Did you know that February 17, 2008 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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If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Sunday, 17
Countdown to Your 18th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 17th birthday on Monday. 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.
Did you know that people born on February 17
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 229 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6346 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2116 days, which is equivalent to 5.8 years. You spent 34.12% of your life sleeping!
Year | Day | Your Age |
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2026 | Tuesday | 18 Years Old |
2027 | Wednesday | 19 Years Old |
2028 | Thursday | 20 Years Old |
2029 | Saturday | 21 Years Old |
2030 | Sunday | 22 Years Old |
2031 | Monday | 23 Years Old |
2032 | Tuesday | 24 Years Old |
2033 | Thursday | 25 Years Old |
2034 | Friday | 26 Years Old |
2035 | Saturday | 27 Years Old |
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on February 17
If you are born on February 17, 2008 your birthstone is amethyst. Because of its unique purple color, it is often associated with royalty and wisdom. It is also said that if you wear it, it will bring balance, temperance, and restraint into your life.
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 February 17
Year | Name |
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1961 | Andrey Korotayev, Russian anthropologist, historian, and sociologist |
1961 | Angela Eagle, English politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons |
1961 | Maria Eagle, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence |
1962 | Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor and director |
1963 | Alison Hargreaves, English mountaineer (d. 1995) |
1963 | Jen-Hsun Huang, Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded Nvidia |
1963 | Larry the Cable Guy, American comedian and voice actor |
1963 | Michael Jordan, American basketball player, executive, and businessman |
1964 | Sherry Hawco, Canadian gymnast (d. 1991) |
1965 | Michael Bay, American director and producer |
Did you know that on February 17
Year | Name |
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1934 | Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875) |
1934 | Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician (b. 1862) |
1939 | Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (b. 1859) |
1946 | Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889) |
1948 | Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Imam of Yemen (b. 1904) |
1961 | Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1887) |
1961 | Nita Naldi, American actress (b. 1894) |
1962 | Bruno Walter, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1876) |
1962 | Joseph Kearns, American actor (b. 1907) |
1966 | Hans Hofmann, German-American painter (b. 1880) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on February 17
Year | Event |
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1913 | The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century. |
1919 | The Ukrainian People's Republic asks the Entente and the United States for help fighting the Bolsheviks. |
1944 | World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion. |
1944 | World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins. The battle ends in an American victory on February 22. |
1948 | The Alwaziri coup briefly ousts the ruling Hamidaddin dynasty of Yemen; Imam Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din is killed. |
1949 | Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel. |
1959 | A Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes near Gatwick Airport, killing 14; Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes survives the crash. |
1959 | Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution. |
1964 | Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place. |
1964 | In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population. |
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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