Date:July 17, 2008

July 17, 2008

July 7, 2008 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Thursday, July 17, 2008 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 116,282,880 breaths and experienced over 664,473,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 141,200,640 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 15 years, 9 months, and 16 days


πŸ“… You were born on a Thursday


πŸŒ” The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day


βŒ› Born into β†’ Generation Z


πŸ€ Born in β†’ The Year of the Rat


😴 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: 1,923 days of your life or 5.27 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: The Dark Knight


🎢 #1 song on your birthday: "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry (source: Billboard Hot 100)


The number 1 DJ in the world was Armin van Buuren followed by TiΓ«sto and Paul van Dyk 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.


πŸ”’ Your life path number is 7 ?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 Moon ☽


πŸͺ¨ 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.


πŸ“… Your lucky day β†’ Monday


πŸ¦… Your spirit animal β†’ Woodpecker


⭐ Celebrities born on July 17th

1980
Brett Goldstein, English comedian and actor (Ted Lasso)

1920
Bill Monroe, American newscaster (NBC-TV, Congressional Report)

1961
Jonathan Potts, Canadian actor

1915
Catherine "Cass" Daley, American actress (Star Spangled Rhythm, Red Garters)

1979
Mike Vogel, American actor (Under the Dome)

1934
Willie Ito, American animator for Disney Studios ("Lady and the Tramp" spaghetti kiss); Warner Brothers; Hanna-Barbara)

1973
Liam Kyle Sullivan, American comedian and actor

1905
Bill Gargan, American actor (The Bells of St. Mary's; You Only Live Once)

At the age of 77, Warren Buffett was the richest person in the world in 2008 with $62 billion fortune, followed by Carlos Slim with $60 billion, according to Forbes.

πŸ“œ 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.


πŸŽ„ Holidays on July 17

National Lottery Day
National Lottery Day, celebrated on July 17th, is about the thrill and hope of winning big money by playing lottery games, making it a day when people dream about hitting the jackpot and imagining what they'd do with their winnings.

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 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.


πŸ† Sports in 2008

πŸ’ NHL
Detroit Red Wings defeated Pittsburgh Penguins (4 - 2) to win the 2008 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
New York Giants beat New England Patriots (17 - 14) to win Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008 in Glendale, AZ.

⚾ MLB
Philadelphia Phillies beat Tampa Bay Rays (4 - 1) to win the 2008 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2008 US Open Championships, Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray (6-2, 7-5, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic (6-4, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 17, 2008 can be written as VII-XVII-MMVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


πŸ”¦ Facts Summary for July 17, 2008
β†’ Day Index: 199th day of 2008
β†’ Day of week: Thursday
β†’ Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 2008
β†’ Next same calendar year: 2036
β†’ Days until next birthday:
β†’ Age on next birthday: 16 years old
β†’ Days since birth:
β†’ You are: 8,306,168 minutes old
β†’ Days spent sleeping: 1,923 days
β†’ Months spent sleeping: 63 months
β†’ Years spent sleeping: 5.27 years
β†’ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
β†’ Full moons since birth: 196 πŸŒ”
β†’ Life path number: 7
β†’ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
β†’ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
β†’ Birth flower: Larkspur
β†’ Birthstone: Ruby
β†’ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
β†’ Power Color: Silver
β†’ President of United States:
β†’ World population 2008: 6,789,771,253 Source: un.org

The 2008 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2036. So, mark your calendars!

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