Did you know that March 17, 1987 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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Countdown to Your 39th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 38th birthday on Monday. How was your 38th 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.
Did you know that people born on March 17
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 82 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 39 years old. There have been 14163 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 4721 days, which is equivalent to 12.93 years. You spent 34.03% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday | 39 Years Old |
| 2027 | Wednesday | 40 Years Old |
| 2028 | Friday | 41 Years Old |
| 2029 | Saturday | 42 Years Old |
| 2030 | Sunday | 43 Years Old |
| 2031 | Monday | 44 Years Old |
| 2032 | Wednesday | 45 Years Old |
| 2033 | Thursday | 46 Years Old |
| 2034 | Friday | 47 Years Old |
| 2035 | Saturday | 48 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on March 17

Aquamarine is the birthstone of those born on March 17, 1987. Its color ranges from sea green to light blue. The stone is said to bring calmness, protection, and radiance to a wearer.
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 March 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1891 | Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1962) |
| 1892 | Floyd B. Barnum, American college football coach (d. 1965) |
| 1892 | Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1923) |
| 1894 | Paul Green, American playwright and academic (d. 1981) |
| 1895 | Lloyd Rees, Australian painter (d. 1988) |
| 1900 | Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor (d. 1970) |
| 1902 | Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (d. 1971) |
| 1903 | Elli Stenberg, Finnish politician (d. 1987) |
| 1904 | Chaim Gross, Austrian-American sculptor and educator (d. 1991) |
| 1905 | Lillian Yarbo, American comedienne, dancer, and singer (d. 1996) |
Did you know that on March 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (b. 1913) |
| 2006 | Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (b. 1913) |
| 2006 | İstemihan Taviloğlu, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1945) |
| 2007 | John Backus, American mathematician and computer scientist, designed Fortran (b. 1924) |
| 2008 | Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (b. 1939) |
| 2009 | Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian television host and politician (b. 1937) |
| 2010 | Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1950) |
| 2010 | Sid Fleischman, American author and screenwriter (b. 1920) |
| 2011 | Ferlin Husky, American country music singer (b. 1925) |
| 2011 | Michael Gough, English actor (b. 1916) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on March 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1960 | U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion. |
| 1963 | Mount Agung erupts on Bali killing more than 1,100 people. |
| 1966 | Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb. |
| 1968 | As a result of nerve gas testing by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are found dead. |
| 1969 | Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel. |
| 1973 | The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War. |
| 1979 | The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers. |
| 1985 | Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree. |
| 1988 | A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143. |
| 1988 | Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet. |
In 1987, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 63,654 baby boys were named Michael in 1987. The rest were named Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and David. While the popular baby girl name in 1987 was Jessica. There were 55,995 baby girls named Jessica that year. While the rest were named Ashley, Amanda, Jennifer and Sarah. 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 1987 there were 5,052,521,998 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 421,043,500. This shows that there were 421,043,500 babies born every month in 1987. It can also be concluded that there are 14,034,784 babies born every day and 9,747 babies born every minute which is mean that 163 babies born every second in the year 1987. Maybe one of them is you.
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