17 October 2007: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Wednesday, October 17, 2007 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: 16 years, 6 months, and 9 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 121,685,760 breaths and experienced over 695,347,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 147,761,280 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐖 Born in → The Year of the Pig

😴 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: 2,012 days of your life or 5.51 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Spider-Man 3

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy (source: Billboard Hot 100).

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

♎ 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 9 ?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

1956

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

1965

Connie Ann Hearn, actress (New Kind of Family)

1974

Matthew Macfadyen, British actor

1957

Lawrence Bender, American film producer (Reservoir Dogs; Death Proof; Django Unchained; An Inconvenient Truth)

1989

Phoebe Tonkin, Australian actress

1937

Paxton Whitehead, English stage and screen actor (Back to School, Mad About You - "Hal")

1966

Mark Gatiss, English actor and writer

1950

Howard Rollins, American actor (Bannister-Wildside, Ed Harding-Another World)

At the age of 51, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2007 with $56 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $52 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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

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 Catholic Men's Conference Day

National Catholic Men's Conference Day, celebrated on October 17th each year, is a special day to recognize and encourage Catholic men to grow in their faith and live up to their full potential by participating in conferences filled with inspiring talks and activities.

National Edge Day

National Edge Day, celebrated on October 17, is all about living a healthy lifestyle without alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes, inspired by a punk rock movement, and encourages everyone to try a cleaner way of living.

National Pay Back a Friend Day

National Pay Back a Friend Day on October 17 encourages you to settle any money you owe your friends to fix and strengthen your friendships, inspired by a study showing how unpaid loans can ruin friendships.

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.

🏆 Sports in 2007

🏒 NHL

Anaheim Ducks defeated Ottawa Senators (4 - 1) to win the 2007 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Indianapolis Colts beat Chicago Bears (29 - 17) to win Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007 in Miami, FL.

⚾ MLB

Boston Red Sox beat Colorado Rockies (4 - 0) to win the 2007 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2007 US Open Championships, Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic (7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-2), 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Justine Henin beat Svetlana Kuznetsova (6-1, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

October 17, 2007 can be written as X-XVII-MMVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for October 17, 2007

→ Day Index: 290th day of 2007
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 2007
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 17 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 8,691,996 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,012 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 66 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 5.51 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 205 🌒
→ Life path number: 9
→ 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 2007: 6,706,418,593 Source: un.org

The 2007 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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