Funny Birthday Facts About January 17, 2008
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What day were you born on January 17, 2008?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Thursday, 17
Countdown to Your 18th Birthday
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What day was January 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 17th birthday on Friday. How was your 17th 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 6,000 days old
Did you know that people born on January 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
6,422 Days
844 Weeks
211 Months
17 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 153 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6422 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2141 days, which is equivalent to 5.87 years. You spent 34.53% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | 18 Years Old |
| 2027 | Sunday | 19 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 20 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 21 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 22 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 23 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 24 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 25 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 26 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 27 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for January 17, 2008?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on January 17
You were born on January 17, 2008 and your birthstone is garnet. It comes in a variety of colors, including green, orange, pink, and purple. However, it's most famous for its deep red hue, like the pomegranate. Garnet actually refers to a group of closely related stones, not just one.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1939 | Christodoulos of Athens, Greek archbishop (d. 2008) |
| 1939 | Maury Povich, American talk show host and producer |
| 1940 | Kipchoge Keino, Kenyan athlete |
| 1940 | Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Egyptian-Armenian patriarch (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Tabaré Vázquez, Uruguayan physician and politician, 39th President of Uruguay (d. 2020) |
| 1941 | István Horthy, Jr., Hungarian physicist and architect |
| 1942 | Ita Buttrose, Australian journalist and author |
| 1942 | Muhammad Ali, American boxer and activist (d. 2016) |
| 1942 | Nigel McCulloch, English bishop |
| 1942 | Ulf Hoelscher, German violinist and educator |
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, 2008
In 2008, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Jacob is the most used. A total of 22,603 baby boys were named Jacob in 2008. The rest were named Michael, Ethan, Joshua and Daniel. While the popular baby girl name in 2008 was Emma. There were 18,817 baby girls named Emma that year. While the rest were named Isabella, Emily, Olivia and Ava. 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 2008 there were 6,789,088,672 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 565,757,390. This shows that there were 565,757,390 babies born every month in 2008. It can also be concluded that there are 18,858,580 babies born every day and 13,097 babies born every minute which is mean that 219 babies born every second in the year 2008. Maybe one of them is you.
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