Did you know that February 17, 2017 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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Countdown to Your 9th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 8th birthday on Monday. How was your 8th 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 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 85 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 9 years old. There have been 3202 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 1068 days, which is equivalent to 2.93 years. You spent 36.63% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday | 9 Years Old |
| 2027 | Wednesday | 10 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 11 Years Old |
| 2029 | Saturday | 12 Years Old |
| 2030 | Sunday | 13 Years Old |
| 2031 | Monday | 14 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 15 Years Old |
| 2033 | Thursday | 16 Years Old |
| 2034 | Friday | 17 Years Old |
| 2035 | Saturday | 18 Years Old |

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

If you are born on February 17, 2017 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 |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Michiaki Takahashi, Japanese virologist (d. 2013) |
| 1929 | Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean-French director and screenwriter |
| 1929 | Chaim Potok, American rabbi and author (d. 2002) |
| 1929 | Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (d. 1993) |
| 1929 | Patricia Routledge, English actress and singer |
| 1930 | Benjamin Fain, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1930 | Roger Craig, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2023) |
| 1930 | Ruth Rendell, English author (d. 2015) |
| 1931 | Buddy Ryan, American football coach (d. 2016) |
| 1931 | Jiřina Jirásková, Czech actress and singer (d. 2013) |
Did you know that on February 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 2017, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Liam is the most used. A total of 18,824 baby boys were named Liam in 2017. The rest were named Noah, William, James and Logan. While the popular baby girl name in 2017 was Emma. There were 19,837 baby girls named Emma that year. While the rest were named Olivia, Ava, Isabella and Sophia. 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 2017 there were 7,547,858,900 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 628,988,242. This shows that there were 628,988,242 babies born every month in 2017. It can also be concluded that there are 20,966,275 babies born every day and 14,560 babies born every minute which is mean that 243 babies born every second in the year 2017. Maybe one of them is you.
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