Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1921
Did you know that August 17, 1921 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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What day were you born on August 17, 1921?
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Countdown to Your 104th Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 104th birthday on Sunday. Get ready, maybe you will get gifts and surprises from your family or friends. It will be a very pleasant day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You can also prepare to make a festive party on your birthday, celebrating in a beautiful place with family and friends will certainly be a pleasant memory.
FYI: You are more than 37,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
37,772 Days
4,960 Weeks
1,240 Months
103 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 579 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 105 years old. There have been 37772 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 12591 days, which is equivalent to 34.5 years. You spent 33.5% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 105 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 106 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 107 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 108 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 109 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 110 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 111 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 112 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 113 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 114 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1921?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17
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Famous People Born on August 17
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player |
| 1984 | Dee Brown, American basketball player |
| 1984 | Garrett Wolfe, American football player |
| 1984 | Liam Heath, British sprint canoeist |
| 1984 | Oksana Domnina, Russian ice dancer |
| 1985 | Yū Aoi, Japanese actress and model |
| 1986 | Rudy Gay, American basketball player |
| 1986 | Tyrus Thomas, American basketball player |
| 1988 | Brady Corbet, American actor and director |
| 1988 | Erika Toda, Japanese actress |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (b. 1929) |
| 2007 | Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (b. 1913) |
| 2007 | Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (b. 1982) |
| 2008 | Franco Sensi, Italian businessman and politician (b. 1926) |
| 2010 | Francesco Cossiga, Italian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Italy (b. 1928) |
| 2012 | Aase Bjerkholt, Norwegian politician, Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (b. 1915) |
| 2012 | John Lynch-Staunton, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1930) |
| 2012 | Patrick Ricard, French businessman (b. 1945) |
| 2012 | Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (b. 1933) |
| 2013 | David Landes, Jewish-American historian and economist (b. 1924) |
Historical Events on August 17
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.2 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana. |
| 1960 | Aeroflot Flight 036 crashes in Soviet Ukraine, killing 34. |
| 1962 | Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall. |
| 1969 | Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing $1.42 billion in damage. |
| 1970 | Soviet Union Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus). |
| 1976 | A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, triggering a destructive tsunami, killing between 5,000-8,000 people and leaving more than 90,000 homeless. |
| 1977 | The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole. |
| 1978 | Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine. |
| 1985 | The 1985-86 Hormel strike begins in Austin, Minnesota. |
| 1988 | President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash. |
Popular Baby Name on August 17, 1921
In 1921, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, John is the most used. A total of 58,215 baby boys were named John in 1921. The rest were named Robert, William, James and Charles. While the popular baby girl name in 1921 was Mary. There were 73,985 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Dorothy, Helen, Margaret and Ruth. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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