Did you know that February 17, 2012 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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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 64 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 14 years old. There have been 5050 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 1684 days, which is equivalent to 4.61 years. You spent 35.46% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
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| 2026 | Tuesday | 14 Years Old |
| 2027 | Wednesday | 15 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 16 Years Old |
| 2029 | Saturday | 17 Years Old |
| 2030 | Sunday | 18 Years Old |
| 2031 | Monday | 19 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 20 Years Old |
| 2033 | Thursday | 21 Years Old |
| 2034 | Friday | 22 Years Old |
| 2035 | Saturday | 23 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on February 17

The gemstone for people born on February 17, 2012 is amethyst. Its color is so deep that early legends associated this stone with Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. People believed that wearing amethyst would prevent drunkenness. Others thought amethyst would keep the wearer clear-headed and sharp-witted during battle and business.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Valeria Mazza, Argentine model and businesswoman |
| 1973 | Drew Barry, American basketball player |
| 1973 | Goran Bunjevčević, Serbian footballer (d. 2018) |
| 1973 | Raphaël Ibañez, French rugby player |
| 1974 | Jerry O'Connell, American actor, director, and producer |
| 1974 | Kaoru, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer |
| 1975 | Kaspars Astašenko, Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2012) |
| 1975 | Václav Prospal, Czech ice hockey player |
| 1976 | Kelly Carlson, American actress and model |
| 1978 | Rory Kinnear, English actor and playwright |
Did you know that on February 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Claude Jeancolas, French historian, author, and journalist (b. 1949) |
| 2016 | Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Egyptian journalist (b. 1923) |
| 2016 | Tony Phillips, American baseball player (b. 1959) |
| 2017 | Michael Novak, American Roman Catholic theologian (b. 1933) |
| 2017 | Robert H. Michel, American politician (b. 1923) |
| 2021 | Rush Limbaugh, American talk show host and author (b. 1951) |
| 2021 | Seif Sharif Hamad, Tanzanian politician (b. 1943) |
| 2024 | Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1941) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on February 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1995 | The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN. |
| 1996 | In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match. |
| 1996 | NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros. |
| 1996 | The 8.2 Mw Biak earthquake shakes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A large tsunami followed, leaving one-hundred sixty-six people dead or missing and 423 injured. |
| 2006 | A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126. |
| 2008 | Kosovo declares independence from Serbia. |
| 2011 | Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday. |
| 2011 | Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin. |
| 2015 | Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti. |
| 2016 | Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others. |
In 2012, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Jacob is the most used. A total of 19,088 baby boys were named Jacob in 2012. The rest were named Mason, Ethan, Noah and William. While the popular baby girl name in 2012 was Sophia. There were 22,320 baby girls named Sophia that year. While the rest were named Emma, Isabella, 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 2012 there were 7,125,827,957 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 593,818,997. This shows that there were 593,818,997 babies born every month in 2012. It can also be concluded that there are 19,793,967 babies born every day and 13,746 babies born every minute which is mean that 230 babies born every second in the year 2012. Maybe one of them is you.
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