January 17, 1973

Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, January 17, 1973:

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

Countdown time to your next birthday:


🍿 Number one movie › The Sting
🎮 Number one video game › Space Race
🎵 Number one song › "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon

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

🔢 Life Path Number › 11
🌼 Birth flower › Carnation
🪨 Birthstone › Garnet
📅 Lucky day › Saturday
Power Color › Grey

Gas price per gallon › $0.39





🏛️ President of United States
🌎 World population › 3,927,538,695 Source: un.org

⚡️ You’ve traveled over 30,664,000,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 469,159,200 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,207,808,000 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,219,720,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 386,366,400 breaths since your birth.

⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on September 25, 2004.


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

1975
Freddy Rodriguez, Puerto Rican-American actor

1960
Chatchai Plengpanich, Thai actor

1909
Karen Jønsson (née Pedersen), Danish jazz singer, pianist, songwriter, composer, and actress

1947
Jane Elliot, American actress (Baby Boom, Gen Hospital, Knots Landing)

1961
Brian Helgeland, American writer and film director

1939
Maury Povich, TV host (Current Affair, Maury)/Mr Connie Chung

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

1905
Grant Withers, American actor (Rio Grande, Oklahoma, Annie)


Holidays on Wednesday, January 17th

National Hot Heads Chili Day
National Hot Heads Chili Day, celebrated on January 17th, is a day for chili enthusiasts and spice lovers to enjoy and compete in eating some of the world's hottest chilis, participate in cook-offs, and appreciate spicy cuisines from around the globe.

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.

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.

Popeye Day
Popeye Day, celebrated on January 17th, marks the anniversary of the spinach-loving sailor's debut in the comic strip "Thimble Theatre" in 1929, highlighting his journey from a side character to a pop culture icon with his own animated series.

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