Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Sunday, September 17, 1978:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Thursday How many days until my birthday ›
183 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
5 months
28 days
23 hours
5 minutes
Number one movie › Grease Number one video game › Space Invaders Number one song › "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by Taste Of Honey
Chinese Zodiac › Horse Sun Sign › Virgo Zodiac Element › Earth Zodiac Quality › Mutable Ruling Planet › Mercury ☿ Spirit Animal › Bear
Life Path Number › 6 Birth flower › Aster/Myosotis Birthstone › Sapphire Lucky day › Wednesday ⬤Power Color › Brown
Gas price per gallon › $0.63
President of United States › World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 27,172,800,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 415,743,840 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,956,441,600 times. You have taken about 2,853,144,000 steps. You have taken about 342,377,280 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on May 26, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
642
Arab forces under Amr ibn al-'As conquer Alexandria.
1683
Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is the first to report the existence of bacteria.
1862
Battle of Antietam [Battle of Sharpsburg], bloodiest day in the American Civil War: 22,000 dead, wounded or missing in first battle on Union soil.
1900
Commonwealth of Australia proclaimed.
1916
The Red Baron [Manfred von Richthofen], WWI flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.
1978
Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Camp David Accords, frameworks for peace in the Middle East and between Egypt and Israel.
Famous people with my birthday
1964
Christian Conrad, American actor (Charley Hannah, High Mountain Rangers)
1960
Kevin Clash, American puppeteer (Sesame Street, 1984-2012 "Elmo")
1951
Cassandra Peterson [Elvira], American actress (Echo Park, Elvira)
1962
Baz Luhrmann, Australian film director (Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!)
1957
William De Acutis, American actor (9½ Weeks, Other People's Money)
1979
Billy Miller, American actor (The Young and the Restless)
1948
John Ritter, American actor and comedian (Three's Company, It, 8 Simple Rules)
1989
Danielle Brooks, American actress (Orange is the New Black)
Holidays on Sunday, September 17th
Smithsonian Day
Smithsonian Day is a special day on September 17 when many museums and zoos across the country let you in for free if you download a special ticket from the Smithsonian magazine's website.
National Apple Dumpling Day
National Apple Dumpling Day, celebrated on September 17, is a fun holiday dedicated to enjoying a delicious dessert made with apples, showing how versatile and beloved apples are in different forms.
National Professional House Cleaners Day
National Professional House Cleaners Day, celebrated on September 17, is a day to thank and appreciate the hardworking cleaners who help make our homes cleaner, healthier, and happier places to live.
National Pet Carbon Monoxide (CO) Safety Day
National Pet Carbon Monoxide (CO) Safety Day, observed on September 17th, is a day to learn how to protect pets from the invisible, odorless, but deadly gas, carbon monoxide, that can poison them without anyone noticing.
National Arielle K. Sterrett Day
National Arielle K. Sterrett Day, celebrated on September 17, honors the memory of a kind-hearted girl who, although she lived only a short time, made a big impact through her generosity and involvement in charity work.
Born into › Generation X
Next birthday will be on › Thursday
How many days until my birthday ›
183 days
Number one movie › Grease
Number one video game › Space Invaders
Number one song › "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by Taste Of Honey
Chinese Zodiac › Horse
Sun Sign › Virgo
Zodiac Element › Earth
Zodiac Quality › Mutable
Ruling Planet › Mercury ☿
Spirit Animal › Bear 
Life Path Number › 6
Birth flower › Aster/Myosotis
Birthstone › Sapphire
Lucky day › Wednesday
Gas price per gallon › $0.63
President of United States › 
You’ve traveled over 27,172,800,000 miles through the Milky Way.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on May 26, 2010.