17 October 1979: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, October 17, 1979 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more below ⬇️

⏳ You have been alive for: 44 years, 6 months, and 10 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 327,882,240 breaths and experienced over 1,873,612,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 398,142,720 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐐 Born in → The Year of the Goat

😴 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: 5,421 days of your life or 14.85 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Rise" by Herb Alpert (source: Billboard Hot 100).

♎ October 17 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 17th

1921

Tom Poston, American actor (Newhart - "George Utley"; Mork & Mindy - "Franklin Bickley"; The Bob Newhart Show; The Steve Allen Show)

1944

Carol Cole, West Medford Mass, actress (Ellie-Grady)

1947

Michael McKean, American actor (Laverne & Shirley, - "Lenny"; Saturday Night Live, 1994-95; This Is Spinal Tap)

1966

Mark Gatiss, English actor and writer

1984

Chris Lowell, American actor

1926

Beverly Garland [Fessenden], American actress (My Three Sons, Scarecrow and Mrs. King)

1956

Fred Hickman, American sports broadcaster (CNN, TBS, YES Network, ESPN; NY Sports Emmy Award 2004)

1974

Matthew Macfadyen, British actor

📜 Historical events on this date

733

Battle at Tours (Poitiers): Charles Martel's Frankish and Burgundian forces beat those of al-Andalus under Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi halting Islamic influence (date disputed).

1854

French and British forces bombard Sevastopol for the first time during the Crimean War.

1907

Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland.

1943

Burma railway completed, built by Allied POWs and Asian laborers for use of the Japanese army.

1973

OPEC oil ministers use oil as an economic weapon in the Arab-Israeli War, mandating a cut in exports and recommending an embargo against unfriendly states.

2017

Islamic State headquarters Raqqa declared under full control of US-led alliance by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal Sello after 4 months of fighting.

🎄 Holidays on October 17

British Food Fortnight

British Food Fortnight is a fun, two-week event celebrating traditional British cuisine and promoting healthy eating, taking place across the UK in schools, restaurants, and homes.

National Pasta Day

National Pasta Day, celebrated every October 17, is a fun day to enjoy and honor the delicious and diverse Italian dish that has become a favorite meal in many American households.

Black Poetry Day

Black Poetry Day, celebrated every October 17th, honors African American poets and their powerful contributions to literature, showcasing the black experience through words, and marks the birth of Jupiter Hammon, the first published black poet in the U.S.

National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day

National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day, celebrated every third Monday of October, is a day dedicated to tidying up our computer desktops to keep them organized and running smoothly, inspired by the Personal Computer Museum in Ontario, Canada.

National Mulligan Day

National Mulligan Day, celebrated on October 17, is all about getting a second chance to fix a mistake, originally from golf, but really it's for any part of life where you wish you could have a do-over.

🏆 Sports in 1979

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated New York Rangers (4 - 1) to win the 1979 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys (35 - 31) to win Super Bowl XIII on January 21, 1979 in Miami, FL.

⚾ MLB

Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles (4 - 3) to win the 1979 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1979 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis (7-5, 6-3, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Chris Evert (6-4, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

October 17, 1979 can be written as X-XVII-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for October 17, 1979

→ Day Index: 290th day of 1979
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 1979
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 45 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 23,420,759 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,421 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 178 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.85 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 551 🌘
→ 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 1979: 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org

The 1979 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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