Funny Birthday Facts About October 17, 1996

You're here because you're interested in learning about the 17th of October 1996, right? Here are some facts about this date that you might not know. I bet you'll be surprised! This article is about 10 minutes long. Happy reading!

Table of Contents

The Day You were Born
Your Birthday This Year
Upcoming Birthdays
Your Zodiac & Birthstone
Famous People Born on Your Birthday
Famous People Died on Your Birthday
Historical Events on Your Birthday
Popular Baby Name on Your Birth Year
Our Birthday Wishes for You

What day were you born on October 17, 1996?

If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Thursday, 17th of October 1996. Exactly, it was the 291^st day of 1996 which was 42^nd week of that year. Thursday is the fifth day of the week. People born on this day are extremely lucky and will experience wealth expansion in their life. These people represent expansion, happiness, optimism, perspective, and good humor. They are very optimistic and find perspective in good humor.

Countdown to Your 30^th Birthday

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Funny Fact: Your birthday in Roman numerals using DD.MM.YYYY format is:
XVII.X.MCMXCVI

What day was October 17, 2025?

This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 29^th birthday on Friday. How was your 29^th 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 October 17th, 1996 will be 11,000 days old on November 29th, 2026? How do you plan to celebrate your 11000^th day? This is an excellent opportunity to celebrate your birthday in a different way.

Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years

10,661 Days

1,400 Weeks

350 Months

29 Years

Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours

921,110,400 Seconds

15,351,840 Minutes

255,864 Hours

Funny Stat: Your first one billion(1,000,000,000) seconds will happen in 913 days, exactly on June 25th, 2028.

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 296 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 30 years old. There have been 10661 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3554 days, which is equivalent to 9.74 years. You spent 33.59% of your life sleeping!

Year	Day	Your Age
2026	Saturday	30 Years Old
2027	Sunday	31 Years Old
2028	Tuesday	32 Years Old
2029	Wednesday	33 Years Old
2030	Thursday	34 Years Old
2031	Friday	35 Years Old
2032	Sunday	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 October 17, 1996?

Libra is zodiac sign for people born on October 17, 1996

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on October 17th, 1996 is Libra and grouped into Air element. Those born under the sign of Libra are peace-loving, fair, and hate being alone. Partnership is very important to them because they need someone who will reflect them and allow them to be reflected themselves. They are fascinated by balance and symmetry. They are in a constant chase for justice and equality.

Opal is birthstone for people born on October 17, 1996

According to ancient lore, opal is a birthstone of people born on 17th of October 1996. It's supposed to be protective, good at keeping people safe and faithful. They're loyal to their tribe, and they're the ones volunteering for community projects. They inspire positivity everywhere they go, making them good leaders and mentors. They're concerned with the good of everyone — not just themselves.

Funny Fact: Your birth flower is Calendula that simbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable.

Famous People Born on October 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 October 17th.

Year	Name
1985	Tomokazu Nagira, Japanese footballer
1986	Aija Brumermane, Latvian basketball player
1986	Alexandre Bonnet, French footballer
1986	Antoni Bou, Spanish motorcyclist
1986	Constant Djakpa, Ivorian footballer
1986	Nicolás Richotti, Argentine basketball player
1986	Yannick Ponsero, French figure skater
1987	Bea Alonzo, Filipino actress and singer
1987	Elliot Grandin, French footballer
1987	Hideto Takahashi, Japanese footballer

Famous People Died on October 17

Did you know that on October 17th in history, many notable people were died? This list will remind you of the deaths of these important historical figures.

Year	Name
2015	Tom Smith, American businessman and politician (b. 1947)
2017	Gord Downie, Canadian musician (b. 1964)
2019	Elijah Cummings, American politician and civil rights advocate (b. 1951)

Historical Events on October 17

History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on October 17th.

Year	Event
690	Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China.
1091	London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
1346	The English capture King David II of Scotland at Neville's Cross and imprison him for eleven years.
1448	An Ottoman army defeats a Hungarian army at the Second Battle of Kosovo.
1456	The University of Greifswald is established as the second oldest university in northern Europe.
1534	Anti-Catholic posters appear in Paris and other cities supporting Huldrych Zwingli's position on the Mass.
1558	Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded.
1604	Kepler's Supernova is observed in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
1610	French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral.
1660	The nine regicides who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England are hanged, drawn and quartered.

Popular Baby Name on October 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.

Funny Stat: Based on data published by United Nations Population Division, an estimated 2,932,815,962 boys and 2,892,075,969 girls were born in 1996.

Our Wishes for You Who Born on October 17, 1996

October 17th is a happy day for you. We also want to make you happier by making some birthday wishes for you. We wish you happy and always happy.

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