Funny Birthday Facts About December 17, 1979
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What day were you born on December 17, 1979?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Monday, 17
Countdown to Your 46th Birthday
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What day was December 17, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 46th birthday on Wednesday. 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 16,000 days old
Did you know that people born on December 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,614 Days
2,180 Weeks
545 Months
45 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
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 553 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 16614 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5538 days, which is equivalent to 15.17 years. You spent 33.71% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 47 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 48 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 49 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 50 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 51 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 52 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 53 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 54 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 55 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 56 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for December 17, 1979?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on December 17
Turqoise is birthstone held by people born on December 17, 1979. It symbolizes happiness, good fortune, good luck, and peace. This birthstone is said to bring its wearer what they seek for and pursue. The people with this birthstone are known to pursue their own happiness and desires, regardless of what others think of them.
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 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1884 | Alison Uttley, English children's book writer (d. 1976) |
| 1887 | Josef Lada, Czech painter and illustrator (d. 1957) |
| 1890 | Prince Joachim of Prussia (d. 1920) |
| 1892 | Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (d. 1950) |
| 1893 | Charles C. Banks, English captain and pilot (d. 1971) |
| 1893 | Erwin Piscator, German director and producer (d. 1966) |
| 1894 | Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (d. 1979) |
| 1894 | Patrick Flynn, Irish-American runner and soldier (d. 1969) |
| 1894 | Wim Schermerhorn, Dutch cartographer, engineer, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977) |
| 1895 | Gerald Patterson, Australian tennis player (d. 1967) |
Famous People Died on December 17
Did you know that on December 17
| 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 17
| 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, 1979
In 1979, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,742 baby boys were named Michael in 1979. The rest were named Christopher, Jason, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1979 was Jennifer. There were 56,716 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Melissa, Amanda, Jessica and Amy. 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 1979 there were 4,380,506,185 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 365,042,183. This shows that there were 365,042,183 babies born every month in 1979. It can also be concluded that there are 12,168,073 babies born every day and 8,451 babies born every minute which is mean that 141 babies born every second in the year 1979. Maybe one of them is you.
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