17 October 2022: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Monday, October 17, 2022 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 23,264,640 breaths and experienced over 132,940,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 28,249,920 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 3 years, 1 month, and 28 days

📅 You were born on a Monday

🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐅 Born in → The Year of the Tiger

😴 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: 385 days of your life or 1.05 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Avatar: The Way of Water

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Bad Habit" by Steve Lacy (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by David Guetta and Dmitri Vegas & Like Mike 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 6 ?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

1984

Chris Lowell, American actor

1920

Montgomery Clift, American actor (From Here to Eternity, Judgement at Nuremberg)

1989

Phoebe Tonkin, Australian actress

1950

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

1970

Shauna O'Brien, Pasco Wash, actress (Showgirls)

1944

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

1974

Matthew Macfadyen, British actor

1992

Sam Concepcion, Filipino performer and actor

At the age of 50, Elon Musk was the richest person in the world in 2022 with $219 billion fortune, followed by Jeff Bezos with $177 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

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 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.

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 2022

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated Tampa Bay Lightning (4 - 2) to win the 2022 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Los Angeles Rams beat Cincinnati Bengals (23 - 20) to win Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, CA.

⚾ MLB

Houston Astros beat Philadelphia Phillies (4 - 2) to win the 2022 World Series.

⚾ MLB

The 2023 World Series will take place after the regular season concludes in late September or early October.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2022 US Open Championships, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud (6-4, 2-6, 7-6(7-1)) to win the men's singles title. Iga Swiatek beat Ons Jabeur (6-2, 7-6(7-5)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

October 17, 2022 can be written as X-XVII-MMXXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for October 17, 2022
→ Day Index: 290th day of 2022
→ Day of week: Monday
→ Week Index: 3rd Monday of 2022
→ Next same calendar year: 2033
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 4 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 1,662,659 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 385 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 12 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 1.05 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 39 🌗
→ Life path number: 6
→ 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 2022: 7,975,105,156 Source: un.org

The 2022 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2033. So, mark your calendars!

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