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 ›
213 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
4 months
30 days
2 hours
20 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 26,540,800,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 406,074,240 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,910,937,600 times. You have taken about 2,786,784,000 steps. You have taken approximately 334,414,080 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
1950
Howard Rollins, American actor (Bannister-Wildside, Ed Harding-Another World)
1920
Montgomery Clift, American actor (From Here to Eternity, Judgement at Nuremberg)
1921
Tom Poston, American actor (Newhart - "George Utley"; Mork & Mindy - "Franklin Bickley"; The Bob Newhart Show; The Steve Allen Show)
1948
George Wendt, American actor (Norm in Cheers)
1965
Connie Ann Hearn, actress (New Kind of Family)
1969
Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian
1926
Beverly Garland [Fessenden], American actress (My Three Sons, Scarecrow and Mrs. King)
1955
Sam Bottoms, actor (Prime Risk, Savages)
Holidays on Wednesday, October 17th
National Mulligan Day
National Mulligan Day, celebrated on October 17, is all about getting a second chance to fix a mistake, originally from golf, but really it's for any part of life where you wish you could have a do-over.
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 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.
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.
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 ›
213 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 26,540,800,000 miles through the Milky Way.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on June 25, 2011.