Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, October 17, 1979:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Saturday How many days until my birthday ›
214 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
4 months
28 days
17 hours
30 minutes
Number one movie › Kramer vs. Kramer Number one video game › Asteroids Number one song › "Rise" by Herb Alpert
Chinese Zodiac › Goat Sun Sign › Libra Zodiac Element › Air Zodiac Quality › Cardinal Ruling Planet › Venus Spirit Animal › Raven
Life Path Number › 8 Birth flower › Marigold Birthstone › Opal and Tourmaline Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Pink
Gas price per gallon › $0.86
President of United States › World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 26,539,200,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 406,049,760 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,910,822,400 times. You have taken about 2,786,616,000 steps. You have taken about 334,393,920 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on June 25, 2011.
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
1922
Pierre Juneau, Canadian film and broadcast executive
1946
Bob Seagren, American pole vaulter/actor (Olympic gold 1968, "Soap")
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")
1977
Bryan Bertino, American film director and screenwriter
1948
George Wendt, American actor (Norm in Cheers)
1984
Chris Lowell, American actor
1987
Bea Alonzo, Filipina actress
Holidays on Wednesday, October 17th
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.
National Catholic Men's Conference Day
National Catholic Men's Conference Day, celebrated on October 17th each year, is a special day to recognize and encourage Catholic men to grow in their faith and live up to their full potential by participating in conferences filled with inspiring talks and activities.
National Pay Back a Friend Day
National Pay Back a Friend Day on October 17 encourages you to settle any money you owe your friends to fix and strengthen your friendships, inspired by a study showing how unpaid loans can ruin friendships.
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 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.
Born into › Generation X
Next birthday will be on › Saturday
How many days until my birthday ›
214 days
Number one movie › Kramer vs. Kramer
Number one video game › Asteroids
Number one song › "Rise" by Herb Alpert
Chinese Zodiac › Goat
Sun Sign › Libra
Zodiac Element › Air
Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
Ruling Planet › Venus 
Spirit Animal › Raven 
Life Path Number › 8
Birth flower › Marigold
Birthstone › Opal and Tourmaline
Lucky day › Friday
Gas price per gallon › $0.86
President of United States › 
World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 26,539,200,000 miles through the Milky Way.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on June 25, 2011.