October 17, 1742

October 17, 1742, was a Wednesday. It was 282 years and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date occurred 103,029 days ago. Approximately 3,434 months have passed. It was the 290th day of 1742, in week 42. The decade was the 1740s. Everyone who was born on this day is now dead. We have gone through approximately 1145 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 17, 1742, will have the star sign Libra.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1742 was the year of the Dog (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
Native American Zodiac: October 17, 1742 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 17.

Evel Knievel

Stunt performer Deceased
Born on October 17, 1938
He was born exactly 196 years after this date.

Norm Macdonald

Comedian Deceased
Born on October 17, 1959
He was born exactly 217 years after this date.

Ziggy Marley

Musician
Born on October 17, 1968
He was born exactly 226 years after this date.

Wyclef Jean

Singer
Born on October 17, 1969
He was born exactly 227 years after this date.

Nancy Sullivan

Actress
Born on October 17, 1969
She was born exactly 227 years after this date.

Chris Kirkpatrick

NSYNC
Born on October 17, 1971
He was born exactly 229 years after this date.

Eminem

Rap singer
Born on October 17, 1972
He was born exactly 230 years after this date.

Simon Harris

Irish politician
Born on October 17, 1986
He was born exactly 244 years after this date.

Charles Oliveira

Brazilian MMA fighter
Born on October 17, 1989
He was born exactly 247 years after this date.

UK Prime Minister

Spencer Compton was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on October 17, 1742 was most likely conceived around January 24, 1742.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 17, 1742 is close to July 10, 1743.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 17, 1742:

103,029 days have passed since this date.
14,718 weeks have passed.
8,901,704,079 seconds have passed since October 17, 1742.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 10,385,321,426 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 4,593,279,304,764 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 1,483,617,347 times.
You have taken approximately 765,546,551 steps. That's roughly 340,243 miles.
106,820,449 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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