Date:August 17, 2011

August 17, 2011 Birthday Answers

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Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, August 17, 2011 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: 12 years, 8 months, and 5 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 93,381,120 breaths and experienced over 533,606,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 113,391,360 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

πŸ“… You were born on a Wednesday


πŸŒ– The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day


βŒ› Born into β†’ Generation Alpha


πŸ‡ Born in β†’ The Year of the Rabbit


😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?πŸ’€ Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 1,544 days of your life or 4.23 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2


🎢 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO (source: Billboard Hot 100).


The number 1 DJ in the world was David Guetta followed by Armin van Buuren and TiΓ«sto according to DJ Mag.

♌ August 17 zodiac sign is Leo ?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.


πŸ”’ Your life path number is 2 ?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.


πŸͺ Your ruling planet is Sun β˜‰


πŸͺ¨ Your birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx ?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 August is Gladiolus ?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.


πŸ“… Your lucky day β†’ Sunday


πŸ¦… Your spirit animal β†’ Salmon


⭐ Celebrities born on August 17th

1970
Rupert Degas, English actor and voice artist

1986
Bryton McClure, American actor (Richie-Family Matters)

1977
Jake Patellis, American actor (Paul Bowman-Good Life)

1900
Quincy Howe, American newscaster (CBS Weekend News)

1982
Cheeleader Melissa [Melissa Anderson], American professional wrestler

1980
Shannon Lucio, American actress

1979
Marcus Patric, British actor (Hollyoaks)

1866
Julia Marlowe [Sarah Frances Frost], English-American Shakespearean actress

At the age of 71, Carlos Slim & family was the richest person in the world in 2011 with $74 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $56 billion, according to Forbes.

πŸ“œ Historical events on this date

1590
Governor of Roanoke Island colony, John White, returns from England to find no trace of the colonists he had left there 3 years earlier [or Aug 18, 1591].

1903
Joe Pulitzer donates $1 million to Columbia University & begins the Pulitzer Prizes in America.

1945
Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta declare Indonesia (Dutch East Indies) independent from the Netherlands.

1945
Korea is divided into North and South Korea along the 38th parallel.

1947
The Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.

1998
Monica Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony he had an "improper physical relationship" with the intern and on the same day admits before the nation he "misled people" about the relationship.


πŸŽ„ Holidays on August 17

National Thrift Shop Day
National Thrift Shop Day, celebrated on August 17, encourages people to shop at and support thrift stores, which help community members in need by selling donated goods at low prices.

National Black Cat Appreciation Day
National Black Cat Appreciation Day, celebrated on August 17, is a day to show love and appreciation for black cats, aiming to break the stereotypes and increase their adoption, since they are often overlooked despite being just as wonderful as other cats.

National I LOVE My feet Day
National I Love My Feet Day, celebrated every August 17, is a day to appreciate and take care of our feet for all the hard work they do in supporting our body, helping us balance, and carrying us through life.

National Workers' Comp Adjuster Day
National Workers' Comp Adjuster Day, celebrated on August 17, is a special day to appreciate the hardworking people who help workers get the support and compensation they need when they're injured on the job.

Baby Boomers Recognition Day
Baby Boomers Recognition Day, celebrated on August 17th, honors the generation born between 1946 and 1964 for their contributions and achievements in shaping modern society.


πŸ† Sports in 2011

πŸ’ NHL
Boston Bruins defeated Vancouver Canucks (4 - 3) to win the 2011 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Green Bay Packers beat Pittsburgh Steelers (31 - 25) to win Super Bowl XLV on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, TX.

⚾ MLB
St. Louis Cardinals beat Texas Rangers (4 - 3) to win the 2011 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2011 US Open Championships, Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal (6-2, 6-4, 6-7(3-7), 6-1) to win the men's singles title. Samantha Stosur beat Serena Williams (6-2, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 17, 2011 can be written as VIII-XVII-MMXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


πŸ”¦ Facts Summary for August 17, 2011

β†’ Day Index: 229th day of 2011
β†’ Day of week: Wednesday
β†’ Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 2011
β†’ Next same calendar year: 2033
β†’ Days until next birthday:
β†’ Age on next birthday: 13 years old
β†’ Days since birth:
β†’ You are: 6,671,332 minutes old
β†’ Days spent sleeping: 1,544 days
β†’ Months spent sleeping: 51 months
β†’ Years spent sleeping: 4.23 years
β†’ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
β†’ Full moons since birth: 157 πŸŒ–
β†’ Life path number: 2
β†’ Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
β†’ Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
β†’ Birth flower: Gladiolus
β†’ Birthstone: Peridot and Sardonyx
β†’ Spirit Animal: Salmon
β†’ Power Color: Orange
β†’ President of United States:
β†’ World population 2011: 7,043,008,586 Source: un.org

The 2011 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2033. So, mark your calendars!

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