Funny Birthday Facts About December 17, 1978

Did you know that December 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.

Table of Contents

The Day You were Born
Your Birthday This Year
Upcoming Birthdays
Your Zodiac & Birthstone
Famous People Born on Your Birthday
Famous People Died on Your Birthday
Historical Events on Your Birthday
Popular Baby Name on Your Birth Year
Our Birthday Wishes for You

What day were you born on December 17, 1978?

If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Sunday, 17th of December 1978. Exactly, it was the 351^st day of 1978 which was 50^th week of that year. Sunday's child is a natural leader. They are often looking for their path, stand out in a crowd, and will seek the spotlight. According to astrology, people born on Sunday are lucky ducks. Their ruling star is the Sun, which typically means they'll be bright, creative, bold, and loud.

Countdown to Your 48^th Birthday

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Funny Fact: Your birthday in Roman numerals using DD.MM.YYYY format is:
XVII.XII.MCMLXXVIII

What day was December 17, 2025?

This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 47^th birthday on Wednesday. How was your 47^th 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 17,000 days old

Did you know that people born on December 17th, 1978 will be 18,000 days old on March 29th, 2028? How do you plan to celebrate your 18000^th day? This is an excellent opportunity to celebrate your birthday in a different way.

Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years

17,179 Days

2,256 Weeks

564 Months

47 Years

Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours

1,484,265,600 Seconds

24,737,760 Minutes

412,296 Hours

Funny Stat: Your first one billion(1,000,000,000) seconds happened 5,605 days ago, exactly on August 25th, 2010.

Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years

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 353 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 17179 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5727 days, which is equivalent to 15.69 years. You spent 33.38% of your life sleeping!

Year	Day	Your Age
2026	Thursday	48 Years Old
2027	Friday	49 Years Old
2028	Sunday	50 Years Old
2029	Monday	51 Years Old
2030	Tuesday	52 Years Old
2031	Wednesday	53 Years Old
2032	Friday	54 Years Old
2033	Saturday	55 Years Old
2034	Sunday	56 Years Old
2035	Monday	57 Years Old

What is your zodiac and birthstone for December 17, 1978?

Sagittarius is zodiac sign for people born on December 17, 1978

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on December 17th, 1978 is Sagittarius and grouped into Fire element. Sagittarius is represented by the archer. Sagittarians are always on a quest for knowledge and are the last fire sign. They launch their many pursuits like blazing arrows, chasing after geographical, intellectual, and spiritual adventures.

Turquoise is birthstone for people born on December 17, 1978

People born on 17th of December 1978 birthstones are turquoise. Turquoise is a mineral that ranges from sky blue to yellow-green. The ancient Aztecs and Egyptians used it for their jewelry. King Tut's funeral mask was decorated with the mineral. People born in the month of December are associated with the color turquoise. They are honest and wise, and they know how to persevere. Once they have a goal, they go on to achieve it.

Funny Fact: Your birth flower is Narcissus that simbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity.

Famous People Born on December 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 December 17th.

Year	Name
1983	Sébastien Ogier, French race car driver
1984	Andrew Davies, English footballer
1984	Julian Bennett, English footballer
1984	Luis Alfageme, Argentinian footballer
1984	Shannon Woodward, American actress
1985	Craig Reid, English footballer
1985	Fernando Abad, Dominican baseball player
1985	Łukasz Broź, Polish footballer
1986	Emma Bell, American actress
1986	Frank Winterstein, Australian-Samoan rugby league player

Famous People Died on December 17

Did you know that on December 17th in history, many notable people were died? This list will remind you of the deaths of these important historical figures.

Year	Name
1559	Irene di Spilimbergo, Italian Renaissance poet and painter (b. 1538)
1562	Eleonora di Toledo, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (b. 1522)
1663	Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (b. 1583)
1721	Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1640)
1830	Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan general and politician, second President of Venezuela (b. 1783)
1833	Kaspar Hauser, German feral child (b. 1812?)
1847	Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (b. 1791)
1857	Francis Beaufort, Irish hydrographer and officer in the Royal Navy (b. 1774)
1891	José María Iglesias, Mexican politician and interim President (1876-1877) (b. 1823)
1904	William Shiels, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Victoria (b. 1848)

Historical Events on December 17

History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on December 17th.

Year	Event
1961	Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.
1967	Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria, and is presumed drowned.
1969	Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs.
1970	Polish protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens.
1973	Thirty passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport.
1981	American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy.
1983	Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed.
1989	Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years.
1989	Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timișoara, Romania, with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party's District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire.
1989	The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

Popular Baby Name on December 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.

Funny Stat: Based on data published by United Nations Population Division, an estimated 2,161,887,592 boys and 2,142,646,007 girls were born in 1978.

Our Wishes for You Who Born on December 17, 1978

December 17th is a happy day for you. We also want to make you happier by making some birthday wishes for you. We wish you happy and always happy.

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