Funny Birthday Facts About December 17, 1979
Did you know that December 17
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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 47th Birthday
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What day was December 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 46th birthday on Wednesday. How was your 46th 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 16,000 days old
Did you know that people born on December 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,813 Days
2,208 Weeks
552 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 354 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 16813 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5605 days, which is equivalent to 15.36 years. You spent 33.39% 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 for people born on 17
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 |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Marilyn Beck, American journalist (d. 2014) |
| 1929 | William Safire, American journalist and author (d. 2009) |
| 1930 | Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor and painter |
| 1930 | Bob Guccione, American photographer and publisher, founded Penthouse (d. 2010) |
| 1930 | Dorothy Rowe, Australian psychologist and author (d. 2019) |
| 1931 | Dave Madden, Canadian-American actor (d. 2014) |
| 1931 | Gerald Finnerman, American director and cinematographer (d. 2011) |
| 1931 | James McGaugh, American neurobiologist and psychologist |
| 1932 | John Bond, English footballer and manager (d. 2012) |
| 1934 | Irving Petlin, American painter and academic (d. 2018) |
Famous People Died on December 17
Did you know that on December 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 779 | Sturm, abbot of Fulda |
| 908 | Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz, Abbasid prince and poet, anti-caliph for one day |
| 908 | al-Abbas ibn al-Hasan al-Jarjara'i, Abbasid vizier |
| 942 | William I, duke of Normandy |
| 1187 | Pope Gregory VIII (b. 1100) |
| 1195 | Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut (b. 1150) |
| 1273 | Rumi, Persian jurist, theologian, and poet (b. 1207) |
| 1316 | Juan Fernández, bishop-elect of León |
| 1419 | William Gascoigne, Chief Justice of England |
| 1471 | Infanta Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy (b. 1397) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1790 | The Aztec calendar stone is discovered at El Zócalo, Mexico City. |
| 1807 | Napoleonic Wars: France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System. |
| 1812 | War of 1812: U.S. forces attack a Lenape village in the Battle of the Mississinewa. |
| 1819 | Simón Bolívar declares the independence of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela). |
| 1835 | The second Great Fire of New York destroys 53,000 square metres (13 acres) of New York City's Financial District. |
| 1837 | A fire in the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg kills 30 guards. |
| 1862 | American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky. |
| 1865 | First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert. |
| 1892 | First issue of Vogue is published. |
| 1896 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a 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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