Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1926

Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1926

Did you know that August 17th, 1926 is a very special day? It's the day of your birthday. We've compiled 14 facts about your birthday that might surprise you. You'll read about how many people in the world share your birthday, what the color of the year is for the year you were born, and which famous people share your birthday.

What day were you born on August 17, 1926?

If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Tuesday, 17th of August 1926. Exactly, it was the 229th day of 1926 which was 33rd week of that year. People born on Tuesdays are fiery, impatient, and driven to succeed. They have an "energy that feels like a push rather than a pull," according to astrologer Vermilyea. Tuesday’s babies are brave and active, but they may feel as if they have a greater destiny to fulfill.

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Funny Fact: Your birthday in Roman numerals using DD.MM.YYYY format is:
XVII.VIII.MCMXXVI

What day was August 17, 2025?

This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 99th birthday on Sunday. How was your 99th 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 36,000 days old

Did you know that people born on August 17th, 1926 will be 37,000 days old on December 5th, 2027? How do you plan to celebrate your 37000th day? This is an excellent opportunity to celebrate your birthday in a different way.

Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years

36,289 Days

4,768 Weeks

1,192 Months

99 Years

Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours

3,135,369,600 Seconds
52,256,160 Minutes
870,936 Hours
Funny Stat: Your first one billion(1,000,000,000) seconds happened 24,715 days ago, exactly on April 25th, 1958.

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 236 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 100 years old. There have been 36289 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 12097 days, which is equivalent to 33.14 years. You spent 33.47% of your life sleeping!

YearDayYour Age
2026Monday100 Years Old
2027Tuesday101 Years Old
2028Thursday102 Years Old
2029Friday103 Years Old
2030Saturday104 Years Old
2031Sunday105 Years Old
2032Tuesday106 Years Old
2033Wednesday107 Years Old
2034Thursday108 Years Old
2035Friday109 Years Old

What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1926?

Leo is zodiac sign for people born on August 17, 1926

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17th, 1926 is Leo and grouped into Fire element. Those born under the sign of Leo are bold, intelligent, warm, and courageous. They are natural leaders of the Zodiac, ready to blaze a trail for others to follow. They will vanquish injustice and make a name for themselves. They are blessed with high self-esteem and will be the first to praise themselves for a job well done.

Peridot is birthstone for people born on August 17, 1926

Coming in at the tail end of summer are August babies. If you were born on 17th of August 1926, your birthstone is peridot. With a deep green color, it's just like emerald — but it's much cheaper. For centuries, people thought that the Three Holy Kings Shrine at Cologne Cathedral in Germany was decorated with 200 carats of emeralds. However, the beautiful stones turned out to be peridot.

Funny Fact: Your birth flower is Gladiolus that simbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor.

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 17th.

YearName
1952Aleksandr Maksimenkov, Russian footballer and coach (d. 2012)
1952Guillermo Vilas, Argentinian tennis player
1952Mario Theissen, German engineer and businessman
1952Nelson Piquet, Brazilian race car driver and businessman
1953Herta Müller, Romanian-German poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate
1953Kevin Rowland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953Korrie Layun Rampan, Indonesian author, poet, and critic (d. 2015)
1953Mick Malthouse, Australian footballer and coach
1954Andrés Pastrana Arango, Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th President of Colombia
1954Eric Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Famous People Died on August 17

Did you know that on August 17th in history, many notable people were died? This list will remind you of the deaths of these important historical figures.

YearName
2013Frank Martínez, American painter (b. 1924)
2013Gus Winckel, Dutch lieutenant and pilot (b. 1912)
2013Jack Harshman, American baseball player (b. 1927)
2013John Hollander, American poet and critic (b. 1929)
2013Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (b. 1938)
2014Børre Knudsen, Norwegian minister and activist (b. 1937)
2014Miodrag Pavlović, Serbian poet and critic (b. 1928)
2014Pierre Vassiliu, French singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
2014Sophie Masloff, American civil servant and politician, 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh (b. 1917)
2014Wolfgang 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 17th.

YearEvent
1959Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.2 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana.
1960Aeroflot Flight 036 crashes in Soviet Ukraine, killing 34.
1962Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall.
1969Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing $1.42 billion in damage.
1970Soviet Union Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus).
1976A 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.
1977The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole.
1978Double 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.
1985The 1985-86 Hormel strike begins in Austin, Minnesota.
1988President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.

Popular Baby Name on August 17, 1926

In 1926, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Robert is the most used. A total of 61,130 baby boys were named Robert in 1926. The rest were named John, James, William and Charles. While the popular baby girl name in 1926 was Mary. There were 67,836 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Dorothy, Betty, Helen and Margaret. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.

Our Wishes for You Who Born on August 17, 1926

August 17th is a happy day for you. We also want to make you happier by making some birthday wishes for you. We wish you happy and always happy.

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