This is an in-depth look at all the compelling facts about December 17, 1968 🗓️ that most people don't know. If you were born on this date, prepare to get your mind blown 🤯.
Among the information you’ll find below: western astrology zodiac sign & symbol meanings, your zodiac animal and its characteristics, numerology, as well as must-know things that happened when you were born – from major world and sporting events to the most popular song on your birthday, #1 movie in theaters, your birthstone, celebrities who share your date of birth and so much more!
We hope this page will help you understand yourself better. Let’s go.
📅 Day of Week
December 17th in 1968 was a Tuesday and was the 352nd day of the 12th month of 1968 in the Georgian calendar. It was also the 17th day of Winter and there was 74 days left until Spring. The next time you can reuse 1968 calendar will be in 2024. Both calendars will be exactly the same.
⭐️ 4th quarter of the year
⚡️ The 17th day of Winter
⏳ This date was 20,455 days ago
🪐 Zodiac sign for this date is Sagittarius
🗓️ December 17, 1968 was a Tuesday
📆 In 2025, December 17 is on a Thursday
→ December 17, 1968 in Roman numerals: XII XVII MCMLXVIII (mm dd yyyy)
🎉 My Birthday
You were born in the Winter of 1968 on a Tuesday. You are 56 years old, and according to the Chineze Zodiac, it was the Year of the Monkey. You have been alive for . If you have been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth, then you have slept a total of 6,818 days or 18.68 years. This equals to about 33% of your life. There were 693 🌖 full moons after you were born up to this day.
⏱️ You are 29,456,154 minutes old
⏳ You have been alive: 490,935 hours
⭐️ You’ve been alive
🌌 Your birth sign is Sagittarius
🐒 You were born in the Year of the Monkey
→ Age on next birthday: 57 years old
Being born in 1968 makes you a part of Generation X. There are six different generations: G.I. Generation, Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. The generation you are born into makes an impact on your life.
Generation X, also known as 'Gen Bust' are born between 1965 and 1979. Gen-Xers are geeks and independent thinkers. Most influential Web sites of today such as Google, YouTube, and Amazon.com, were sprang from the minds of Gen-Xers.Your birthday numbers are 12, 17 and 1968, which reveal that your Life Path number is 8. Your zodiac sign is Sagittarius with a ruling planet Jupiter. Your birthstone is the Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz, and your birth flower is the Narcissus.
Continue below to find out what this all means in detail 👇
🎊🎈 Next Birthday
Your next birthday is in . Your birthday will be on a Wednesday and your 58th birthday will be on a Thursday. Below is a countdown to your next birthday. It’s accurate and is automatically updated.
⏰ FUN FACT: Your first billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on August 25, 2000.
🪐 What’s my zodiac sign?
There are 12 astrological signs, also known as signs of the zodiac, each with its own set of strengths, challenges, moods, patterns, relationships, and more. Your zodiac sign reflects the position of the sun when you were born and is the biggest influence on your life and personality in Astrology.
People who are born on December 17 in 1968 have an zodiac sign of Sagittarius ♐. Sagittarians are open-minded and have a great sense of humor. They love to travel and are enthusiastic about exploring new places with new people.
According to Chinese Zodiac calendar, being born in 1968 means your zodiac animal is a Monkey. The Chinese zodiac is based on a 12-year cycle, with each year in a cycle related to an animal sign. A zodiac system has existed in Chinese culture for more than 2,000 years ago. Much like zodiac signs, the Chinese zodiac animal has attributes and significance attached. The animal ruling a person birth year has a great influence on personality, and destiny.
People born in the year of the Monkey love to make people laugh. They're generally energetic and upbeat, but sometimes lack self-control.
This year (2024) is the year of the Dragon.
The ruling planet of Sagittarius is Jupiter. There are 10 major planets, each represent a different set of qualities and characteristics, and rule over a different part of our lives — each bringing with them their own unique vibes. Knowing the planets and their effects on your life is just as important as knowing your sign. They all affect us differently, and knowing the areas of life they govern is critical to understanding your horoscope.
Jupiter governs your ethics, your philosophy about life, where you're lucky, where you're abundant, where you're cautious, and where you want to learn and how you can benefit from that knowledge. Jupiter is a lucky charm that expands whatever it touches, thus showing what it is that you do on a large scale. It shows where you receive financial benefit and how generous you are with others.Jupiter is about the search for truth, making it the perfect planet to govern law, religion, philosophy, and education.
If Jupiter was retrograde when you were born, you're quite philosophical, but tend to keep your beliefs to yourself.
