Funny Birthday Facts About October 17, 1947
Did you know that October 17
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What day were you born on October 17, 1947?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Friday, 17
Countdown to Your 79th Birthday
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What day was October 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 78th birthday on Friday. How was your 78th 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.
FYI: You are more than 28,000 days old
Did you know that people born on October 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
28,558 Days
3,752 Weeks
938 Months
78 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
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 297 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 79 years old. There have been 28558 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 9520 days, which is equivalent to 26.08 years. You spent 33.44% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | 79 Years Old |
| 2027 | Sunday | 80 Years Old |
| 2028 | Tuesday | 81 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 82 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 83 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 84 Years Old |
| 2032 | Sunday | 85 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 86 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 87 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 88 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for October 17, 1947?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on October 17
According to ancient lore, opal is a birthstone of people born on 17
Famous People Born on October 17
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 October 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1936 | Hiroo Kanamori, Japanese-American seismologist and academic |
| 1936 | Santiago Navarro, Spanish basketball player (d. 1993) |
| 1936 | Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1937 | Aida Navarro, Venezuelan mezzo-soprano |
| 1937 | José María Álvarez del Manzano, Spanish politician |
| 1937 | Paxton Whitehead, English actor (d. 2023) |
| 1937 | Renato Prada Oropeza, Bolivian-Mexican scientist (d. 2011) |
| 1938 | António Calvário, Portuguese singer and artist |
| 1938 | Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (d. 2007) |
| 1938 | Les Murray, Australian anthologist, poet, and critic (d. 2019) |
Famous People Died on October 17
Did you know that on October 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1780 | William Cookworthy, English pharmacist and minister (b. 1705) |
| 1781 | Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, English admiral (b. 1705) |
| 1786 | Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1723) |
| 1806 | Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian commander and politician, Governor-General of Haiti (b. 1758) |
| 1836 | Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (b. 1782) |
| 1837 | Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1778) |
| 1849 | Frédéric Chopin, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1810) |
| 1868 | Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (b. 1775) |
| 1887 | Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist and chemist (b. 1824) |
| 1889 | Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1828) |
Historical Events on October 17
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on October 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1943 | The Burma Railway (Burma-Thailand Railway) is completed. |
| 1945 | A large demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, demands Juan Perón's release. |
| 1952 | Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace demanding President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council. |
| 1956 | The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England. |
| 1961 | Directed by their chief Maurice Papon, Paris police massacre scores of Algerian protesters. |
| 1961 | The first attempt of the apartheid analogy by Ahmad Shukeiri. |
| 1965 | The 1964-65 New York World's Fair closes after two years and more than 51 million attendees. |
| 1966 | The 23rd Street Fire in New York City kills 12 firefighters. |
| 1969 | The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence is stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo. |
| 1970 | FLQ terrorists murder Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte. |
Popular Baby Name on October 17, 1947
In 1947, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 94,764 baby boys were named James in 1947. The rest were named Robert, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1947 was Linda. There were 99,693 baby girls named Linda that year. While the rest were named Mary, Patricia, Barbara and Sandra. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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