Date:May 17, 2001

May 17, 2001

May 5, 2001 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Thursday, May 17, 2001 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 169,081,920 breaths and experienced over 966,182,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 205,313,760 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 22 years, 11 months, and 17 days


πŸ“… You were born on a Thursday


🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day


βŒ› Born into β†’ Generation Z


🐍 Born in β†’ The Year of the Serpent


😴 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: 2,796 days of your life or 7.66 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone


🎢 #1 song on your birthday: "All For You" by Janet (source: Billboard Hot 100)


The number 1 DJ in the world was John Digweed followed by Sasha and Danny Tenaglia according to DJ Mag.

♉ May 17 zodiac sign is Taurus ?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 Venus ♀


πŸͺ¨ Your birthstone is Emerald ?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 May is Lily of the valley ?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†’ Friday


πŸ¦… Your spirit animal β†’ Beaver


⭐ Celebrities born on May 17th

1976
Rochelle Aytes, American actress (Mistresses)

1959
Jim Nantz, American sportscaster

1960
Fiona Hutchison, actress (One Life to Live, Guiding Light)

1988
Karrueche Tran, American model, actress and producer (The Bay)

1941
Grace Zabriskie, American actress

1939
Wim de Bie, Dutch comedian, satirist, and writer (van Kooten & de Bie - The Simplistic Covenant)

1978
Carlos PeΓ±a, Dominican MLB baseball infielder, 2001-14 (Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 6 other teams), and broadcaster

1954
John Iles, British stage and screen actor (The Bill -"Dashwood")

At the age of 45, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2001 with $58.7 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $32.3 billion, according to Forbes.

πŸ“œ Historical events on this date

1527
PΓ‘nfilo de NarvΓ‘ez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men - by 1536 only 4 survive.

1792
24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street.

1803
John Hawkins & Richard French patent the Reaping Machine.

1973
Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings.

2004
Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.

2014
The center-right Hindu Nationalist Party, the BJP, wins landslide election victory in India.


πŸŽ„ Holidays on May 17

Pack Rat Day
Pack Rat Day, celebrated on May 17, is a day dedicated to cleaning out and organizing your stuff, getting rid of things you don't need, and making space for new things.

National Cherry Cobbler Day
National Cherry Cobbler Day, celebrated on May 17th, is a fun holiday where we enjoy a delicious dessert made with sweet cherries and a biscuit-like crust, which was created back in the 1800s when bakers had to get creative due to limited ingredients.

National Employee Health and Fitness Day
National Employee Health and Fitness Day is a special day where companies encourage their workers to get moving and learn about how staying active can make them healthier and happier.


πŸ† Sports in 2001

πŸ’ NHL
Colorado Avalanche defeated New Jersey Devils (4 - 3) to win the 2001 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants (34 - 7) to win Super Bowl XXXV on January 28, 2001 in Tampa Bay, FL.

⚾ MLB
Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees (4 - 3) to win the 2001 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2001 US Open Championships, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras (7-6(7-4), 6-1, 6-1) to win the men's singles title. Venus Williams beat Serena Williams (6-2, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 17, 2001 can be written as V-XVII-MMI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


πŸ”¦ Facts Summary for May 17, 2001
β†’ Day Index: 137th day of 2001
β†’ Day of week: Thursday
β†’ Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 2001
β†’ Next same calendar year: 2029
β†’ Days until next birthday:
β†’ Age on next birthday: 23 years old
β†’ Days since birth:
β†’ You are: 12,077,847 minutes old
β†’ Days spent sleeping: 2,796 days
β†’ Months spent sleeping: 92 months
β†’ Years spent sleeping: 7.66 years
β†’ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
β†’ Full moons since birth: 284 🌘
β†’ Life path number: 7
β†’ Zodiac sign: Taurus ♉
β†’ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
β†’ Birth flower: Lily of the valley
β†’ Birthstone: Emerald
β†’ Spirit Animal: Beaver
β†’ Power Color: Green
β†’ President of United States:
β†’ World population 2001: 6,223,412,158 Source: un.org

The 2001 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2029. So, mark your calendars!

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