Date:October 17, 2020

October 17, 2020 Birthday Answers

October 10, 2020 birthday facts

Here are some cool birthday facts about 17th of October 2020 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more. Swipe up to find out what it all means.

Overview

October 17, 2020, was the 3rd Saturday of 2020. If you were born on this date, your birthday numbers 10, 17, and 2020 reveal that your life path number is 4. Your zodiac sign is Libra ♎ with a ruling planet Venus ♀. Your birthstone is Opal and Tourmaline, and your birth flower is Marigold. You were born in the 2020s, in the middle of Generation Alpha. The generation you are born into impacts your life.

→ You are 1,843,642 minutes old
→ You have been alive for

You were born in the Year of the Rat 🐀. On your birthday, the moon was in New 🌑 phase, and there were precisely 43 full moons after you were born to this day. Your billionth second will happen sometime on June 25, 2052.

You have been alive for:

You’ve taken nearly 25,804,800 breaths and experienced over 147,456,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 31,334,400 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Saturday

On October 17, 2020, the 3rd Saturday of the year, we marked the 291st day and 10th month of the Georgian calendar. The 2020 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2048. So, mark your calendars!

Your 4th birthday will be on a Sunday, and the birthday after that will be on a Friday. There are left before your next birthday. The timer below is a countdown clock to your next birthday. It’s always accurate and automatically updated.

Your next birthday is in:

😴 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: 427 days of your life or 1.17 years.

🎶 Song on your birthday

The number one song in the US on the day of your birth was "Savage Love" by Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo (Billboard Hot 100 – October 17, 2020).

The number 1 DJ in the world was David Guetta followed by Dmitri Vegas & Like Mike and Martin Garrix according to DJ Mag.

⭐ Which celebrity shares my birthday?

You’re in good company on October 17th! It’s also the birthday of some famous people. We’ve ordered this list chronologically.

1944
Carol Cole, West Medford Mass, actress (Ellie-Grady)

1965
Connie Ann Hearn, actress (New Kind of Family)

1989
Phoebe Tonkin, Australian actress

1959
Norm MacDonald, Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor (Saturday Night Live, 1993-98; Dirty Work; The Norm Show)

1977
Bryan Bertino, American film director and screenwriter

1987
Bea Alonzo, Filipina actress

1961
John Okafor, Nigerian Nollywood actor and comedian

1969
Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian

🎉 Discover more fascinating facts!
Get the new fun facts & updates — straight in your inbox.
Please enter a valid email address
That address is already in use
The security code entered was incorrect
Thanks for signing up
At the age of 56, Jeff Bezos was the richest person in the world in 2020 with $113 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $98 billion, according to Forbes.

🎄 Holidays on October 17

On your special day, you’re not just blowing out birthday candles! Check out these holidays that share the spotlight with your birthday bash:

Women in Military Service for America Memorial Anniversary
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial Anniversary on October 17 celebrates and remembers the brave women who fought alongside men in the military, showcasing their strength and intelligence in protecting our country.

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.

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 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.

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.

→ View the full list of holidays on October 17th.

📜 What happened on October 17th?

Below are some of the important historical events that happened on October 17.

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.

🏆 Sports in 2020

🏀 NBA
Los Angeles Lakers beat Miami Heat (4 - 2) to win the 2020 NBA Finals.

🏒 NHL
Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Dallas Stars (4 - 2) to win the 2020 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Kansas City Chiefs beat San Francisso 49ers (20 - 31) to win Super Bowl LIV on February 2, 2020 in Miami Gardens, FL.

⚾ MLB
Los Angeles Dodgers beat Tampa Bay Rays (4 - 2) to win the 2020 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2020 US Open Championships, Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev (2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6) to win the men's singles title. Naomi Osaka beat Victoria Azarenka (1-6, 6-3, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

🔢 Your life path number is 4

?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. Life path number 4 represents growth, building and foundation. You are practical, down to earth with strong ideas about right and wrong.

♎ October 17 zodiac sign is Libra

People who are born on October 17 in 2020 have an astrological sign of Libra ♎. Libra's life pursuit is to be consistent and have a secret desire to live an easy, uncomplicated life. People of this zodiac sign like harmony, gentleness, sharing with others, and the outdoors, and dislike violence, injustice, loudmouths, and conformity. The strengths of this sign are that it is cooperative, diplomatic, gracious, fair-minded, and social, while weaknesses can be indecisiveness, avoiding confrontations, and carrying a grudge and self-pity. The greatest overall compatibility with Libra is Aries and Sagittarius.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Venus ♀

The ruling planet of Libra is Venus ♀. Venus is a planet of love, charm, and possessions. People who are born with Venus as the ruling planet have beauty, charm, and sensuality.

🪨 The birthstone for October 17, 2020 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 birthstone for October 17, 2020 is The opal is an opaque gemstone that has a holographic sheen. When light is flashed onto it, the opal sparkles with the colors of the rainbow. This unique reflection is due to tiny cracks within the stone that cause light to break into various colors when hit. Even the black opal is known for reflecting bright colors of red and green. The opal gets its name from the Latin word opalus, which means "precious stone." The opal is a symbol of love and hope.

The tourmaline is a mysterious gemstone that exhibits a wide variety of colors. In fact, many rubies and emeralds have been misidentified, and are actually tourmaline. Other tourmaline colors include: yellow, blue, green, pink, brown and black. Tourmaline gets its name from the Sanskrit word toramalli, which means "something little out of the earth."

🌷 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. It is known for its vibrant orange color and is native to the Mediterranean. The first recorded cultivation of marigolds began with the Aztecs, who believed that the sunny flower possessed magical properties. Spanish conquistadors took these marigolds back with them to Spain where they were grown in monasteries.

⌛ Generation Alpha

2020 is part of Generation Alpha. Generation Alpha consists of kids born from 2010 onwards and is the first group to be immersed in the Internet and technology their entire lives.

🐀 The Year of the Rat

People born in this year are clever and charming. They're curious, but sometimes too motivated by money.

The next year (2025) is the Year of the Serpent.

Check this out — October 17, 2020, gets a cool ancient makeover as: X-XVII-MMXX. It’s the American/Western date style articulated through elegance of Roman numerals!


🔦 Facts Summary for October 17, 2020

Day Index: 291st day of 2020
Day of week: Saturday
Week Index: 3rd Saturday of 2020
Next same calendar year: 2048
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 4 years old
Days since birth:
Days spent sleeping: 427 days
Months spent sleeping: 14 months
Years spent sleeping: 1.17 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 43 🌑
First one billion second: will happen sometime on June 25, 2052
Life path number: 4
Zodiac sign: Libra ♎
Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
Birth flower: Marigold
Birthstone: Opal and Tourmaline
World population 2020: 7,794,798,739 Source: un.org
Spirit Animal: Raven
Power Color: Pink


If you found anything helpful on this page, please share it with friends. They can easily find their birthdays too. Also, bookmark this page and return often, as we will continue adding and updating fun facts about this date.

👀 Your Birthday Gateway Navigate to another date with our effortless time-hopper