼 Spirit Animal › Hawk
🔢 Life Path Number › 3
🌼 Birth flower › Sweet Pea/Daisy
🪨 Birthstone › Diamond
📅 Lucky day › Tuesday ⬤Power Color › Red
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.36
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 3,775,790,900 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 31,329,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 479,342,880 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,255,731,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,289,608,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 394,752,960 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on December 24, 2002.
What happened on my birthday
1387
Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" characters begin their pilgrimage to Canterbury (according to scholars).
1492
Christopher Columbus signs a contract with the Spanish monarchs to find the "Indies" with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism. This promises him 10% of all riches found, and the governorship of any lands encountered.
1895
Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed ending the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95).
1961
1,400 Cuban exiles land in Bay of Pigs in a doomed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro.
1982
Proclamation of the Constitution Act by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
Famous people with my birthday
1940
Billy Fury [Ronald Wycherley], British rock singer ("When Will You Say I Love You"; "Halfway To Paradise") and actor (That'll Be The Day)
1975
Gabriel Soto, Mexican actor and model
1996
Dee Dee Davis, American actress
1967
Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-Scottish actor (Desmond Hume-Lost)
1976
Alex Nesic, Serbian-French-American actor
1966
Vikram [Kennedy John Victor], Indian actor (I)
1995
Paulie Litt, American actor
1959
(Shaun) "Sean" Bean, English actor (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Game of Thrones)
Holidays on Saturday, April 17th
There's Nothing Like a Dame Day
"There's Nothing Like a Dame Day" on April 17 celebrates women in theater and movies, inspired by famous actresses and highlighting the honor of being named a Dame in the UK for outstanding contributions.
Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah is a day when Jews around the world remember the 6 million Jews who were killed by Hitler and his followers during the Holocaust, ensuring we never forget this tragic part of history.
No Limits for Deaf Children Day
"No Limits for Deaf Children Day, celebrated every May 17th, is a special day to show that deaf kids can achieve anything with the right support, shining a light on their talents and potential."
Orthodox Easter Monday
Orthodox Easter Monday, also called "Bright Monday" or "Monday of Renewal," is celebrated by Orthodox Christians as a continuation of Easter, marking Jesus Christ's resurrection, and it falls on a different date than Catholic Easter due to different calendars used.
National Kickball Day
National Kickball Day, celebrated on April 17th, is a day dedicated to enjoying the globally loved game of kickball, a mix of soccer and baseball, that encourages everyone to gather in parks and have fun kicking balls and running bases.
