17 December 1981: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Thursday, December 17, 1981 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 323,789,760 breaths and experienced over 1,850,227,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 393,173,280 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 43 years, 11 months, and 21 days

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌖 The moon was in Waning 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: 5,354 days of your life or 14.67 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Raiders of the Lost Ark

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♐ December 17 zodiac sign is Sagittarius ?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 3 ?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 Jupiter ♃

🪨 Your birthstone is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz ?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 December is Narcissus ?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 → Thursday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Owl

⭐ Celebrities born on December 17th

1939

Novella Nelson, American actress (Antwone Fisher, Purlie, Chiefs)

1992

Jordan Garrett, American actor

1979

Jaimee Foxworth, American actress (Family Matters, 1989-93 - "Judy")

1977

Katheryn Winnick, Canadian actress (Vikings; Big Sky)

1971

Claire Forlani, British actress (Mallrats, Meet Joe Black, Hawaii Five-0)

1931

Dave Madden, Canadian-born American actor (Charlotte's Web, Alice, The Partridge Family)

1962

Giulla Boschi, Italian actress (Act of Contrition, Bonus Malus)

1945

Christopher Cazenove, England, actor (Ben-Dynasty)

📜 Historical events on this date

1398

Timur (Tamerlane) captures and sacks Delhi, defeating Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies by setting camels loaded with hay alight and charging them at the Sultans armoured elephants.

1526

Pope Clemens VII publishes degree Cum ad zero - forms Inquisition.

1788

Russian army of Grigory Potemkin occupies Ocharov.

1903

The Wright Brothers make the first sustained motorized aircraft flight at 10:35 AM, piloted by Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

1986

Mrs Davina Thompson makes medical history by having the 1st heart, lung & liver transplant at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England.

🎄 Holidays on December 17

National Device Appreciation Day

National Device Appreciation Day, on December 17th, is a day to celebrate and protect the gadgets and technology that make our lives easier and more fun, by reminding us to insure them against damage or loss.

National Maple Syrup Day

National Maple Syrup Day, celebrated on December 17th, is a day to enjoy and appreciate the sweet, versatile syrup that's loved on pancakes and many other foods.

Wright Brother's Day

Wright Brothers' Day celebrates the two inventors, Orville and Wilbur Wright, who made the first successful airplane flight on December 17, 1903, and it's a day when people remember and honor their groundbreaking achievement in aviation.

🏆 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.

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

🔦 Facts Summary for December 17, 1981
→ Day Index: 351st day of 1981
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 1981
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 44 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 23,128,950 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,354 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 176 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.67 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 544 🌖
→ Life path number: 3
→ Zodiac sign: Sagittarius ♐
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Jupiter
→ Birth flower: Narcissus
→ Birthstone: Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz
→ Spirit Animal: Owl
→ Power Color: Purple
→ President of United States:
→ 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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