Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1939
Did you know that August 17, 1939 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, 1939?
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Countdown to Your 87th Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 86th birthday on Sunday. How was your 86th 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 31,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
31,543 Days
4,144 Weeks
1,036 Months
86 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 234 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 87 years old. There have been 31543 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 10515 days, which is equivalent to 28.81 years. You spent 33.5% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 87 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 88 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 89 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 90 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 91 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 92 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 93 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 94 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 95 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 96 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1939?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Dave Penney, English footballer and manager |
| 1964 | Maria McKee, American singer-songwriter |
| 1965 | Dottie Pepper, American golfer |
| 1965 | Steve Gorman, American drummer |
| 1966 | Don Sweeney, Canadian ice hockey player and manager |
| 1966 | Jüri Luik, Estonian politician and diplomat, 18th Estonian Minister of Defense |
| 1966 | Rodney Mullen, American skateboarder and stuntman |
| 1967 | David Conrad, American actor |
| 1967 | Michael Preetz, German footballer and manager |
| 1968 | Andriy Kuzmenko, Ukrainian singer-songwriter (d. 2015) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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, 1939
In 1939, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Robert is the most used. A total of 59,653 baby boys were named Robert in 1939. The rest were named James, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1939 was Mary. There were 54,903 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Barbara, Patricia, Betty and Shirley. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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