Funny Birthday Facts About October 17, 1966
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What day were you born on October 17, 1966?
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Countdown to Your 60th Birthday
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What day was October 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 59th birthday on Friday. How was your 59th 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 21,000 days old
Did you know that people born on October 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
21,618 Days
2,840 Weeks
710 Months
59 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 60 years old. There have been 21618 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7206 days, which is equivalent to 19.74 years. You spent 33.46% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | 60 Years Old |
| 2027 | Sunday | 61 Years Old |
| 2028 | Tuesday | 62 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 63 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 64 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 65 Years Old |
| 2032 | Sunday | 66 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 67 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 68 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 69 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for October 17, 1966?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on October 17
The opal is the birthstone of people born on October 17, 1966. It is said to be loyal, protective, and inspiring. Those 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 |
|---|---|
| 1810 | Adolphe-Félix Cals, French painter (d. 1880) |
| 1811 | Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-American pastor and educator (d. 1876) |
| 1813 | Georg Büchner, German-Swiss poet and playwright (d. 1837) |
| 1814 | Yakiv Holovatsky, Ukrainian historian, scholar, and poet (d. 1888) |
| 1817 | Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and scholar (d. 1898) |
| 1821 | Alexander Gardner, Scottish photographer (d. 1882) |
| 1828 | Aureliano Maestre de San Juan, Spanish scientist (d. 1890) |
| 1833 | José E. Días, Paraguayan general (d. 1867) |
| 1835 | Louis-Léon Cugnot, French sculptor (d. 1894) |
| 1835 | Paul Haenlein, German mechanical engineer (d. 1905) |
Famous People Died on October 17
Did you know that on October 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Chris Acland, English musician and drummer of Lush (b. 1966) |
| 1997 | Larry Jennings, American magician and author (b. 1933) |
| 1998 | Hakim Said, Pakistani scholar and politician, 20th Governor of Sindh (b. 1920) |
| 1998 | Joan Hickson, English actress (b. 1906) |
| 1999 | Nicholas Metropolis, Greek-American mathematician and physicist (b. 1915) |
| 2000 | Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1964) |
| 2000 | Leo Nomellini, Italian-American football player and wrestler (b. 1924) |
| 2001 | Jay Livingston, American singer-songwriter (b. 1915) |
| 2001 | Micheline Ostermeyer, French shot putter, discus thrower, and pianist (b. 1922) |
| 2001 | Rehavam Ze'evi, Israeli historian, general, and politician, Tourism Minister of Israel (b. 1926) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1973 | OPEC imposes an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War. |
| 1977 | The hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu. The remaining hostages are later rescued. |
| 1979 | Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 1979 | The Department of Education Organization Act creates the U.S. Department of Education. |
| 1980 | As part of the Holy See-United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican. |
| 1988 | Uganda Airlines Flight 775 crashes at Rome-Fiumicino International Airport, in Rome, Italy, killing 33 people. |
| 1989 | The 6.9 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast, killing 63. |
| 1989 | The East German Politburo votes to remove Erich Honecker from his role as General Secretary. |
| 1991 | Rudrapur bombings by Sikh separatists, who explode two bombs, during a Ramlila Hindu celebration in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, killing 41 people. |
| 1992 | Having gone to the wrong house, Japanese student Yoshihiro Hattori is killed by the homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
Popular Baby Name on October 17, 1966
In 1966, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 79,990 baby boys were named Michael in 1966. The rest were named David, James, John and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1966 was Lisa. There were 56,918 baby girls named Lisa that year. While the rest were named Kimberly, Mary, Michelle and Karen. 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 1966 there were 3,407,922,631 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 283,993,553. This shows that there were 283,993,553 babies born every month in 1966. It can also be concluded that there are 9,466,452 babies born every day and 6,574 babies born every minute which is mean that 110 babies born every second in the year 1966. Maybe one of them is you.
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