Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Tuesday, October 17, 1978:
🕰️ 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 › Grease
🎮 Number one video game › Space Invaders
🎵 Number one song › "Kiss You All Over" by Exile
🐎 Chinese Zodiac › Horse
☀️ Sun Sign › Libra
💨 Zodiac Element › Air
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Venus ♀
🐼 Spirit Animal › Raven
🔢 Life Path Number › 7
🌼 Birth flower › Marigold
🪨 Birthstone › Opal and Tourmaline
📅 Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Pink
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.63
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,990,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 412,953,120 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,943,308,800 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,833,992,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 340,079,040 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on June 25, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
733
Battle at Tours (Poitiers): Charles Martel's Frankish and Burgundian forces beat those of al-Andalus under Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi halting Islamic influence (date disputed).
1854
French and British forces bombard Sevastopol for the first time during the Crimean War.
1907
Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland.
1943
Burma railway completed, built by Allied POWs and Asian laborers for use of the Japanese army.
1973
OPEC oil ministers use oil as an economic weapon in the Arab-Israeli War, mandating a cut in exports and recommending an embargo against unfriendly states.
2017
Islamic State headquarters Raqqa declared under full control of US-led alliance by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal Sello after 4 months of fighting.
Famous people with my birthday
1946
Bob Seagren, American pole vaulter/actor (Olympic gold 1968, "Soap")
1950
Howard Rollins, American actor (Bannister-Wildside, Ed Harding-Another World)
1961
John Okafor, Nigerian Nollywood actor and comedian
1983
Daniel Booko, American actor
1947
Michael McKean, American actor (Laverne & Shirley, - "Lenny"; Saturday Night Live, 1994-95; This Is Spinal Tap)
1956
Fred Hickman, American sports broadcaster (CNN, TBS, YES Network, ESPN; NY Sports Emmy Award 2004)
1937
Paxton Whitehead, English stage and screen actor (Back to School, Mad About You - "Hal")
1926
Beverly Garland [Fessenden], American actress (My Three Sons, Scarecrow and Mrs. King)
Holidays on Tuesday, October 17th
National Edge Day
National Edge Day, celebrated on October 17, is all about living a healthy lifestyle without alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes, inspired by a punk rock movement, and encourages everyone to try a cleaner way of living.
National Pasta Day
National Pasta Day, celebrated every October 17, is a fun day to enjoy and honor the delicious and diverse Italian dish that has become a favorite meal in many American households.
Women in Military Service for America Memorial Anniversary
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial Anniversary on October 17 celebrates and remembers the brave women who fought alongside men in the military, showcasing their strength and intelligence in protecting our country.
National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day
National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day, celebrated every third Monday of October, is a day dedicated to tidying up our computer desktops to keep them organized and running smoothly, inspired by the Personal Computer Museum in Ontario, Canada.
Black Poetry Day
Black Poetry Day, celebrated every October 17th, honors African American poets and their powerful contributions to literature, showcasing the black experience through words, and marks the birth of Jupiter Hammon, the first published black poet in the U.S.
