October 17, 1840

October 17, 1840, was a Saturday. It was 183 years, 6 months, and 11 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date occurred 67,034 days ago. Approximately 2,234 months have passed. It was the 291st day of 1840, in week 42. The decade was the 1840s. Everyone who was born on this day is now dead. 1840 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. We have gone through approximately 745 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 17, 1840, will have the star sign Libra.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1840 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
Native American Zodiac: October 17, 1840 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 98 years after this date.

Norm Macdonald

Comedian Deceased
Born on October 17, 1959
He was born exactly 119 years after this date.

Ziggy Marley

Musician
Born on October 17, 1968
He was born exactly 128 years after this date.

Wyclef Jean

Singer
Born on October 17, 1969
He was born exactly 129 years after this date.

Nancy Sullivan

Actress
Born on October 17, 1969
She was born exactly 129 years after this date.

Chris Kirkpatrick

NSYNC
Born on October 17, 1971
He was born exactly 131 years after this date.

Eminem

Rap singer
Born on October 17, 1972
He was born exactly 132 years after this date.

Simon Harris

Irish politician
Born on October 17, 1986
He was born exactly 146 years after this date.

Charles Oliveira

Brazilian MMA fighter
Born on October 17, 1989
He was born exactly 149 years after this date.

US President

Martin Van Buren was the President of the United States on October 17, 1840.

UK Prime Minister

William Lamb 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, 1840 was most likely conceived around January 25, 1840.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 17, 1840 is close to July 10, 1841.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 17, 1840:

67,034 days have passed since this date.
9,576 weeks have passed.
5,791,732,479 seconds have passed since October 17, 1840.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 6,757,021,226 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 2,988,533,959,164 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 965,288,747 times.
You have taken approximately 498,088,993 steps. That's roughly 221,373 miles.
69,500,790 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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