January 17, 1978

Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Tuesday, January 17, 1978:

🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Saturday
🎂 How many days until my birthday

Countdown time to your next birthday:


🍿 Number one movie › Grease
🎮 Number one video game › Space Invaders
🎵 Number one song › "Baby Come Back" by Player

🐎 Chinese Zodiac › Horse
☀️ Sun Sign › Capricorn
🌎 Zodiac Element › Earth
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Saturn ♄
🐼 Spirit Animal › Goose

🔢 Life Path Number › 7
🌼 Birth flower › Carnation
🪨 Birthstone › Garnet
📅 Lucky day › Saturday
Power Color › Grey

Gas price per gallon › $0.63





🏛️ President of United States
🌎 World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org

⚡️ You’ve traveled over 27,377,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 418,877,280 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,971,187,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,874,648,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 344,957,760 breaths since your birth.

⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on September 25, 2009.


What happened on my birthday

1773
Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66° 33' S).

1873
A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, a part of the Modoc War.

1912
Captain Robert Scott's expedition arrives at the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.

1946
United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting.

1991
Operation Desert Storm begins, with US-led coalition forces bombing Iraq, during the Gulf War.


Famous people with my birthday

1891
Marjorie Gateson, American actress (One Man's Family)

1923
Carol Raye [Kathleen Corkery], British-born Australian actress (Number 96; Blankety Blanks)

1949
Andy Kaufman, American comedian and actor (Taxi - "Latka Gravas")

1983
Andrea Lowell, American model

1926
Dick Hills, British screenwriter, with Sid Green (Two Of A Kind; The Strange World of Gurney Slade), and comedian (Those Two Fellers)

1936
Jerry Fogel, actor (Jerry-Mothers-in-Law, White Shadow)

1974
Annemarie Jacir, Palestinian filmmaker and poet

1934
Donald Cammell, Scottish film director (Performance; Wild Side), and painter


Holidays on Tuesday, January 17th

Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day
Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day is a day to promote healthy eating and exercise habits, ditching quick-fix diets that don't really work, and focusing on long-term health instead.

National Hot Buttered Rum Day
National Hot Buttered Rum Day, celebrated on January 17, is a day to enjoy a warm, spiced cocktail made with rum, butter, and sweeteners, offering a cozy treat during the colder months.

Printing Ink Day
Printing Ink Day, celebrated on the closest Tuesday to January 16, is a special day to appreciate and learn about the different types of inks, their origins, and their uses in our daily lives and work.

Cable Car Day
Cable Car Day, celebrated on January 17th, honors the invention of the cable car in 1871 by Andrew Smith Hallidie, inspired to help horses struggling on San Francisco's steep hills, leading to the unique and still-operating cable cars in the city today.

National Bootlegger's Day
National Bootlegger's Day, celebrated on January 17, honors the era when the U.S. banned alcohol, leading to the illegal making and selling of whiskey, like the famous Templeton Rye, favored by the notorious gangster Al Capone.

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