17 November 2000: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Friday, November 17, 2000 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 176,742,720 breaths and experienced over 1,009,958,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 214,616,160 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 24 years, and 1 day

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐉 Born in → The Year of the Dragon

😴 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: 2,922 days of your life or 8.01 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Independent Women Part 1" by Destiny's Child (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Sasha followed by Paul Oakenfold and John Digweed according to DJ Mag.

♏ 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 3 ?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)

1988

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

1955

Yolanda King, actress (Fluke, Ghosts of Mississippi)

1965

Amanda Brown, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens, 1986-89) and film composer (Brazen Hussies)

1942

Annemarie Oster, Dutch actress (Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden)

1994

Raquel Castro, American actress

1930

David Amram, American classical, jazz, folk, and film score composer (Shakespeare in the Park; Splendor in the Grass; The Manchurian Candidate), musician, conductor, and educator

1967

Sheila Lussier, actress (Reform School, My Chauffeur)

At the age of 44, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2000 with $60 billion fortune, followed by Larry Ellison with $47 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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 Homemade Bread Day

National Homemade Bread Day, celebrated on November 17th, is when you get to make, smell, see, feel, and taste delicious bread right from your oven, sharing the yummy joy with friends and family.

Use Less Stuff Day

Use Less Stuff Day, happening on November 17 this year, is a day to think about cutting down on the extra stuff we buy or keep, aiming for a simpler life especially when shopping season is at its peak.

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.

🏆 Sports in 2000

🏒 NHL

New Jersey Devils defeated Dallas Stars (4 - 2) to win the 2000 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

St. Louis Rams beat Tennessee Titans (23 - 16) to win Super Bowl XXXIV on January 30, 2000 in Atlanta, GA.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat New York Mets (4 - 1) to win the 2000 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2000 US Open Championships, Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras (6-4, 6-3, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport (6-4, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

November 17, 2000 can be written as XI-XVII-MM. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for November 17, 2000
→ Day Index: 322nd day of 2000
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 3rd Friday of 2000
→ Next same calendar year: 2028
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 25 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 12,625,076 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,922 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 96 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 8.01 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 297 🌖
→ Life path number: 3
→ 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 2000: 6,145,006,989 Source: un.org

The 2000 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2028. So, mark your calendars!

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