15 October 2017: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Sunday, October 15, 2017 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 59,976,000 breaths and experienced over 342,720,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 72,828,000 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 8 years, 1 month, and 23 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐓 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: 992 days of your life or 2.72 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)" by Cardi B (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Armin van Buuren according to DJ Mag.

♎ October 15 zodiac sign is Libra ?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 8 ?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 Venus ♀

🪨 Your birthstone is Opal and Tourmaline ?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 October is Marigold ?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 → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Raven

⭐ Celebrities born on October 15th

1947

Lynn Lowry, American actress (Cat People, Crazies)

1976

Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress and singer (Fighting Girl)

1951

Peter Richardson, British actor, writer and director (The Comic Strip Presents, The Pope Must Die)

1966

Dougie Vipond, Scottish pop drummer (Deacon Blue - "Real Gone Kid") and broadcaster (BBC)

1968

Matteo Garrone, Italian filmmaker (Dogman)

1934

John Coleman, American journalist, co-founder of The Weather Channel and broadcaster (1953-2014)

1992

Ncuti Gatwa, Rwandan-Scottish actor (Sex Education, Doctor Who)

1946

Victor Banerjee, Indian actor (A Passage to India)

At the age of 61, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2017 with $86 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $75.6 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1581

Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet "Ballet Comique de la Reine" is staged in Paris.

1815

Napoleon Bonaparte arrives on island of St Helena to begin his exile.

1951

Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes synthesizes the first oral contraceptive.

1969

Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war.

1993

Nelson Mandela and South African President F. W. de Klerk awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

🎄 Holidays on October 15

National Grouch Day

National Grouch Day, celebrated on October 15, is a fun holiday inspired by Oscar the Grouch from "Sesame Street" where everyone gets to be as grumpy as they want, sharing jokes and memes online, and it's a day to acknowledge it's okay to feel grouchy sometimes.

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is a day to remember and honor babies who have died due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or shortly after birth, and to support families who have experienced such a loss.

International Sloth Day

International Sloth Day, celebrated on the third Saturday of October, is a day to appreciate the slow-paced, tree-dwelling sloths of Central and South America and to learn about their unique lifestyle and the importance of conserving their habitats.

🏆 Sports in 2017

🏒 NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Nashville Predators (4 - 2) to win the 2017 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New England Patriots beat Atlanta Falcons (34 - 28) to win Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX.

⚾ MLB

Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 3) to win the 2017 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2017 US Open Championships, Rafael Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson (6-3, 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Sloane Stephens beat Madison Keys (6-3, 6-0) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

October 15, 2017 can be written as X-XV-MMXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for October 15, 2017
→ Day Index: 288th day of 2017
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 3rd Sunday of 2017
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 9 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 4,284,362 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 992 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 32 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 2.72 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 101 🌘
→ Life path number: 8
→ Zodiac sign: Libra ♎
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Marigold
→ Birthstone: Opal and Tourmaline
→ Spirit Animal: Raven
→ Power Color: Pink
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2017: 7,550,262,101 Source: un.org

The 2017 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

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