Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Thursday, April 17, 2008:
🕰️ Born into › Generation Z
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Friday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › The Dark Knight
🎮 Number one video game › Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
🎵 Number one song › "Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey
🐀 Chinese Zodiac › Rat
☀️ Sun Sign › Aries
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Mars ♂
🐼 Spirit Animal › Hawk
🔢 Life Path Number › 22
🌼 Birth flower › Sweet Pea/Daisy
🪨 Birthstone › Diamond
📅 Lucky day › Tuesday ⬤Power Color › Red
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $3.27
🔌 Electricity price per KWh › $0.11
🍞 Bread price per pound › $1.37
🍻 Alcohol price per 16oz › $1.16
🥛 Milk price per gallon › $3.8
🥚 Eggs price per dozen › $1.99
🍌 Bananas price per pound › $0.61
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 6,789,771,253 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 9,705,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 148,495,680 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 698,803,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 1,019,088,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 122,290,560 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second will happen sometime on December 25, 2039.
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
1935
Theo Angelopoulos, Greek film director (Eternity and a Day, The Travelling Players)
1971
Claire Sweeney, British stage and screen actress (Brookside)
1964
Lela Rochon, American actress (Robin Stokes-Waiting to Exhale)
1959
(Shaun) "Sean" Bean, English actor (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Game of Thrones)
1950
L. Scott Caldwell, American actress (Rose-Lost)
1967
Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-Scottish actor (Desmond Hume-Lost)
1956
Elizabeth Lindsey, American explorer, filmmaker (Then There Were None), and actress (China Beach; The Byrds of Paradise)
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)
Holidays on Thursday, April 17th
Malbec World Day
Malbec World Day is celebrated on April 17th each year to honor the Malbec grape, famous for making wine, and marks the day Argentina started focusing on improving its wine industry back in 1853.
International Day of Mastering Conversations That Matter
The International Day of Mastering Conversations That Matter, celebrated on April 17th, is a day dedicated to recognizing the power of important discussions in shaping history, advancements, and relationships, emphasizing the need for effective communication and idea sharing for a better future.
National Cheese Ball Day
National Cheese Ball Day, celebrated on April 17th, is a fun holiday where people enjoy making and eating cheese balls, which are tasty snacks made from cheese and often coated in nuts or spices, not about funny sweaters.
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.
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."
