Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, May 17, 1978:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Sunday How many days until my birthday ›
53 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
10 months
7 days
10 hours
7 minutes
Number one movie › Grease Number one video game › Space Invaders Number one song › "With A Little Luck" by Paul McCartney
Chinese Zodiac › Horse Sun Sign › Taurus Zodiac Element › Earth Zodiac Quality › Fixed Ruling Planet › Venus Spirit Animal › Beaver
Life Path Number › 11 Birth flower › Lily of the valley Birthstone › Emerald Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Green
Gas price per gallon › $0.63
President of United States › World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 27,380,800,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 418,926,240 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,971,417,600 times. You have taken about 2,874,984,000 steps. You have taken approximately 344,998,080 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 23, 2010.
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
1956
Sue Carpenter, TV presenter/journalist
1978
Carlos Peña, Dominican MLB baseball infielder, 2001-14 (Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 6 other teams), and broadcaster
1941
Grace Zabriskie, American actress
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)
1955
Bill Paxton, American actor (True Lies; Twister; Big Love)
1986
Tahj Mowry, American actor
Holidays on Wednesday, May 17th
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 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.
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.
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 ›
53 days
Number one movie › Grease
Number one video game › Space Invaders
Number one song › "With A Little Luck" by Paul McCartney
Chinese Zodiac › Horse
Sun Sign › Taurus
Zodiac Element › Earth
Zodiac Quality › Fixed
Ruling Planet › Venus 
Spirit Animal › Beaver 
Life Path Number › 11
Birth flower › Lily of the valley
Birthstone › Emerald
Lucky day › Friday
Gas price per gallon › $0.63
President of United States › 
You’ve traveled over 27,380,800,000 miles through the Milky Way.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 23, 2010.