17 April 1981: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Friday, April 17, 1981 that no one tells you about.

Your next birthday is in:

11
months

5
days

5
hours

23
minutes

8
seconds

You’ve taken nearly 324,495,360 breaths and experienced over 1,854,259,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 394,030,080 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

You have been alive for: 44 years, and 25 days

You were born on a Friday

The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

Born into → Millennials Generation

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: 5,365 days of your life or 14.7 years.

#1 movie was: Raiders of the Lost Ark

#1 song on your birthday: "Kiss on My List" by Hall and Oates (source: Billboard Hot 100)

April 17 zodiac sign is Aries ?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 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.

Your ruling planet is Mars

Your birthstone is Diamond ?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 April is Sweet Pea/Daisy ?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 → Tuesday

Your spirit animal → Hawk

Celebrities born on April 17th

1935

Theo Angelopoulos, Greek film director (Eternity and a Day, The Travelling Players)

1964

Lela Rochon, American actress (Robin Stokes-Waiting to Exhale)

1965

William Mapother, American actor (In the Bedroom)

1976

Alex Nesic, Serbian-French-American actor

1967

Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-Scottish actor (Desmond Hume-Lost)

1982

Lee Joon-gi, South Korean actor and model

1971

Claire Sweeney, British stage and screen actress (Brookside)

1979

Siddharth Narayan, Indian film actor

Historical events on this date

1387

Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" characters begin their pilgrimage to Canterbury (according to scholars).

1492

Christopher Columbus signs a contract with the Spanish monarchs to find the "Indies" with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism. This promises him 10% of all riches found, and the governorship of any lands encountered.

1895

Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed ending the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95).

1961

1,400 Cuban exiles land in Bay of Pigs in a doomed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro.

1982

Proclamation of the Constitution Act by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

Holidays on April 17

Malbec World Day

Malbec World Day is celebrated on April 17th each year to honor the Malbec grape, famous for making wine, and marks the day Argentina started focusing on improving its wine industry back in 1853.

Yom HaShoah

Yom HaShoah is a day when Jews around the world remember the 6 million Jews who were killed by Hitler and his followers during the Holocaust, ensuring we never forget this tragic part of history.

No Limits for Deaf Children Day

"No Limits for Deaf Children Day, celebrated every May 17th, is a special day to show that deaf kids can achieve anything with the right support, shining a light on their talents and potential."

Sports in 1981

NHL

New York Islanders defeated Minnesota North Stars (4 - 1) to win the 1981 Stanley Cup.

NFL

Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XV on January 25, 1981 in New Orleans, LA.

MLB

Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees (4 - 2) to win the 1981 World Series.

Tennis

In the 1981 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova (1-6, 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-1)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

April 17, 1981 can be written as IV-XVII-MCMLXXXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

Facts Summary for April 17, 1981
→ Day Index: 107th day of 1981
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 3rd Friday of 1981
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday: 339 days
→ Age on next birthday: 45 years old
→ Days since birth: 16096 days
→ You are: 23,178,576 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,365 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 176 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.7 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 546
→ Life path number: 4
→ Zodiac sign: Aries
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Mars
→ Birth flower: Sweet Pea/Daisy
→ Birthstone: Diamond
→ Spirit Animal: Hawk
→ Power Color: Red
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1981: 4,537,845,777 Source: un.org

The 1981 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2026. So, mark your calendars!

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