17 April 1981: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Friday, April 17, 1981 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more below ⬇️

⏳ You have been alive for: 43 years, and 3 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 316,693,440 breaths and experienced over 1,809,676,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 384,556,320 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐓 Born in → The Year of the Rooster

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 5,236 days of your life or 14.35 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Raiders of the Lost Ark

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Kiss on My List" by Hall and Oates (source: Billboard Hot 100).

♈ April 17 zodiac sign is Aries ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 4 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Mars ♂

🪨 Your birthstone is Diamond ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for April is Sweet Pea/Daisy ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Tuesday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Hawk

⭐ Celebrities born on April 17th

1940

Billy Fury [Ronald Wycherley], British rock singer ("When Will You Say I Love You"; "Halfway To Paradise") and actor (That'll Be The Day)

1995

Paulie Litt, American actor

1976

Alex Nesic, Serbian-French-American actor

1959

(Shaun) "Sean" Bean, English actor (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Game of Thrones)

1950

L. Scott Caldwell, American actress (Rose-Lost)

1951

Olivia Hussey, Argentine-British actress (Romeo & Juliet, Death on Nile)

1971

Claire Sweeney, British stage and screen actress (Brookside)

1924

Donald Richie, American-born author and (Japanese) film critic

📜 Historical events on this date

1387

Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" characters begin their pilgrimage to Canterbury (according to scholars).

1492

Christopher Columbus signs a contract with the Spanish monarchs to find the "Indies" with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism. This promises him 10% of all riches found, and the governorship of any lands encountered.

1895

Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed ending the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95).

1961

1,400 Cuban exiles land in Bay of Pigs in a doomed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro.

1982

Proclamation of the Constitution Act by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

🎄 Holidays on April 17

National Crawfish Day

National Crawfish Day, celebrated on April 17th, is a day when people in the Southern United States enjoy a popular regional dish made from small, lobster-like crustaceans known as crawfish, highlighting their cultural and culinary significance.

No Limits for Deaf Children Day

"No Limits for Deaf Children Day, celebrated every May 17th, is a special day to show that deaf kids can achieve anything with the right support, shining a light on their talents and potential."

Blah Blah Blah Day

Blah Blah Blah Day, celebrated every April 17th, is all about finally doing those things people keep nagging you about, like starting your New Year's resolutions, and comes from a term first used in 1918 to describe pointless chatter.

There's Nothing Like a Dame Day

"There's Nothing Like a Dame Day" on April 17 celebrates women in theater and movies, inspired by famous actresses and highlighting the honor of being named a Dame in the UK for outstanding contributions.

Orthodox Easter Monday

Orthodox Easter Monday, also called "Bright Monday" or "Monday of Renewal," is celebrated by Orthodox Christians as a continuation of Easter, marking Jesus Christ's resurrection, and it falls on a different date than Catholic Easter due to different calendars used.

🏆 Sports in 1981

🏒 NHL

New York Islanders defeated Minnesota North Stars (4 - 1) to win the 1981 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XV on January 25, 1981 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees (4 - 2) to win the 1981 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1981 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova (1-6, 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-1)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

April 17, 1981 can be written as IV-XVII-MCMLXXXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for April 17, 1981

→ Day Index: 107th day of 1981
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 3rd Friday of 1981
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 44 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 22,620,984 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,236 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 172 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.35 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 533 🌔
→ Life path number: 4
→ Zodiac sign: Aries ♈
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Mars
→ Birth flower: Sweet Pea/Daisy
→ Birthstone: Diamond
→ Spirit Animal: Hawk
→ Power Color: Red
→ President of United States: Ronald Reagan (Republican)
→ World population 1981: 4,537,845,777 Source: un.org

The 1981 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2026. So, mark your calendars!

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