Funny Birthday Facts About March 17, 1996
Did you know that March 17, 1996 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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What day were you born on March 17, 1996?
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Countdown to Your 30th Birthday
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What day was March 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 29th birthday on Monday. 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.
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Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
10,877 Days
1,428 Weeks
357 Months
29 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 80 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 30 years old. There have been 10877 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3626 days, which is equivalent to 9.93 years. You spent 34.24% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday | 30 Years Old |
| 2027 | Wednesday | 31 Years Old |
| 2028 | Friday | 32 Years Old |
| 2029 | Saturday | 33 Years Old |
| 2030 | Sunday | 34 Years Old |
| 2031 | Monday | 35 Years Old |
| 2032 | Wednesday | 36 Years Old |
| 2033 | Thursday | 37 Years Old |
| 2034 | Friday | 38 Years Old |
| 2035 | Saturday | 39 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for March 17, 1996?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on March 17
Aquamarine is the birthstone of those born on March 17, 1996. Its color ranges from sea green to light blue. The stone is said to bring calmness, protection, and radiance to a wearer.
Famous People Born on March 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 March 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh (d. 1975) |
| 1921 | Meir Amit, Israeli general and politician, 12th Israeli Minister of Communications (d. 2009) |
| 1922 | Patrick Suppes, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator (d. 2013) |
| 1925 | Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian actor (d. 2015) |
| 1926 | Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (d. 2014) |
| 1927 | Betty Allen, American soprano and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1928 | William John McKeag, Canadian businessman and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 2007) |
| 1930 | James Irwin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1991) |
| 1930 | Paul Horn, American-Canadian flute player and saxophonist (d. 2014) |
Famous People Died on March 17
Did you know that on March 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (b. 1907) |
| 1958 | Bertha De Vriese, Belgian physician (b. 1877) |
| 1958 | John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (b. 1870) |
| 1961 | Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician (b. 1860) |
| 1965 | Amos Alonzo Stagg, American football player and coach (b. 1862) |
| 1974 | Louis Kahn, American architect and academic, designed Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban (b. 1901) |
| 1976 | Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906) |
| 1981 | Paul Dean, American baseball player (b. 1913) |
| 1983 | Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903) |
| 1983 | Louisa E. Rhine, American botanist and parapsychologist (b. 1891) |
Historical Events on March 17
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. |
Popular Baby Name on March 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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