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July 17, 1947

July 17, 1947, was a Thursday. It was 77 years, 5 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

Facts

This date occurred 28,284 days ago. Approximately 943 months have passed. It was the 198th day of 1947, in week 29. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on July 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.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 17, 1947, will have the star sign Cancer.
  • Zodiac Element: Water.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1947 was the year of the Pig (Yin Wood).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
  • Native American Zodiac: July 17, 1947 falls under the Woodpecker.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
  • Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

Personality traits

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Events

What happened around this time?

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

Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in July 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 July 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 July 17, 1953, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

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

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

Actor
Born on July 17, 1952
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.

Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel

German Chancellor
Born on July 17, 1954
She was born exactly 7 years after this date.

John Ventimiglia

John Ventimiglia

Actor
Born on July 17, 1963
He was born exactly 16 years after this date.

Natasha Hamilton

Natasha Hamilton

Atomic Kitten
Born on July 17, 1982
She was born exactly 35 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on July 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 July 17, 1947 was most likely conceived around October 24, 1946.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 17, 1947 is close to April 8, 1948.

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Stats for July 17, 1947

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 17, 1947:

  • 28,284 days have passed since this date.
  • 4,040 weeks have passed.
  • 2,443,741,200 seconds have passed since July 17, 1947.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,851,031,400 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,260,970,459,200 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 407,290,200 times.
  • You have taken approximately 210,161,743 steps. That's roughly 93,405 miles.
  • 29,324,894 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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