April 17, 1945

April 17, 1945, was a Tuesday. It was 79 years, 8 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date occurred 29,104 days ago. Approximately 970 months have passed. It was the 107th day of 1945, in week 16. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 17, 1945, are now 79 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 323 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 17, 1945, will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1945 was the year of the Rooster (Yin Water).
The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
Native American Zodiac: April 17, 1945 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 17, 1945.

World War II
World War II was raging on during this period of time.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on April 17, 1945.

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 17, 1945.

April 12, 1945: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies.
This date: April 17, 1945
April 27, 1945: Benito Mussolini is arrested in Italy while attempting to escape disguised as a German soldier.
April 28, 1945: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is shot dead in Mezzegra, Italy.
April 30, 1945: Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his bunker.
May 1, 1945:
• Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels commits suicide with his family.
• The death of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler is officially announced.
May 8, 1945: World War II: German forces surrender in Western Europe.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in April 1945

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1945

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on April 17, 1945?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1945.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out April 17, 1951, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

William Holden

Actor Deceased
Born on April 17, 1918
He turned 27 on this day in 1945.

Börje Salming

Ice hockey player Deceased
Born on April 17, 1951
He was born exactly 6 years after this date.

Sean Bean

English actor
Born on April 17, 1959
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Redman

Rapper
Born on April 17, 1970
He was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Jennifer Garner

Actress
Born on April 17, 1972
She was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Victoria Beckham

Spice Girls
Born on April 17, 1974
She was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Tyron Woodley

MMA fighter
Born on April 17, 1982
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Jake Cornish

Love Island contestant
Born on April 17, 1997
He was born exactly 52 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on April 17, 1945.

UK Prime Minister

Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on April 17, 1945 was most likely conceived around July 25, 1944.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 17, 1945 is close to January 8, 1946.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 17, 1945:

29,104 days have passed since this date.
4,157 weeks have passed.
2,514,589,200 seconds have passed since April 17, 1945.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,933,687,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,297,528,027,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 419,098,200 times.
You have taken approximately 216,254,671 steps. That's roughly 96,113 miles.
30,175,070 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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