Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Saturday, April 17, 1971:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Friday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › Fiddler on the Roof
🎮 Number one video game › The Oregon Trail
🎵 Number one song › "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night
🐖 Chinese Zodiac › Pig
☀️ Sun Sign › Aries
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Mars ♂
🐼 Spirit Animal › Hawk
🔢 Life Path Number › 3
🌼 Birth flower › Sweet Pea/Daisy
🪨 Birthstone › Diamond
📅 Lucky day › Tuesday ⬤Power Color › Red
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.36
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 3,775,790,900 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 31,006,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 474,397,920 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,232,460,800 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,255,672,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 390,680,640 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on December 24, 2002.
What happened on my birthday
1387
Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" characters begin their pilgrimage to Canterbury (according to scholars).
1492
Christopher Columbus signs a contract with the Spanish monarchs to find the "Indies" with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism. This promises him 10% of all riches found, and the governorship of any lands encountered.
1895
Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed ending the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95).
1961
1,400 Cuban exiles land in Bay of Pigs in a doomed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro.
1982
Proclamation of the Constitution Act by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
Famous people with my birthday
1940
Billy Fury [Ronald Wycherley], British rock singer ("When Will You Say I Love You"; "Halfway To Paradise") and actor (That'll Be The Day)
1924
Donald Richie, American-born author and (Japanese) film critic
1959
(Shaun) "Sean" Bean, English actor (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Game of Thrones)
1951
Olivia Hussey, Argentine-British actress (Romeo & Juliet, Death on Nile)
1950
L. Scott Caldwell, American actress (Rose-Lost)
1996
Dee Dee Davis, American actress
1935
Theo Angelopoulos, Greek film director (Eternity and a Day, The Travelling Players)
1957
Byron Cherry, American actor (Coy-Dukes of Hazzard)
Holidays on Saturday, April 17th
Blah Blah Blah Day
Blah Blah Blah Day, celebrated every April 17th, is all about finally doing those things people keep nagging you about, like starting your New Year's resolutions, and comes from a term first used in 1918 to describe pointless chatter.
Ford Mustang Day
Ford Mustang Day, celebrated on April 17th, is when car enthusiasts honor the iconic and powerful Ford Mustang by showing off their cars and joining in events and rallies worldwide.
Go Fly a Kite Day
"Go Fly a Kite Day," celebrated every third Sunday in April, encourages people to enjoy flying kites, transforming the old dismissive phrase into a fun, outdoor activity.
There's Nothing Like a Dame Day
"There's Nothing Like a Dame Day" on April 17 celebrates women in theater and movies, inspired by famous actresses and highlighting the honor of being named a Dame in the UK for outstanding contributions.
National Crawfish Day
National Crawfish Day, celebrated on April 17th, is a day when people in the Southern United States enjoy a popular regional dish made from small, lobster-like crustaceans known as crawfish, highlighting their cultural and culinary significance.
