Funny Birthday Facts About July 17, 1978
Did you know that July 17, 1978 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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What day were you born on July 17, 1978?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Monday, 17
Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
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What day was July 17, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 47th birthday on Thursday. Get ready, maybe you will get gifts and surprises from your family or friends. It will be a very pleasant day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You can also prepare to make a festive party on your birthday, celebrating in a beautiful place with family and friends will certainly be a pleasant memory.
FYI: You are more than 17,000 days old
Did you know that people born on July 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
17,132 Days
2,248 Weeks
562 Months
46 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 400 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 17132 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5711 days, which is equivalent to 15.65 years. You spent 34.02% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 48 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 49 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 50 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 51 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 52 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 53 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 54 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 55 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 56 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 57 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for July 17, 1978?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on July 17
What's your birthstone? People born on July 17, 1978 birthstone is ruby. It was once a symbol of power and wealth for royals. People believed it would protect them and their homes from danger if they wore it over their hearts on the left side of their bodies.
Famous People Born on July 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 July 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1774 | John Wilbur, American minister and theologian (d. 1856) |
| 1797 | Paul Delaroche, French painter and academic (d. 1856) |
| 1823 | Leander Clark, American businessman, judge, and politician (d. 1910) |
| 1831 | Xianfeng Emperor of China (d. 1861) |
| 1837 | Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 7th Secretary of State for Canada (d. 1886) |
| 1839 | Ephraim Shay, American engineer, invented the Shay locomotive (d. 1916) |
| 1853 | Alexius Meinong, Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and academic (d. 1920) |
| 1868 | Henri Nathansen, Danish director and playwright (d. 1944) |
| 1870 | Charles Davidson Dunbar, Scottish soldier and bagpipe player (d. 1939) |
| 1871 | Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1956) |
Famous People Died on July 17
Did you know that on July 17
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Historical Events on July 17
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on July 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1963 | Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin established MDTA Mahbatul Ulum, the successor of Al-Khairiyah Islamic boarding school, a first educational institution in Bengkalis which was closed during Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies |
| 1968 | Abdul Rahman Arif is overthrown and the Ba'ath Party is installed as the governing power in Iraq with Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr as the new Iraqi President. |
| 1973 | King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, while having surgery in Italy, is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan. |
| 1975 | Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: An American Apollo and a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock with each other in orbit marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations. |
| 1976 | East Timor is annexed and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia. |
| 1976 | The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of New Zealand's participation. Contrary to rulings by other international sports organizations, the IOC had declined to exclude New Zealand because of their participation in South African sporting events during apartheid. |
| 1979 | Nicaraguan dictator General Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to Miami, Florida, United States. |
| 1981 | A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200. |
| 1984 | The national drinking age in the United States was changed from 18 to 21. |
| 1985 | Founding of the EUREKA Network by former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany). |
Popular Baby Name on July 17, 1978
In 1978, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,157 baby boys were named Michael in 1978. The rest were named Jason, Christopher, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1978 was Jennifer. There were 56,319 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Melissa, Jessica, Amy and Heather. 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 1978 there were 4,304,533,599 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 358,711,134. This shows that there were 358,711,134 babies born every month in 1978. It can also be concluded that there are 11,957,038 babies born every day and 8,304 babies born every minute which is mean that 139 babies born every second in the year 1978. Maybe one of them is you.
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