Funny Birthday Facts About January 17, 1996
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What day were you born on January 17, 1996?
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Countdown to Your 30th Birthday
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What day was January 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 29th birthday on Friday. How was your 29th 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 10,000 days old
Did you know that people born on January 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
10,815 Days
1,420 Weeks
355 Months
29 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 143 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 30 years old. There have been 10815 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3605 days, which is equivalent to 9.88 years. You spent 34.07% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | 30 Years Old |
| 2027 | Sunday | 31 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 32 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 33 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 34 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 35 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 36 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 37 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 38 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 39 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for January 17, 1996?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on January 17
People born on January 17, 1996's birthstone is garnet. It represents confidence, energy, and willpower. Those born on January love the thrill of a challenge and can get into fights. Garnet keeps you safe, and warns you of danger.
Famous People Born on January 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 January 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1574 | Robert Fludd, English physician, astrologer, and mathematician (d. 1637) |
| 1593 | William Backhouse, English alchemist and astrologer (d. 1662) |
| 1600 | Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish playwright and poet (d. 1681) |
| 1612 | Thomas Fairfax, English general and politician (d. 1671) |
| 1640 | Jonathan Singletary Dunham, American settler (d. 1724) |
| 1659 | Antonio Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1745) |
| 1666 | Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist and physician (d. 1723) |
| 1686 | Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and autor (d. 1766) |
| 1693 | Melchor de Navarrete, Spanish colonial governor of Cartagena de Indias (Colombia, 1739 - 1742); of Spanish Florida (1749 - 1752); and of Yucatán (Mexico, 1754 - 1758) (d. 1761) |
| 1706 | Benjamin Franklin, American publisher, inventor, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (d. 1790) |
Famous People Died on January 17
Did you know that on January 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Raymond Bonham Carter, English banker (b. 1929) |
| 2005 | Albert Schatz, American microbiologist and academic (b. 1920) |
| 2005 | Charlie Bell, Australian businessman (b. 1960) |
| 2005 | Virginia Mayo, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1920) |
| 2005 | Zhao Ziyang, Chinese politician, 3rd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1919) |
| 2006 | Pierre Grondin, Canadian surgeon (b. 1925) |
| 2007 | Art Buchwald, American journalist and author (b. 1925) |
| 2007 | Uwe Nettelbeck, German record producer, journalist and film critic (b. 1940) |
| 2007 | Yevhen Kushnaryov, Ukrainian engineer and politician (b. 1951) |
| 2008 | Bobby Fischer, American chess player and author (b. 1943) |
Historical Events on January 17
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on January 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1981 | President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos lifts martial law eight years and five months after declaring it. |
| 1991 | Crown Prince Harald of Norway becomes King Harald V, following the death of his father, King Olav V. |
| 1991 | Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning as aircraft strike positions across Iraq, it is also the first major combat sortie for the F-117. LCDR Scott Speicher's F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-81 is shot down by a Mig-25 and is the first American casualty of the War. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation. |
| 1992 | During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II. |
| 1994 | The 6.7 Mw Northridge earthquake shakes the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured. |
| 1995 | The 6.9 Mw Great Hanshin earthquake shakes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture with a maximum Shindo of VII, leaving 5,502-6,434 people dead, and 251,301-310,000 displaced. |
| 1996 | The Czech Republic applies for membership in the European Union. |
| 1997 | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying the GPS IIR-1 satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad. |
| 1998 | Clinton-Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report website. |
| 2002 | Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people. |
Popular Baby Name on January 17, 1996
In 1996, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 38,365 baby boys were named Michael in 1996. The rest were named Matthew, Jacob, Christopher and Joshua. While the popular baby girl name in 1996 was Emily. There were 25,151 baby girls named Emily that year. While the rest were named Jessica, Ashley, Sarah and Samantha. 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 1996 there were 5,824,891,931 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 485,407,661. This shows that there were 485,407,661 babies born every month in 1996. It can also be concluded that there are 16,180,256 babies born every day and 11,237 babies born every minute which is mean that 188 babies born every second in the year 1996. Maybe one of them is you.
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