January 17, 2024

Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, January 17, 2024:

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

Countdown time to your next birthday:


🍿 Number one movie › Dune: Part Two
🎮 Number one video game › Helldivers II
🎵 Number one song › "Lovin On Me" by Jack Harlow

🐉 Chinese Zodiac › Dragon
☀️ Sun Sign › Capricorn
🌎 Zodiac Element › Earth
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Saturn ♄
🐼 Spirit Animal › Goose

🔢 Life Path Number › 8
🌼 Birth flower › Carnation
🪨 Birthstone › Garnet
📅 Lucky day › Saturday
Power Color › Grey

Gas price per gallon › $3.31
🔌 Electricity price per KWh › $0.17
🍞 Bread price per pound › $2.02
🍻 Alcohol price per 16oz › $1.77
🥛 Milk price per gallon › $3.83
🥚 Eggs price per dozen › $3
🍌 Bananas price per pound › $0.63

🏛️ President of United States
🌎 World population › 8,118,835,999 Source: un.org

⚡️ You’ve traveled over 164,800,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 2,521,440 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 11,865,600 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 17,304,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 2,076,480 breaths since your birth.

⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second will happen sometime on September 25, 2055.


What happened on my birthday

1773
Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66° 33' S).

1873
A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, a part of the Modoc War.

1912
Captain Robert Scott's expedition arrives at the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.

1946
United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting.

1991
Operation Desert Storm begins, with US-led coalition forces bombing Iraq, during the Gulf War.


Famous people with my birthday

1926
Dick Hills, British screenwriter, with Sid Green (Two Of A Kind; The Strange World of Gurney Slade), and comedian (Those Two Fellers)

1891
Marjorie Gateson, American actress (One Man's Family)

1974
Annemarie Jacir, Palestinian filmmaker and poet

1959
Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese singer and actress

1985
Kangin [Kim Young-woon], South Korean singer, dancer, actor and DJ (Super Junior)

1905
Grant Withers, American actor (Rio Grande, Oklahoma, Annie)

1902
Geoffrey Lloyd, British politician and Governor of the BBC

1936
Jerry Fogel, actor (Jerry-Mothers-in-Law, White Shadow)


Holidays on Wednesday, January 17th

Customer Service Day
Customer Service Day, celebrated on January 17th, appreciates the people who make sure customers are happy and help solve their problems, reminding us that great service is key to keeping customers loyal to a brand.

Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day
Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day is a day to promote healthy eating and exercise habits, ditching quick-fix diets that don't really work, and focusing on long-term health instead.

Benjamin Franklin Day
Benjamin Franklin Day, celebrated on January 17, honors the birth of a Founding Father who was a master of many trades, from inventing to politics, and is the face on the $100 bill.

Cable Car Day
Cable Car Day, celebrated on January 17th, honors the invention of the cable car in 1871 by Andrew Smith Hallidie, inspired to help horses struggling on San Francisco's steep hills, leading to the unique and still-operating cable cars in the city today.

National Hot Heads Chili Day
National Hot Heads Chili Day, celebrated on January 17th, is a day for chili enthusiasts and spice lovers to enjoy and compete in eating some of the world's hottest chilis, participate in cook-offs, and appreciate spicy cuisines from around the globe.