Learn interesting facts about Sunday, April 9, 2017 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: 7 years, and 11 days
Your next birthday is in:
You’ve taken nearly 51,770,880 breaths and experienced over 295,833,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 62,864,640 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?
📅 You were born on a Sunday
🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous 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: 856 days of your life or 2.35 years.
🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "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 9 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 5 ?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 9th
1939
Michael Learned, American actress (Olivia in The Waltons, Nurse)
1979
Keith Nobbs, American actor (Phone Booth)
1970
Josh Todd [Gruber], American musician, singer (Buckcherry), and actor
1963
Joe Scarborough, American television personality
1965
Jeff Zucker, American television executive (CEO of NBC Universal)
1942
(Andre) Brandon De Wilde, American stage and screen actor (The Member of the Wedding; Shane; Jamie; Hud)
1987
Jesse McCartney, American actor and singer
1982
Jay Baruchel, Canadian actor (Man Seeking Woman)
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
1483
Edward V (aged 12) succeeds his father Edward IV as king of England. He is never crowned, and disappears presumed murdered, after incarceration in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the "Princes in the Tower").
1731
British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear cut off by Spanish Guarde Costa in the Caribbean, later catalyst for war between Britain & Spain.
1768
John Hancock refuses to allow two British customs agents to go below deck of his ship, considered by some to be the first act of physical resistance to British authority in the colonies.
1865
Confederate General Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops surrender at Appomattox Court House to US Lieutenant General Ulysses S Grant (US Civil War).
1869
Hudson Bay Company cedes its territory to Canada.
1992
John Major elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after his Conservative Party wins the most votes in British electoral history.
2003
Baghdad falls to U.S. forces ending the invasion of Iraqi but resulting in widespread looting.
🎄 Holidays on April 9
National Gin and Tonic Day
National Gin and Tonic Day, celebrated every April 9th, is a day to appreciate the iconic drink combination of gin and tonic water, much like how we enjoy other perfect pairings like peanut butter and jelly.
Orthodox Palm Sunday
Orthodox Palm Sunday is a special day that celebrates when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem and people welcomed him by laying palm branches on the ground, marking the start of the week leading up to Easter.
National Name Yourself Day
National Name Yourself Day, celebrated on April 9, encourages people to choose a new name for a day, exploring the idea that our names can influence our personality and how others perceive us, inspired by the "Dorian Gray effect" from Oscar Wilde's novel where a character's appearance changes based on his actions and morality.
National Baked Ham with Pineapple Day
National Baked Ham with Pineapple Day, celebrated on April 9 alongside Easter, is a day to enjoy a delicious meal of roasted ham topped with pineapple, taking advantage of the season's best pineapples and Easter's tradition of serving ham.
National Mature Women's Day
National Mature Women's Day, celebrated on April 9th, is a special day to honor and celebrate the older, wise, and confident women in our lives, encouraging them to embrace self-love and a positive view on aging.
🏆 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 9, 2017 can be written as IV-IX-MMXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.
🔦 Facts Summary for April 9, 2017
→ Day Index: 99th day of 2017
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 2nd Sunday of 2017
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 8 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 3,697,923 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 856 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 28 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 2.35 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 87 🌔
→ Life path number: 5
→ Zodiac sign: Aries ♈
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Mars
→ Birth flower: Sweet Pea/Daisy
→ Birthstone: Diamond
→ Spirit Animal: Hawk
→ Power Color: Red
→ President of United States: Donald J. Trump (Republican)
→ 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!
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