Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, May 17, 1974:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Sunday How many days until my birthday ›
43 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
10 months
17 days
1 hour
31 minutes
Number one movie › Blazing Saddles Number one video game › Maze War Number one song › "The Streak" by Ray Stevens
Chinese Zodiac › Tiger Sun Sign › Taurus Zodiac Element › Earth Zodiac Quality › Fixed Ruling Planet › Venus Spirit Animal › Beaver
Life Path Number › 7 Birth flower › Lily of the valley Birthstone › Emerald Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Green
Gas price per gallon › $0.53
President of United States › World population › 4,003,448,151 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 29,734,400,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 454,936,320 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 2,140,876,800 times. You have taken about 3,122,112,000 steps. You have taken about 374,653,440 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 23, 2006.
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
1975
Alex Wright, German professional wrestler
1965
Jeremy Vine, British radio and TV presenter (Eggheads)
1938
Don Dolan, actor (Guy Lewis- General Hospital)
1981
R. J. Helton, American Idol finalist
1953
Kathleen Sullivan, American newscaster (ABC-TV, CBS Morning Show)
1974
Andrea Corr, Irish Celtic folk rock singer, pianist, ukulele player (The Corrs - "What Can I Do"), and actress
1984
Lena Waithe, American screenwriter, actress and producer (Master of None)
1988
Karrueche Tran, American model, actress and producer (The Bay)
Holidays on Friday, May 17th
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.
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 Graduation Tassel Day
National Graduation Tassel Day, celebrated on May 17th, is a day to honor students' hard work and achievements as they finish school and get ready for new adventures.
National Walnut Day
National Walnut Day, celebrated on May 17th, highlights the benefits and versatility of walnuts, promoting their heart, brain, and bone health benefits, and has been recognized since the 1950s thanks to the Walnut Marketing Board.
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.
Born into › Generation X
Next birthday will be on › Sunday
How many days until my birthday ›
43 days
Number one movie › Blazing Saddles
Number one video game › Maze War
Number one song › "The Streak" by Ray Stevens
Chinese Zodiac › Tiger
Sun Sign › Taurus
Zodiac Element › Earth
Zodiac Quality › Fixed
Ruling Planet › Venus 
Spirit Animal › Beaver 
Life Path Number › 7
Birth flower › Lily of the valley
Birthstone › Emerald
Lucky day › Friday
Gas price per gallon › $0.53
President of United States › 
You’ve traveled over 29,734,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 23, 2006.