January 17, 1979

Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, January 17, 1979:

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

Countdown time to your next birthday:


🍿 Number one movie › Kramer vs. Kramer
🎮 Number one video game › Asteroids
🎵 Number one song › "Le Freak" by Chic

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

🔢 Life Path Number › 8
🌼 Birth flower › Carnation
🪨 Birthstone › Garnet
📅 Lucky day › Saturday
Power Color › Grey

Gas price per gallon › $0.86





🏛️ President of United States
🌎 World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org

⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,793,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 409,942,080 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,929,139,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,813,328,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 337,599,360 breaths since your birth.

⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on September 25, 2010.


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

1926
Dick Hills, British screenwriter, with Sid Green (Two Of A Kind; The Strange World of Gurney Slade), and comedian (Those Two Fellers)

1956
Mitch Vogel, American actor (Jamie-Bonanza)

1972
Benno Fürmann, German actor

1983
Andrea Lowell, American model

1903
Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Assamese poet, playwright, filmmaker

1902
Geoffrey Lloyd, British politician and Governor of the BBC

1927
Eartha Kitt, American singer (Santa Baby), dancer, activist, and actress (Batman - "Catwoman")

1957
Keith Chegwin, English television presenter and actor


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.

Customer Service Day
Customer Service Day, celebrated on January 17th, appreciates the people who make sure customers are happy and help solve their problems, reminding us that great service is key to keeping customers loyal to a brand.

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.

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.

Benjamin Franklin Day
Benjamin Franklin Day, celebrated on January 17, honors the birth of a Founding Father who was a master of many trades, from inventing to politics, and is the face on the $100 bill.

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