Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, May 17, 1978:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Sunday How many days until my birthday ›
50 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
10 months
10 days
4 hours
19 minutes
Number one movie › Grease Number one video game › Space Invaders Number one song › "With A Little Luck" by Paul McCartney
Chinese Zodiac › Horse Sun Sign › Taurus Zodiac Element › Earth Zodiac Quality › Fixed Ruling Planet › Venus Spirit Animal › Beaver
Life Path Number › 11 Birth flower › Lily of the valley Birthstone › Emerald Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Green
Gas price per gallon › $0.63
President of United States › World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 27,385,600,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 418,999,680 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,971,763,200 times. You have taken about 2,875,488,000 steps. You have taken about 345,058,560 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 23, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1527
Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men - by 1536 only 4 survive.
1792
24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street.
1803
John Hawkins & Richard French patent the Reaping Machine.
1973
Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings.
2004
Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
2014
The center-right Hindu Nationalist Party, the BJP, wins landslide election victory in India.
Famous people with my birthday
1988
Karrueche Tran, American model, actress and producer (The Bay)
1974
Andrea Corr, Irish Celtic folk rock singer, pianist, ukulele player (The Corrs - "What Can I Do"), and actress
1939
Wim de Bie, Dutch comedian, satirist, and writer (van Kooten & de Bie - The Simplistic Covenant)
1973
Matthew McGrory, American actor
1959
Jim Nantz, American sportscaster
1955
Bill Paxton, American actor (True Lies; Twister; Big Love)
1990
Leven Rambin, American actress
1960
Fiona Hutchison, actress (One Life to Live, Guiding Light)
Holidays on Wednesday, May 17th
National Walnut Day
National Walnut Day, celebrated on May 17th, highlights the benefits and versatility of walnuts, promoting their heart, brain, and bone health benefits, and has been recognized since the 1950s thanks to the Walnut Marketing Board.
Turn Beauty Inside Out Day
Turn Beauty Inside Out Day, celebrated on May 17 this year, encourages women and girls to appreciate their unique qualities and challenges the unrealistic beauty standards set by the media.
Pack Rat Day
Pack Rat Day, celebrated on May 17, is a day dedicated to cleaning out and organizing your stuff, getting rid of things you don't need, and making space for new things.
National Bike To School Day
National Bike To School Day is a fun day celebrated on the third Friday of May where kids and teens ride their bikes to school to enjoy exercise and promote a healthier lifestyle.
National Graduation Tassel Day
National Graduation Tassel Day, celebrated on May 17th, is a day to honor students' hard work and achievements as they finish school and get ready for new adventures.