Did you know that February 17, 1958 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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Countdown to Your 68th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 67th birthday on Monday. How was your 67th 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 55 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 68 years old. There have been 24782 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 8261 days, which is equivalent to 22.63 years. You spent 33.78% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday | 68 Years Old |
| 2027 | Wednesday | 69 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 70 Years Old |
| 2029 | Saturday | 71 Years Old |
| 2030 | Sunday | 72 Years Old |
| 2031 | Monday | 73 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 74 Years Old |
| 2033 | Thursday | 75 Years Old |
| 2034 | Friday | 76 Years Old |
| 2035 | Saturday | 77 Years Old |

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

The gemstone for people born on February 17, 1958 is amethyst. Its color is so deep that early legends associated this stone with Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. People believed that wearing amethyst would prevent drunkenness. Others thought amethyst would keep the wearer clear-headed and sharp-witted during battle and business.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1944 | Karl Jenkins, Welsh saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer |
| 1945 | Brenda Fricker, Irish actress |
| 1945 | Zina Bethune, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2012) |
| 1946 | Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian-American author and academic |
| 1948 | José José, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2019) |
| 1949 | Dennis Green, American football player and coach (d. 2016) |
| 1949 | Fred Frith, English guitarist and songwriter |
| 1951 | Rashid Minhas, Pakistani soldier and pilot (d. 1971) |
| 1952 | Karin Büttner-Janz, German gymnast and physician |
| 1952 | Vladimír Padrůněk, Czech musician (d. 1991) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1370 | Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. |
| 1411 | Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia. |
| 1500 | Duke Friedrich and Duke Johann attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt. |
| 1600 | On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak. |
| 1616 | Nurhaci proclaims himself Khan of the Later Jin, precursor to the Qing Dynasty. |
| 1621 | Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America. |
| 1674 | An earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Ambon. It triggers a 100 m (330 ft) megatsunami which drowns over 2,300 people. |
| 1676 | Sixteen men of Pascual de Iriate's expedition are lost at Evangelistas Islets at the western end of the Strait of Magellan. |
| 1739 | The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory. |
| 1753 | In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. |
In 1958, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 90,564 baby boys were named Michael in 1958. The rest were named David, James, Robert and John. While the popular baby girl name in 1958 was Mary. There were 55,858 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Susan, Linda, Karen and Patricia. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 1958 there were 2,925,686,680 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 243,807,224. This shows that there were 243,807,224 babies born every month in 1958. It can also be concluded that there are 8,126,908 babies born every day and 5,644 babies born every minute which is mean that 95 babies born every second in the year 1958. Maybe one of them is you.
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