Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, November 17, 1978:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Tuesday
🎂 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 › "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer
🐎 Chinese Zodiac › Horse
☀️ Sun Sign › Scorpio
🌊 Zodiac Element › Water
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Pluto ♇
🐼 Spirit Animal › Snake
🔢 Life Path Number › 8
🌼 Birth flower › Chrysanthemum
🪨 Birthstone › Topaz and Citrine
📅 Lucky day › Tuesday ⬤Power Color › Black
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.63
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,939,200,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 412,169,760 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,939,622,400 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,828,616,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 339,433,920 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on July 26, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1558
Elizabeth I aged 25 ascends English throne upon death of her half sister Queen "Bloody" Mary.
1800
Congress holds its 1st session in Washington D.C. in an incomplete Capitol Building.
1831
Ecuador and Venezuela separated from Greater Colombia.
1855
David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls, in what is now Zambia and Zimbabwe.
1869
Suez Canal in Egypt opens, linking Mediterranean and Red seas.
1922
The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mehmed VI is expelled to Malta on British warship.
1970
Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse.
Famous people with my birthday
1965
Amanda Brown, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens, 1986-89) and film composer (Brazen Hussies)
1974
Abbygale Williamson Arenas, Miss Universe-Photogenic (Phil, 1997)
1969
Ryotaro Okiayu, Japanese voice actor
1951
Dean Paul Martin, Jr, American pop singer (Dino, Desi & Billy), and actor (Misfits of Science)
1958
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, actress (Color of Money)
1990
Shanica Knowles, American actress
1986
Aaron Finch, Australian cricket batsman (5 Tests, 2 x 50; captain Men's T20 World Cup 2021; record score T20I 172 2018; Victoria) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, Network 7)
1957
Debbie Thrower, British journalist and BBC News presenter
Holidays on Friday, November 17th
National Unfriend Day
National Unfriend Day, celebrated on November 17th, is a humorous holiday created by television host Jimmy Kimmel in 2010, encouraging people to review and reduce their social media friends list to eliminate unnecessary or superficial connections.
National Baklava Day
National Baklava Day, celebrated on November 17, is a day to explore and enjoy the rich history, diverse traditions, and sweet taste of baklava, a beloved pastry made with layers of filo dough, nuts, and honey, originating from the Mediterranean region.
National Take a Hike Day
National Take a Hike Day, celebrated annually on November 17th, encourages people to get outdoors and enjoy a walk or hike in nature.
Use Less Stuff Day
Use Less Stuff Day, happening on November 17 this year, is a day to think about cutting down on the extra stuff we buy or keep, aiming for a simpler life especially when shopping season is at its peak.
National Hiking Day
National Hiking Day, celebrated on November 17th, encourages people to explore and appreciate the great outdoors by taking hikes in their local parks, trails, or mountains.
