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 105th Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 104th birthday on Sunday. How was your 104th birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
FYI: You are more than 38,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
38,119 Days
5,008 Weeks
1,252 Months
104 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 232 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 105 years old. There have been 38119 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 12707 days, which is equivalent to 34.81 years. You spent 33.47% 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
Peridot is the gemstone of people born on 17
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 |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Aleksandr Maksimenkov, Russian footballer and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1952 | Guillermo Vilas, Argentinian tennis player |
| 1952 | Mario Theissen, German engineer and businessman |
| 1952 | Nelson Piquet, Brazilian race car driver and businessman |
| 1953 | Herta Müller, Romanian-German poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1953 | Kevin Rowland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1953 | Korrie Layun Rampan, Indonesian author, poet, and critic (d. 2015) |
| 1953 | Mick Malthouse, Australian footballer and coach |
| 1954 | Andrés Pastrana Arango, Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th President of Colombia |
| 1954 | Eric Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Frank Martínez, American painter (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | Gus Winckel, Dutch lieutenant and pilot (b. 1912) |
| 2013 | Jack Harshman, American baseball player (b. 1927) |
| 2013 | John Hollander, American poet and critic (b. 1929) |
| 2013 | Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (b. 1938) |
| 2014 | Børre Knudsen, Norwegian minister and activist (b. 1937) |
| 2014 | Miodrag Pavlović, Serbian poet and critic (b. 1928) |
| 2014 | Pierre Vassiliu, French singer-songwriter (b. 1937) |
| 2014 | Sophie Masloff, American civil servant and politician, 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh (b. 1917) |
| 2014 | Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (b. 1921) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1585 | A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina. |
| 1585 | Eighty Years' War: Siege of Antwerp: Antwerp is captured by Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, who orders Protestants to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the northern provinces. |
| 1597 | Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores. |
| 1668 | The magnitude 8.0 North Anatolia earthquake causes 8,000 deaths in northern Anatolia, Ottoman Empire. |
| 1717 | Austro-Turkish War of 1716-18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire. |
| 1723 | Ioan Giurgiu Patachi becomes Bishop of Făgăraș and is festively installed in his position at the St. Nicolas Cathedral in Făgăraș, after being formally confirmed earlier by Pope Clement XI. |
| 1740 | Pope Benedict XIV, previously known as Prospero Lambertini, succeeds Clement XII as the 247th Pope. |
| 1784 | Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12,000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón. |
| 1798 | The Vietnamese Catholics report a Marian apparition in Quảng Trị, an event which is called Our Lady of La Vang. |
| 1807 | Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world. |
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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