Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, November 17, 1978:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Monday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › Grease
🎮 Number one video game › Space Invaders
🎵 Number one song › "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer
🐎 Chinese Zodiac › Horse
☀️ Sun Sign › Scorpio
🌊 Zodiac Element › Water
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Pluto ♇
🐼 Spirit Animal › Snake
🔢 Life Path Number › 8
🌼 Birth flower › Chrysanthemum
🪨 Birthstone › Topaz and Citrine
📅 Lucky day › Tuesday ⬤Power Color › Black
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.63
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,544,000,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 406,123,200 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,911,168,000 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,787,120,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 334,454,400 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on July 26, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1558
Elizabeth I aged 25 ascends English throne upon death of her half sister Queen "Bloody" Mary.
1800
Congress holds its 1st session in Washington D.C. in an incomplete Capitol Building.
1831
Ecuador and Venezuela separated from Greater Colombia.
1855
David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls, in what is now Zambia and Zimbabwe.
1869
Suez Canal in Egypt opens, linking Mediterranean and Red seas.
1922
The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mehmed VI is expelled to Malta on British warship.
1970
Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse.
Famous people with my birthday
1928
Rance Howard, American actor (Splash, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind)
1951
Dean Paul Martin, Jr, American pop singer (Dino, Desi & Billy), and actor (Misfits of Science)
1930
David Amram, American classical, jazz, folk, and film score composer (Shakespeare in the Park; Splendor in the Grass; The Manchurian Candidate), musician, conductor, and educator
1957
Debbie Thrower, British journalist and BBC News presenter
1983
Harry Lloyd, English actor
1969
Ryotaro Okiayu, Japanese voice actor
1988
Justin Cooper, American actor (Liar, Liar, General Hospital)
1967
Sheila Lussier, actress (Reform School, My Chauffeur)
Holidays on Friday, November 17th
National Baklava Day
National Baklava Day, celebrated on November 17, is a day to explore and enjoy the rich history, diverse traditions, and sweet taste of baklava, a beloved pastry made with layers of filo dough, nuts, and honey, originating from the Mediterranean region.
National Unfriend Day
National Unfriend Day, celebrated on November 17th, is a humorous holiday created by television host Jimmy Kimmel in 2010, encouraging people to review and reduce their social media friends list to eliminate unnecessary or superficial connections.
National Homemade Bread Day
National Homemade Bread Day, celebrated on November 17th, is when you get to make, smell, see, feel, and taste delicious bread right from your oven, sharing the yummy joy with friends and family.
Great American Smokeout
The Great American Smokeout is an annual event organized by the American Cancer Society, encouraging smokers across the United States to quit smoking or make a plan to quit, emphasizing the health benefits of giving up tobacco.
National Take a Hike Day
National Take a Hike Day, celebrated annually on November 17th, encourages people to get outdoors and enjoy a walk or hike in nature.
