Date:April 17, 1985

April 17, 1985

April 4, 1985 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, April 17, 1985 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 287,542,080 breaths and experienced over 1,643,097,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 349,158,240 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 39 years, and 18 days


📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐂 Born in → The Year of the Ox


😴 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: 4,754 days of your life or 13.03 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Back to the Future


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "We Are the World" by USA for Africa (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 8 ?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

1957
Byron Cherry, American actor (Coy-Dukes of Hazzard)

1995
Paulie Litt, American actor

1954
Kim Tyler, American actor (Kyle-Please Don't Eat Daisies)

1942
David Bradley, British actor (Walder Frey-Game of Thrones)

1985
Luke Mitchell, Australian actor (Home and Away; Blindspot)

1971
Claire Sweeney, British stage and screen actress (Brookside)

1956
Elizabeth Lindsey, American explorer, filmmaker (Then There Were None), and actress (China Beach; The Byrds of Paradise)

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)


📜 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.

Yom HaShoah
Yom HaShoah is a day when Jews around the world remember the 6 million Jews who were killed by Hitler and his followers during the Holocaust, ensuring we never forget this tragic part of history.

Malbec World Day
Malbec World Day is celebrated on April 17th each year to honor the Malbec grape, famous for making wine, and marks the day Argentina started focusing on improving its wine industry back in 1853.


🏆 Sports in 1985

🏒 NHL
Edmonton Oilers defeated Philadelphia Fyers (4 - 1) to win the 1985 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins (38 - 16) to win Super Bowl XIX on January 20, 1985 in Stanford, CA.

⚾ MLB
Kansas City Royals beat St. Cardinals Louis (4 - 3) to win the 1985 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1985 US Open Championships, Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe (7-6(7-1), 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Hana Mandlikova beat Martina Navratilova (7-6(7-3), 1-6, 7-6(7-2)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

April 17, 1985 can be written as IV-XVII-MCMLXXXV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for April 17, 1985
Day Index: 107th day of 1985
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 1985
Next same calendar year: 2030
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 40 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 20,539,932 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,754 days
Months spent sleeping: 156 months
Years spent sleeping: 13.03 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 483 🌘
Life path number: 8
Zodiac sign: Aries ♈
Zodiac ruling planet: Mars
Birth flower: Sweet Pea/Daisy
Birthstone: Diamond
Spirit Animal: Hawk
Power Color: Red
President of United States:
World population 1985: 4,873,781,796 Source: un.org

The 1985 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2030. So, mark your calendars!

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