17 November 2008: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Monday, November 17, 2008 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 125,778,240 breaths and experienced over 718,732,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 152,730,720 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 17 years, and 1 month

📅 You were born on a Monday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat

😴 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: 2,080 days of your life or 5.7 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Dark Knight

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Live Your Life" by T.I. (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Armin van Buuren followed by Tiësto and Paul van Dyk according to DJ Mag.

♏ November 17 zodiac sign is Scorpio ?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 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.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Pluto ♇

🪨 Your birthstone is Topaz and Citrine ?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 November is Chrysanthemum ?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 → Tuesday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Snake

⭐ Celebrities born on November 17th

1926

[Robin] "Robert" Brown, American actor (Here Come the Brides - "Jason"; Primus)

1965

Amanda Brown, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens, 1986-89) and film composer (Brazen Hussies)

1974

Abbygale Williamson Arenas, Miss Universe-Photogenic (Phil, 1997)

1942

Annemarie Oster, Dutch actress (Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden)

1957

Debbie Thrower, British journalist and BBC News presenter

1953

Jilly Johnson, British model and pop vocalist (Blonde on Blonde)

1930

David Amram, American classical, jazz, folk, and film score composer (Shakespeare in the Park; Splendor in the Grass; The Manchurian Candidate), musician, conductor, and educator

1940

William Simons, Welsh actor (Heartbeat - "PC Alf Ventress")

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.

📜 Historical events on this date

1558

Elizabeth I aged 25 ascends English throne upon death of her half sister Queen "Bloody" Mary.

1800

Congress holds its 1st session in Washington D.C. in an incomplete Capitol Building.

1831

Ecuador and Venezuela separated from Greater Colombia.

1855

David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls, in what is now Zambia and Zimbabwe.

1869

Suez Canal in Egypt opens, linking Mediterranean and Red seas.

1922

The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mehmed VI is expelled to Malta on British warship.

1970

Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse.

🎄 Holidays on November 17

Great American Smokeout

The Great American Smokeout is an annual event organized by the American Cancer Society, encouraging smokers across the United States to quit smoking or make a plan to quit, emphasizing the health benefits of giving up tobacco.

National Rural Health Day

National Rural Health Day is a day to recognize and celebrate the efforts of healthcare workers and leaders in small towns and rural areas, focusing on improving healthcare despite challenges like long distances to hospitals and limited resources.

Use Less Stuff Day

Use Less Stuff Day, happening on November 17 this year, is a day to think about cutting down on the extra stuff we buy or keep, aiming for a simpler life especially when shopping season is at its peak.

🏆 Sports in 2008

🏒 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.

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

🔦 Facts Summary for November 17, 2008
→ Day Index: 322nd day of 2008
→ Day of week: Monday
→ Week Index: 3rd Monday of 2008
→ Next same calendar year: 2036
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 18 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 8,984,704 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,080 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 68 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 5.7 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 211 🌖
→ Life path number: 2
→ Zodiac sign: Scorpio ♏
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Pluto
→ Birth flower: Chrysanthemum
→ Birthstone: Topaz and Citrine
→ Spirit Animal: Snake
→ Power Color: Black
→ President of United States:
→ 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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