October 17, 1888

October 17, 1888, was a Wednesday. It was 136 years, 2 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date occurred 49,741 days ago. Approximately 1,658 months have passed. It was the 291st day of 1888, in week 42. The decade was the 1880s. Everyone who was born on this day is now dead. 1888 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. We have gone through approximately 553 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 17, 1888, will have the star sign Libra.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1888 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
Native American Zodiac: October 17, 1888 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 50 years after this date.

Norm Macdonald

Comedian Deceased
Born on October 17, 1959
He was born exactly 71 years after this date.

Ziggy Marley

Musician
Born on October 17, 1968
He was born exactly 80 years after this date.

Wyclef Jean

Singer
Born on October 17, 1969
He was born exactly 81 years after this date.

Nancy Sullivan

Actress
Born on October 17, 1969
She was born exactly 81 years after this date.

Chris Kirkpatrick

NSYNC
Born on October 17, 1971
He was born exactly 83 years after this date.

Eminem

Rap singer
Born on October 17, 1972
He was born exactly 84 years after this date.

Simon Harris

Irish politician
Born on October 17, 1986
He was born exactly 98 years after this date.

Charles Oliveira

Brazilian MMA fighter
Born on October 17, 1989
He was born exactly 101 years after this date.

US President

Grover Cleveland was the President of the United States on October 17, 1888.

UK Prime Minister

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 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, 1888 was most likely conceived around January 25, 1888.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 17, 1888 is close to July 10, 1889.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 17, 1888:

49,741 days have passed since this date.
7,105 weeks have passed.
4,297,620,879 seconds have passed since October 17, 1888.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 5,013,891,026 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 2,217,572,373,564 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 716,270,147 times.
You have taken approximately 369,595,396 steps. That's roughly 164,265 miles.
51,571,451 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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