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October 17, 1945

October 17, 1945, was a Wednesday. It was 79 years and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Facts

This date occurred 28,884 days ago. Approximately 963 months have passed. It was the 290th day of 1945, in week 42. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on October 17, 1945, are now 79 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 321 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 17, 1945, will have the star sign Libra.
  • Zodiac Element: Air.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1945 was the year of the Rooster (Yin Water).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
  • Native American Zodiac: October 17, 1945 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.

Personality traits

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Events

What happened around this time?

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

Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in October 1945

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

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1945

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on October 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 October 17, 1951, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

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

Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel

Stunt performer Deceased
Born on October 17, 1938
He turned 7 on this day in 1945.

Norm Macdonald

Norm Macdonald

Comedian Deceased
Born on October 17, 1959
He was born exactly 14 years after this date.

Ziggy Marley

Ziggy Marley

Musician
Born on October 17, 1968
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean

Singer
Born on October 17, 1969
He was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Nancy Sullivan

Nancy Sullivan

Actress
Born on October 17, 1969
She was born exactly 24 years after this date.

Chris Kirkpatrick

Chris Kirkpatrick

NSYNC
Born on October 17, 1971
He was born exactly 26 years after this date.

Eminem

Eminem

Rap singer
Born on October 17, 1972
He was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Simon Harris

Simon Harris

Irish politician
Born on October 17, 1986
He was born exactly 41 years after this date.

Charles Oliveira

Charles Oliveira

Brazilian MMA fighter
Born on October 17, 1989
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

USA

US President

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

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on October 17, 1945 was most likely conceived around January 24, 1945.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 17, 1945 is close to July 10, 1946.

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Stats for October 17, 1945

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 17, 1945:

  • 28,884 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,126 weeks have passed.
  • 2,495,581,200 seconds have passed since October 17, 1945.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,911,511,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,287,719,899,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 415,930,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 214,619,983 steps. That's roughly 95,387 miles.
  • 29,946,974 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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