17 July 1998: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Friday, July 17, 1998 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 201,902,400 breaths and experienced over 1,153,728,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 245,167,200 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 27 years, and 5 months

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐅 Born in → The Year of the Tiger

😴 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: 3,338 days of your life or 9.15 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Saving Private Ryan

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Paul Oakenfold followed by Carl Cox and Judge Jules according to DJ Mag.

♋ July 17 zodiac sign is Cancer ?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 6 ?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 Moon ☽

🪨 Your birthstone is Ruby ?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 July is Larkspur ?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 → Monday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Woodpecker

⭐ Celebrities born on July 17th

1921

Acquanetta [Mildred Davenport], American actress nicknamed "The Venezuelan Volcano" (Tarzan & Leopard Woman)

1988

Summer Bishil, American actress

1986

Dana, Korean [Hong Sung-mi] South Korean singer and actress (TSZX)

1989

Josie Loren Lopez, American actress (17 Again, Make It or Break It)

1935

Diahann Carroll [Carol Diann Johnson] American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (No Strings; Julia; Claudine; Dynasty - "Dominique")

1915

Catherine "Cass" Daley, American actress (Star Spangled Rhythm, Red Garters)

1905

Bill Gargan, American actor (The Bells of St. Mary's; You Only Live Once)

1980

Brett Goldstein, English comedian and actor (Ted Lasso)

📜 Historical events on this date

180

6 inhabitants of Carthage, North Africa executed for being Christians. Earliest record of Christianity in this part of the world.

1203

Siege of Constantinople begins during the fourth Crusade, Crusaders aboad a Venetian fleet attack the city.

1762

Catherine II becomes tsarina of Russia following the murder of Peter III.

1918

The Romanov royal family and several of their retainers are executed by a Bolshevik firing squad in the basement of Ipatiev House, in Yekaterinburg, Siberia.

1936

Spanish generals Francisco Franco and Emilio Mola lead a right-wing uprising, starting the Spanish Civil War.

1945

Potsdam Conference (Truman, Stalin, Churchill) holds 1st meeting.

2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is shot down over Eastern Ukraine by a Buk surface-to-air missile launched from pro-Russian separatist-controlled territory, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board.

🎄 Holidays on July 17

Wrong Way Corrigan Day

Wrong Way Corrigan Day celebrates the adventurous pilot who, on July 17, famously flew from New York to Ireland instead of California, claiming he went the "wrong way" by mistake.

National Peach Ice Cream Day

National Peach Ice Cream Day, celebrated on July 17th, is a fun holiday where everyone enjoys eating delicious peach-flavored ice cream to beat the summer heat.

National Get Out of the Dog House Day

National Get Out of the Dog House Day is a day when people try to make things right with someone they've upset, getting themselves out of trouble or making up for a mistake.

🏆 Sports in 1998

🏒 NHL

Detroit Red Wings defeated Washington Capitals (4 - 0) to win the 1998 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers (31 - 24) to win Super Bowl XXXII on January 25, 1998 in San Diego, CA.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat San Diego Padres (4 - 0) to win the 1998 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1998 US Open Championships, Patrick Rafter defeated Mark Philippoussis (6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Lindsay Davenport beat Martina Hingis (6-3, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 17, 1998 can be written as VII-XVII-MCMXCVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 17, 1998
→ Day Index: 198th day of 1998
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 3rd Friday of 1998
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 28 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 14,422,170 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 3,338 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 110 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 9.15 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 339 🌗
→ Life path number: 6
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1998: 5,988,846,103 Source: un.org

The 1998 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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