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Countdown to Your 105th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 104th birthday on Monday. How was your 104th birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
Did you know that people born on February 17
We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 94 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 105 years old. There have been 38257 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 12753 days, which is equivalent to 34.94 years. You spent 33.6% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday | 105 Years Old |
| 2027 | Wednesday | 106 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 107 Years Old |
| 2029 | Saturday | 108 Years Old |
| 2030 | Sunday | 109 Years Old |
| 2031 | Monday | 110 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 111 Years Old |
| 2033 | Thursday | 112 Years Old |
| 2034 | Friday | 113 Years Old |
| 2035 | Saturday | 114 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on February 17

The birthstone for people born on February 17, 1921 is amethyst. In ancient times, it was known as the stone of Bacchus. It was thought to prevent drunkenness, and that wearing it during battle would keep soldiers clear-headed and sharp-witted.
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on February 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1754 | Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer (d. 1803) |
| 1758 | John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian (d. 1826) |
| 1762 | John Cooke, English captain (d. 1805) |
| 1781 | René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope (d. 1826) |
| 1796 | Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist (d. 1866) |
| 1799 | Carl Julian (von) Graba, German lawyer and ornithologist who visited and studied the Faroe Islands (d. 1874) |
| 1817 | Édouard Thilges, Luxembourgian jurist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 1904) |
| 1820 | Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1881) |
| 1821 | Lola Montez, Irish-American actress and dancer (d. 1861) |
| 1832 | Richard Henry Park, American sculptor (d. 1902) |
Did you know that on February 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1934 | Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875) |
| 1934 | Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician (b. 1862) |
| 1939 | Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (b. 1859) |
| 1946 | Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889) |
| 1948 | Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Imam of Yemen (b. 1904) |
| 1961 | Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1887) |
| 1961 | Nita Naldi, American actress (b. 1894) |
| 1962 | Bruno Walter, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1876) |
| 1962 | Joseph Kearns, American actor (b. 1907) |
| 1966 | Hans Hofmann, German-American painter (b. 1880) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on February 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1995 | The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN. |
| 1996 | In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match. |
| 1996 | NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros. |
| 1996 | The 8.2 Mw Biak earthquake shakes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A large tsunami followed, leaving one-hundred sixty-six people dead or missing and 423 injured. |
| 2006 | A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126. |
| 2008 | Kosovo declares independence from Serbia. |
| 2011 | Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday. |
| 2011 | Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin. |
| 2015 | Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti. |
| 2016 | Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others. |
In 1921, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, John is the most used. A total of 58,215 baby boys were named John in 1921. The rest were named Robert, William, James and Charles. While the popular baby girl name in 1921 was Mary. There were 73,985 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Dorothy, Helen, Margaret and Ruth. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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