17 November 1978: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Friday, November 17, 1978 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 338,748,480 breaths and experienced over 1,935,705,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 411,337,440 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 46 years, and 1 day

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐎 Born in → The Year of the Horse

😴 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: 5,601 days of your life or 15.35 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Grease

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♏ November 17 zodiac sign is Scorpio ?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 8 ?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 Pluto ♇

🪨 Your birthstone is Topaz and Citrine ?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 November is Chrysanthemum ?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 → Snake

⭐ Celebrities born on November 17th

1937

Peter Cook, British comic and actor (Bedazzled: Yellowbeard; The Princess Bride)

1992

Darian Weiss, American actor

1942

Annemarie Oster, Dutch actress (Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden)

1962

Eric Olson, American actor (Apple's Way)

1964

Ralph Garman, American actor (The Joe Schmo Show), and radio personality

1958

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, actress (Color of Money)

1988

Justin Cooper, American actor (Liar, Liar, General Hospital)

1974

Abbygale Williamson Arenas, Miss Universe-Photogenic (Phil, 1997)

📜 Historical events on this date

1558

Elizabeth I aged 25 ascends English throne upon death of her half sister Queen "Bloody" Mary.

1800

Congress holds its 1st session in Washington D.C. in an incomplete Capitol Building.

1831

Ecuador and Venezuela separated from Greater Colombia.

1855

David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls, in what is now Zambia and Zimbabwe.

1869

Suez Canal in Egypt opens, linking Mediterranean and Red seas.

1922

The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mehmed VI is expelled to Malta on British warship.

1970

Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse.

🎄 Holidays on November 17

National Baklava Day

National Baklava Day, celebrated on November 17, is a day to explore and enjoy the rich history, diverse traditions, and sweet taste of baklava, a beloved pastry made with layers of filo dough, nuts, and honey, originating from the Mediterranean region.

National Unfriend Day

National Unfriend Day, celebrated on November 17th, is a humorous holiday created by television host Jimmy Kimmel in 2010, encouraging people to review and reduce their social media friends list to eliminate unnecessary or superficial connections.

Great American Smokeout

The Great American Smokeout is an annual event organized by the American Cancer Society, encouraging smokers across the United States to quit smoking or make a plan to quit, emphasizing the health benefits of giving up tobacco.

🏆 Sports in 1978

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 2) to win the 1978 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Dallas Cowboys beat Denver Broncos (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XII on January 15, 1978 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 2) to win the 1978 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1978 US Open Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Bjorn Borg (6-4, 6-2, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Pam Shriver (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

November 17, 1978 can be written as XI-XVII-MCMLXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for November 17, 1978
→ Day Index: 321st day of 1978
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 3rd Friday of 1978
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 47 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 24,196,891 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,601 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 184 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 15.35 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 570 🌖
→ Life path number: 8
→ Zodiac sign: Scorpio ♏
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Pluto
→ Birth flower: Chrysanthemum
→ Birthstone: Topaz and Citrine
→ Spirit Animal: Snake
→ Power Color: Black
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1978: 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org

The 1978 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

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