January 17, 1946

January 17, 1946, was a Thursday. It was 78 years, 11 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 28,830 days ago. Approximately 961 months have passed. It was the 17th day of 1946, in week 03. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 17, 1946, are now 78 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 320 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 17, 1946, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1946 was the year of the Dog (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 11.
Native American Zodiac: January 17, 1946 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 17, 1946.

December 21, 1945: General George S. Patton dies following a car collision 12 days earlier.
December 27, 1945: The IMF is founded.
This date: January 17, 1946

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1946

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

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1946

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 17, 1946?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1946.

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 January 17, 1952, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

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

Al Capone

Gangster Deceased
Born on January 17, 1899
He turned 47 on this day in 1946.

Betty White

Actress Deceased
Born on January 17, 1922
She turned 24 on this day in 1946.

Muhammad Ali

Boxer Deceased
Born on January 17, 1942
He turned 4 on this day in 1946.

Andy Kaufman

Comedian Deceased
Born on January 17, 1949
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Mick Taylor

Musician
Born on January 17, 1949
He was born exactly 3 years after this date.

Jim Carrey

Actor
Born on January 17, 1962
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Michelle Obama

First Lady
Born on January 17, 1964
She was born exactly 18 years after this date.

Zooey Deschanel

Actress
Born on January 17, 1980
She was born exactly 34 years after this date.

Calvin Harris

DJ
Born on January 17, 1984
He was born exactly 38 years after this date.

Marnie Simpson

English TV personality
Born on January 17, 1992
She was born exactly 46 years after this date.

Maxwell Frost

US politician
Born on January 17, 1997
He was born exactly 51 years after this date.

Jake Paul

Youtuber
Born on January 17, 1997
He was born exactly 51 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 17, 1946.

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee 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 January 17, 1946 was most likely conceived around April 26, 1945.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 17, 1946 is close to October 10, 1946.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 17, 1946:

28,830 days have passed since this date.
4,118 weeks have passed.
2,490,915,600 seconds have passed since January 17, 1946.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,906,068,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,285,312,449,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 415,152,600 times.
You have taken approximately 214,218,742 steps. That's roughly 95,208 miles.
29,890,987 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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