January 17, 1947

January 17, 1947, was a Friday. It was 77 years, 3 months, and 2 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Facts

This date occurred 28,218 days ago. Approximately 941 months have passed. It was the 17th day of 1947, in week 03. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on January 17, 1947, are now 77 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 314 seasons of weather since this date.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 17, 1947.

January 25, 1947: American gangster Al Capone dies at the age of 48 due to complications relating to late-stage syphilis.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 17, 1947, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1947 was the year of the Pig (Yin Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
Native American Zodiac: January 17, 1947 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.

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 1947

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

Tom and Jerry

Looney Tunes

Toys in 1947

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks

Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on January 17, 1947?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1947.

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, 1953, 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 48 on this day in 1947.

Betty White

Actress Deceased
Born on January 17, 1922
She turned 25 on this day in 1947.

Muhammad Ali

Boxer Deceased
Born on January 17, 1942
He turned 5 on this day in 1947.

Andy Kaufman

Comedian Deceased
Born on January 17, 1949
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Mick Taylor

Musician
Born on January 17, 1949
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.

Jim Carrey

Actor
Born on January 17, 1962
He was born exactly 15 years after this date.

Michelle Obama

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

Zooey Deschanel

Actress
Born on January 17, 1980
She was born exactly 33 years after this date.

Calvin Harris

DJ
Born on January 17, 1984
He was born exactly 37 years after this date.

Marnie Simpson

English TV personality
Born on January 17, 1992
She was born exactly 45 years after this date.

Maxwell Frost

US politician
Born on January 17, 1997
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

Jake Paul

Youtuber
Born on January 17, 1997
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on January 17, 1947.

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, 1947 was most likely conceived around April 26, 1946.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 17, 1947 is close to October 10, 1947.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 17, 1947:

28,218 days have passed since this date.
4,031 weeks have passed.
2,438,031,600 seconds have passed since January 17, 1947.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,844,370,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,258,024,305,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 406,338,600 times.
You have taken approximately 209,670,718 steps. That's roughly 93,187 miles.
29,256,379 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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