If Jupiter was stationary when you were born, you have strong points of view and principles.
🪐 Zodiac sign: Sagittarius – ♐
🐒 Zodiac animal: Monkey
🌌 Ruling Planet: Jupiter ♃
🔥 Zodiac Element: Fire
→ Zodiac Quality: Mutable
🚶Life Path number
The Life Path number is similar to your zodiac sign. These numbers are used to offer insight into your greater purpose, including strengths, weaknesses, personality, talents, and ambitions. Your Life Path number also exposes the tone of your experiences, and why events occur past, present, and future.
If you were born on December 17, 1968, your Life Path number is 8. The Life Path 8 suggests that you entered this plane armed to lead, direct, organize and govern. You are very ambitious and goal-oriented. Eights place emphasis on career, business, finances and authority. You are spiritual, but maintain a practicality and realism to your spirituality. The values of eights are authority, material things, success, while the challenges are to learn when exerting control is helpful - and when you're better off letting someone else take over.
🎵 Your birthday song
The number one song in the US on the day of your birth was "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye. (Billboard Hot 100 – December 17, 1968). Ask your parents if they remember this song.
According to a internet myth the song that was topping the charts on your 14th birthday is the one that defines your entire life. The #1 song on your 14th birthday was "Maneater" by Hall and Oates. On your 18th birthday the number one song was "Walk Like an Egyptian" by The Bangles, and on your 21st birthday it was "Another Day In Paradise" by Phil Collins.
🎁 Celebrity birthdays on this day
Below are famous people and celebrities born on December 17, 1968. We could not find a celebrity that shares a birthday with you. However, we update our database constantly, and invite you to check back later to see if we found someone with the same birthday..
🎄 Holidays on December 17
No major holidays found for this date.🌎 The world on this day
Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) was the president of the United States and the world population was approximately 3.55 billion, according to census.gov.
Generations can be hard to define. We tend to combine huge groups of people into arbitrary categories based on the decades in which they were born and the presumably shared set of cultural traits that shaped their lives and experiences.
The Sixties dominated by the Vietnam War, Civil Rights Protests, the 60s also saw the assassinations of US President John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Cuban Missile Crisis, and finally ended on a good note when the first man is landed on the moon.There were an estimated 120,171,727 babies born throughout the world in 1968. In 1968, the most popular baby name was Lisa for girls and Michael for boys, according to Social Security Administration.
The most popular movie in 1968 was 2001: A Space Odyssey directed by Stanley Kubrick starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester.
📜 Historical events on December 17th
Below are some of the most important events that happened on December 17, 1968.
Timur (Tamerlane) captures and sacks Delhi, defeating Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies by setting camels loaded with hay alight and charging them at the Sultans armoured elephants.Pope Clemens VII publishes degree Cum ad zero - forms Inquisition.
Russian army of Grigory Potemkin occupies Ocharov.
The Wright Brothers make the first sustained motorized aircraft flight at 10:35 AM, piloted by Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Mrs Davina Thompson makes medical history by having the 1st heart, lung & liver transplant at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England.
🏆 Sports in 1968
Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders (33 - 14) to win Super Bowl II on January 14, 1968 in Miami, FL. Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Cardinals (4 - 3) to win the 1968 World Series. Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers (4 - 2) to win the 1968 NBA Finals. Montreal Canadiens defeated St. Louis Blues (4 - 0) to win the 1968 Stanley Cup.💎 Birthstone
Birthstones are gems that are associated with a birth month, each stone has a unique meaning and significance.
The birthstone for December 17, 1968 is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz. Turquoise is regarded as a love charm. It is believed to relax the mind and protect its wearer from harm. The birthstone for this year (2024) is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz.
🌼 Birth flower
Everyone knows about their zodiac sign, but few people are familiar with their birth flower. In the same way that we have a unique birthstone associated with each month, every month has a birth flower that has its own special meaning.
The birth flower for December is Narcissus. Narcissi are a symbol of vanity, and are said to symbolise new beginnings, rebirth and rejuvenation.
🍾 It’s my birthday quotes
'Nature gives you the face you have at twenty, it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty.' - Coco Chanel 👌 FUN FACT: How do you say 'Happy Birthday' in German? 'Alles Gute zum Geburtstag'.Refresh page to see a new quote.
💬 Birthday messages
'Our wrinkles are our medals of the passage of life. They are what we have been through and who we want to be.'Refresh for a new message.
It’s my birthday wishes
'For you on your birthday, I wish you a lifetime of happiness, a smaller amount of worries, and a boat load of big dreams coming true.'Refresh to see a new wish.
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