17 March 1987: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Tuesday, March 17, 1987 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 278,187,840 breaths and experienced over 1,589,644,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 337,799,520 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 37 years, 9 months, and 9 days

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐇 Born in → The Year of the Rabbit

😴 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: 4,600 days of your life or 12.6 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Three Men and a Baby

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Lean on Me" by Club Nouveau (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♓ March 17 zodiac sign is Pisces ?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 Neptune ♆

🪨 Your birthstone is Aquamarine ?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 March is Daffodil ?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 → Thursday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Wolf

⭐ Celebrities born on March 17th

1956

Rory McGrath, British comedian, television personality, and writer (Who Dares Wins, They Think It's All Over)

1955

Bill Beyers, American actor (Capitol - "Wally McCandless")

1966

Jeremy Sheffield, English actor (Holby City)

1989

Morfydd Clark, Welsh actress (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power)

1962

Clare Grogan, Scottish new wave singer (Altered Images - "Happy Birthday"), and actress (Gregory's Girl; Eastenders)

1961

Andrew Paul, English actor (The Bill)

1974

Mark Dolan, English comedian and TV show host (Balls of Steel)

1959

Christian Clemenson, American actor (Boston Leagal; CSI:Miami)

📜 Historical events on this date

432

Saint Patrick, aged about 16 is captured by Irish pirates from his home in Great Britain and taken as a slave to Ireland (traditional date).

1521

Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Philippines.

1861

Italy is unified into a single kingdom under Victor Emmanuel II following the campaigns led by Giuseppe Garibaldi.

1905

Albert Einstein finishes his scientific paper detailing his Quantum Theory of Light, one of the foundations of modern physics.

1939

Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and the Japanese breaks out (Sino-Japanese War 1937-1945).

1942

Bełżec Concentration Camp opens with the transport of 30,000 Lublin Polish Jews.

🎄 Holidays on March 17

National Preschool Teachers Appreciation Day

National Preschool Teachers Appreciation Day is a special day celebrated every third Friday in March to thank and recognize the hardworking teachers who play a huge role in shaping the minds of little kids.

National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day

National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day, celebrated on March 17, is a day to enjoy a traditional dish created by Irish immigrants that combines cured beef with cabbage, showcasing a simple yet delicious meal that has become popular worldwide.

National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence

The National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence, observed on the third Friday of March in Australia, is a day where schools and students come together to find ways to stop and prevent bullying, aiming to make schools safer for everyone.

🏆 Sports in 1987

🏒 NHL

Edmonton Oilers defeated Philadelphia Flyers (4 - 3) to win the 1987 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New York Giants beat Denver Broncos (39 - 20) to win Super Bowl XXI on January 25, 1987 in Pasadena, CA.

⚾ MLB

Minnesota Twins beat St. Louis Cardinals (4 - 3) to win the 1987 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1987 US Open Championships, Ivan Lendl defeated Mats Wilander (6-7(7-9), 6-0, 7-6(7-4), 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Martina Navratilova beat Steffi Graf (7-6(7-4), 6-1) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

March 17, 1987 can be written as III-XVII-MCMLXXXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for March 17, 1987
→ Day Index: 76th day of 1987
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Tuesday of 1987
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 38 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 19,871,835 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,600 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 151 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 12.6 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 468 🌖
→ Life path number: 9
→ Zodiac sign: Pisces ♓
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Neptune
→ Birth flower: Daffodil
→ Birthstone: Aquamarine
→ Spirit Animal: Wolf
→ Power Color: Light Green
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1987: 5,055,636,132 Source: un.org

The 1987 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2026. So, mark your calendars!

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.