Funny Birthday Facts About December 17, 1937
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What day were you born on December 17, 1937?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Friday, 17
Countdown to Your 89th Birthday
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What day was December 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 88th birthday on Wednesday. How was your 88th 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 32,000 days old
Did you know that people born on December 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
32,150 Days
4,224 Weeks
1,056 Months
88 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 357 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 89 years old. There have been 32150 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 10717 days, which is equivalent to 29.36 years. You spent 33.36% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 89 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 90 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 91 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 92 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 93 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 94 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 95 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 96 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 97 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 98 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for December 17, 1937?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on December 17
Turqoise is birthstone for people born on 17
Famous People Born on December 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 December 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1908 | Willard Libby, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1980) |
| 1910 | Eknath Easwaran, Indian-American educator and author (d. 1999) |
| 1910 | Sy Oliver, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1988) |
| 1912 | Edward Short, Baron Glenamara, English captain and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012) |
| 1913 | Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (d. 1967) |
| 1914 | Fernando Alonso, Cuban ballet dancer, co-founded the Cuban National Ballet (d. 2013) |
| 1914 | Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (d. 2005) |
| 1916 | Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (d. 2000) |
| 1917 | Kenneth Dike, Nigerian historian, author, and academic (d. 1983) |
| 1920 | Kenneth E. Iverson, Canadian computer scientist, developed the APL programming language (d. 2004) |
Famous People Died on December 17
Did you know that on December 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Alicia Boole Stott, Anglo-Irish mathematician and academic (b. 1860) |
| 1942 | Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1895) |
| 1947 | Christos Tsigiridis, Greek engineer (b. 1877) |
| 1956 | Eddie Acuff, American actor (b. 1903) |
| 1957 | Dorothy L. Sayers, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893) |
| 1962 | Thomas Mitchell, American actor (b. 1892) |
| 1964 | Victor Francis Hess, Austrian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1883) |
| 1967 | Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1908) |
| 1970 | Oliver Waterman Larkin, American historian, author, and educator (b. 1896) |
| 1978 | Don Ellis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1934) |
Historical Events on December 17
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on December 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1790 | The Aztec calendar stone is discovered at El Zócalo, Mexico City. |
| 1807 | Napoleonic Wars: France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System. |
| 1812 | War of 1812: U.S. forces attack a Lenape village in the Battle of the Mississinewa. |
| 1819 | Simón Bolívar declares the independence of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela). |
| 1835 | The second Great Fire of New York destroys 53,000 square metres (13 acres) of New York City's Financial District. |
| 1837 | A fire in the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg kills 30 guards. |
| 1862 | American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky. |
| 1865 | First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert. |
| 1892 | First issue of Vogue is published. |
| 1896 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire. |
Popular Baby Name on December 17, 1937
In 1937, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Robert is the most used. A total of 61,842 baby boys were named Robert in 1937. The rest were named James, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1937 was Mary. There were 55,644 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Barbara, Patricia, Shirley and Betty. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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