Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, April 17, 1970:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Friday
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🍿 Number one movie › Love Story
🎮 Number one video game ›
🎵 Number one song › "Let It Be" by The Beatles
🐕 Chinese Zodiac › Dog
☀️ Sun Sign › Aries
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Mars ♂
🐼 Spirit Animal › Hawk
🔢 Life Path Number › 11
🌼 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 › 3,700,577,650 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 32,046,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 490,309,920 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,307,340,800 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,364,872,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 403,784,640 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on December 24, 2001.
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
1967
Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-Scottish actor (Desmond Hume-Lost)
1971
Claire Sweeney, British stage and screen actress (Brookside)
1982
Lee Joon-gi, South Korean actor and model
1947
Linda Martin, Irish singer and TV presenter
1924
Donald Richie, American-born author and (Japanese) film critic
1964
Lela Rochon, American actress (Robin Stokes-Waiting to Exhale)
1942
David Bradley, British actor (Walder Frey-Game of Thrones)
1966
Vikram [Kennedy John Victor], Indian actor (I)
Holidays on Friday, 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.
Ford Mustang Day
Ford Mustang Day, celebrated on April 17th, is when car enthusiasts honor the iconic and powerful Ford Mustang by showing off their cars and joining in events and rallies worldwide.
Go Fly a Kite Day
"Go Fly a Kite Day," celebrated every third Sunday in April, encourages people to enjoy flying kites, transforming the old dismissive phrase into a fun, outdoor activity.
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.
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.