Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, October 17, 2008:
🕰️ Born into › Generation Z
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Saturday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › The Dark Knight
🎮 Number one video game › Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
🎵 Number one song › "Live Your Life" by T.I.
🐀 Chinese Zodiac › Rat
☀️ Sun Sign › Libra
💨 Zodiac Element › Air
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Venus ♀
🐼 Spirit Animal › Raven
🔢 Life Path Number › 1
🌼 Birth flower › Marigold
🪨 Birthstone › Opal and Tourmaline
📅 Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Pink
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $3.27
🔌 Electricity price per KWh › $0.11
🍞 Bread price per pound › $1.37
🍻 Alcohol price per 16oz › $1.16
🥛 Milk price per gallon › $3.8
🥚 Eggs price per dozen › $1.99
🍌 Bananas price per pound › $0.61
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 6,789,771,253 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 9,412,800,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 144,015,840 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 677,721,600 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 988,344,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 118,601,280 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second will happen sometime on June 25, 2040.
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)
1992
Sam Concepcion, Filipino performer and actor
1949
Bill Hudson, comedian (Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show)
1920
Montgomery Clift, American actor (From Here to Eternity, Judgement at Nuremberg)
1960
Guy Henry, British actor (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
1959
Norm MacDonald, Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor (Saturday Night Live, 1993-98; Dirty Work; The Norm Show)
1964
David Cromer, American theatre director and actor (The Band's Visit)
1961
John Okafor, Nigerian Nollywood actor and comedian
Holidays on Friday, October 17th
British Food Fortnight
British Food Fortnight is a fun, two-week event celebrating traditional British cuisine and promoting healthy eating, taking place across the UK in schools, restaurants, and homes.
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.
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.
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 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.
