21 April 2017: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Friday, April 21, 2017 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 57,435,840 breaths and experienced over 328,204,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 69,743,520 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 7 years, 9 months, and 16 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐓 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: 950 days of your life or 2.6 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Armin van Buuren according to DJ Mag.

♉ April 21 zodiac sign is Taurus ?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 Venus ♀

🪨 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 → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Beaver

⭐ Celebrities born on April 21st

1923

John Mortimer, English barrister, screenwriter and author (A Voyage Round My Father)

1970

Glen Hansard, Irish singer-songwriter and actor (Falling Slowly)

1935

Charles Grodin, American stage and screen actor (Heartbreak Kid; Midnight Run; Ishtar: Beethoven series), writer, and talk show host

1932

Elaine May, American comedienne, writer and actress (New Leaf, Primary Colors)

1926

Herbert Schlosser, American television executive (NBC - hired Johnny Carson; championed Laugh-In; conceptualized Saturday Night Live)

1978

Avi Phillips, Ontario, actor (Maniac Mansion)

1927

Gerald Flood, British actor (Doctor Who, Patton)

1972

Severina [Vuckovic], Croatian pop singer and actress (Moja Stikla)

At the age of 61, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2017 with $86 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $75.6 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1526

Battle at Panipat: Central Asian conqueror Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, establishing the Mughal Empire in India.

1792

Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes, is hanged, drawn and quartered in Rio de Janeiro.

1863

Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'i Faith, enters garden of Rivden near Baghdad. He makes his declaration as a Messenger of God during the 12 days spent there.

1918

World War I: German fighter ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen " The Red Baron ", shot down and killed over Vaux sur Somme in France, Canadian pilot Arthur Roy Brown credited with the kill.

1989

Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing's Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom.

🎄 Holidays on April 21

National Chickpea Day

National Chickpea Day, celebrated every April 21 in the U.S., honors the versatile chickpea, a key ingredient in dishes like hummus and falafel, showcasing its importance in various cuisines around the world.

Keep Off the Grass Day

Keep Off the Grass Day, celebrated every April 21 since 2013, is a fun holiday made by Jace Shoemaker-Galloway to remind us to appreciate and protect our lawns and green spaces from getting damaged.

Thank You for Libraries Day

Thank You for Libraries Day, celebrated on April 21, is a special day to appreciate how libraries change lives by providing access to a vast world of books, learning, and creativity.

🏆 Sports in 2017

🏒 NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Nashville Predators (4 - 2) to win the 2017 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New England Patriots beat Atlanta Falcons (34 - 28) to win Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX.

⚾ MLB

Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 3) to win the 2017 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2017 US Open Championships, Rafael Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson (6-3, 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Sloane Stephens beat Madison Keys (6-3, 6-0) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

April 21, 2017 can be written as IV-XXI-MMXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for April 21, 2017
→ Day Index: 111th day of 2017
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 3rd Friday of 2017
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 8 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 4,102,602 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 950 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 31 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 2.6 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 97 🌘
→ Life path number: 8
→ Zodiac sign: Taurus ♉
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Sweet Pea/Daisy
→ Birthstone: Diamond
→ Spirit Animal: Beaver
→ Power Color: Green
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2017: 7,550,262,101 Source: un.org

The 2017 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

If you found anything helpful on this page, please share it with friends. They can easily find their birthdays too. Also, bookmark this page and return often, as we will continue adding and updating fun facts about this date.