Did you know that April 17, 1942 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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Did you know that people born on April 17
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 113 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 84 years old. There have been 30568 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 10190 days, which is equivalent to 27.92 years. You spent 33.64% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 84 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 85 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 86 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 87 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 88 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 89 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 90 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 91 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 92 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 93 Years Old |

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

If you were born on April 17, 1942, your birthstone is Diamond. You are loyal, passionate and glimmer in even the darkest of days. Diamonds symbolize invincibility, eternal love and Forever. Those who have a Diamond birthstone tend to wear their heart on their sleeve and are romantic in nature. Those who are drawn to a diamond are strong, determined, proud, and glimmer in even the dimmest of lights.
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 April 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Richie Woodhall, English boxer and trainer |
| 1968 | Roger Twose, New Zealand cricketer |
| 1970 | Redman, American rapper, producer, and actor |
| 1971 | Claire Sweeney, English actress |
| 1972 | Gary Bennett, American baseball player |
| 1972 | Jennifer Garner, American actress |
| 1972 | Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer |
| 1972 | Terran Sandwith, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1972 | Tony Boselli, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1972 | Yuichi Nishimura, Japanese footballer and referee |
Did you know that on April 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1946 | Juan Bautista Sacasa, Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th President of Nicaragua (b. 1874) |
| 1948 | Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1868) |
| 1954 | Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Romanian lawyer and politician, Romanian Minister of Justice (b. 1900) |
| 1960 | Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938) |
| 1961 | Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher (b. 1899) |
| 1967 | Red Allen, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908) |
| 1975 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (b. 1888) |
| 1976 | Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895) |
| 1977 | William Conway, Irish cardinal (b. 1913) |
| 1983 | Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1939) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on April 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1978 | Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan. |
| 1982 | Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada. |
| 1986 | An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace bringing an end to any hypothetical war that may have been legally considered to exist. |
| 1992 | The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean. |
| 2003 | Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland. |
| 2006 | A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70. |
| 2013 | An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others. |
| 2014 | NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star. |
| 2021 | The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. |
In 1942, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 77,174 baby boys were named James in 1942. The rest were named Robert, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1942 was Mary. There were 63,256 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Barbara, Patricia, Linda and Carol. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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