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April 17, 1947

April 17, 1947, was a Thursday. It was 77 years, 6 months, and 27 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

Facts

This date occurred 28,336 days ago. Approximately 945 months have passed. It was the 107th day of 1947, in week 16. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on April 17, 1947, are now 77 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 315 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 April 17, 1947, will have the star sign Aries.
  • Zodiac Element: Fire.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1947 was the year of the Pig (Yin Wood).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 6.
  • Native American Zodiac: April 17, 1947 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.

Personality traits

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Events

What happened around this time?

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

  • April 7, 1947: American industrialist Henry Ford dies at the age of 83.
  • April 15, 1947: Baseball player Jackie Robinson breaks the "color barrier" by making his major league debut.
  • This date: April 17, 1947
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in April 1947

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

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1947

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on April 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 April 17, 1953, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

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

William Holden

William Holden

Actor Deceased
Born on April 17, 1918
He turned 29 on this day in 1947.

Börje Salming

Börje Salming

Ice hockey player Deceased
Born on April 17, 1951
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

English actor
Born on April 17, 1959
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Redman

Redman

Rapper
Born on April 17, 1970
He was born exactly 23 years after this date.

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner

Actress
Born on April 17, 1972
She was born exactly 25 years after this date.

Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham

Spice Girls
Born on April 17, 1974
She was born exactly 27 years after this date.

Tyron Woodley

Tyron Woodley

MMA fighter
Born on April 17, 1982
He was born exactly 35 years after this date.

Jake Cornish

Jake Cornish

Love Island contestant
Born on April 17, 1997
He was born exactly 50 years after this date.

USA

US President

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

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 April 17, 1947 was most likely conceived around July 25, 1946.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 17, 1947 is close to January 8, 1948.

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Stats for April 17, 1947

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 17, 1947:

  • 28,336 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,048 weeks have passed.
  • 2,448,234,000 seconds have passed since April 17, 1947.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,856,273,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,263,288,744,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 408,039,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 210,548,124 steps. That's roughly 93,577 miles.
  • 29,378,808 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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