October 17, 1997

Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, October 17, 1997:

🕰️ Born into › Millennials Generation
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Saturday
🎂 How many days until my birthday

Countdown time to your next birthday:


🍿 Number one movie › Titanic
🎮 Number one video game › Final Fantasy VII
🎵 Number one song › "Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John

🐂 Chinese Zodiac › Ox
☀️ 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 › $1.23

🍞 Bread price per pound › $0.87
🍻 Alcohol price per 16oz › $0.84
🥛 Milk price per gallon › $2.61
🥚 Eggs price per dozen › $1.06
🍌 Bananas price per pound › $0.46

🏛️ President of United States
🌎 World population › 5,910,566,295 Source: un.org

⚡️ You’ve traveled over 15,886,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 243,061,920 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,143,820,800 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 1,668,072,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 200,168,640 breaths since your birth.

⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second will happen sometime on June 25, 2029.


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

1964
David Cromer, American theatre director and actor (The Band's Visit)

1937
Paxton Whitehead, English stage and screen actor (Back to School, Mad About You - "Hal")

1989
Phoebe Tonkin, Australian actress

1977
Bryan Bertino, American film director and screenwriter

1921
Tom Poston, American actor (Newhart - "George Utley"; Mork & Mindy - "Franklin Bickley"; The Bob Newhart Show; The Steve Allen Show)

1926
Beverly Garland [Fessenden], American actress (My Three Sons, Scarecrow and Mrs. King)

1961
John Okafor, Nigerian Nollywood actor and comedian

1960
Guy Henry, British actor (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)


Holidays on Friday, October 17th

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 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.

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 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.

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