Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Thursday, May 17, 1973:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Sunday How many days until my birthday ›
47 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
10 months
13 days
17 hours
24 minutes
Number one movie › The Sting Number one video game › Space Race Number one song › "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder
Chinese Zodiac › Ox Sun Sign › Taurus Zodiac Element › Earth Zodiac Quality › Fixed Ruling Planet › Venus Spirit Animal › Beaver
Life Path Number › 6 Birth flower › Lily of the valley Birthstone › Emerald Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Green
Gas price per gallon › $0.39
President of United States › World population › 3,927,538,695 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 30,312,000,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 463,773,600 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 2,182,464,000 times. You have taken about 3,182,760,000 steps. You have taken about 381,931,200 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 23, 2005.
What happened on my birthday
1527
Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men - by 1536 only 4 survive.
1792
24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street.
1803
John Hawkins & Richard French patent the Reaping Machine.
1973
Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings.
2004
Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
2014
The center-right Hindu Nationalist Party, the BJP, wins landslide election victory in India.
Famous people with my birthday
1954
John Iles, British stage and screen actor (The Bill -"Dashwood")
1985
Derek Hough, American dancer (Dancing with the Stars), actor, and singer
1953
Kathleen Sullivan, American newscaster (ABC-TV, CBS Morning Show)
1965
Jeremy Vine, British radio and TV presenter (Eggheads)
1956
Sue Carpenter, TV presenter/journalist
1975
Alex Wright, German professional wrestler
1984
Lena Waithe, American screenwriter, actress and producer (Master of None)
1967
Cameron Bancroft, actor (Beverly Hills 90210)
Holidays on Thursday, May 17th
Turn Beauty Inside Out Day
Turn Beauty Inside Out Day, celebrated on May 17 this year, encourages women and girls to appreciate their unique qualities and challenges the unrealistic beauty standards set by the media.
Pack Rat Day
Pack Rat Day, celebrated on May 17, is a day dedicated to cleaning out and organizing your stuff, getting rid of things you don't need, and making space for new things.
National Mushroom Hunting Day
National Mushroom Hunting Day, celebrated on May 17th, encourages people to safely explore and learn about different types of mushrooms in nature, emphasizing the importance of distinguishing between edible and toxic varieties.
National Juice Slush Day
National Juice Slush Day, celebrated on the third Wednesday in May, is a day to enjoy the cool, refreshing treat made by mixing fruit juice with ice, a delicious concoction enjoyed for centuries and super popular among kids today.
National Cherry Cobbler Day
National Cherry Cobbler Day, celebrated on May 17th, is a fun holiday where we enjoy a delicious dessert made with sweet cherries and a biscuit-like crust, which was created back in the 1800s when bakers had to get creative due to limited ingredients.
Born into › Generation X
Next birthday will be on › Sunday
How many days until my birthday ›
47 days
Number one movie › The Sting
Number one video game › Space Race
Number one song › "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder
Chinese Zodiac › Ox
Sun Sign › Taurus
Zodiac Element › Earth
Zodiac Quality › Fixed
Ruling Planet › Venus 
Spirit Animal › Beaver 
Life Path Number › 6
Birth flower › Lily of the valley
Birthstone › Emerald
Lucky day › Friday
Gas price per gallon › $0.39
President of United States › 
You’ve traveled over 30,312,000,000 miles through the Milky Way.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 23, 2005.