Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1946
Did you know that August 17, 1946 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, 1946?
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 79th birthday on Sunday. How was your 79th 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 28,000 days old
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Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
28,984 Days
3,808 Weeks
952 Months
79 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 236 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 80 years old. There have been 28984 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 9662 days, which is equivalent to 26.47 years. You spent 33.51% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 80 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 81 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 82 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 83 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 84 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 85 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 86 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 87 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 88 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 89 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1946?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1934 | Ron Henry, English footballer (d. 2014) |
| 1936 | Margaret Heafield Hamilton, American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner. |
| 1936 | Seamus Mallon, Irish educator and politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 2020) |
| 1938 | Theodoros Pangalos, Greek lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2023) |
| 1939 | Luther Allison, American blues guitarist and singer (d. 1997) |
| 1940 | Barry Sheerman, English academic and politician |
| 1940 | Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1941 | Boog Powell, American baseball player |
| 1941 | Jean Pierre Lefebvre, Canadian director and screenwriter |
| 1941 | Lothar Bisky, German businessman and politician (d. 2013) |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1958 | Arthur Fox, English-American fencer (b. 1878) |
| 1966 | Ken Miles, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918) |
| 1969 | Otto Stern, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888) |
| 1970 | Rattana Pestonji, Thai director and producer (b. 1908) |
| 1971 | Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (b. 1914) |
| 1971 | Wilhelm List, German field marshal (b. 1880) |
| 1973 | Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (b. 1889) |
| 1973 | Jean Barraqué, French pianist and composer (b. 1928) |
| 1973 | Paul Williams, American singer and choreographer (b. 1939) |
| 1977 | Delmer Daves, American screenwriter, director and producer (b. 1904) |
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, 1946
In 1946, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 87,439 baby boys were named James in 1946. The rest were named Robert, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1946 was Mary. There were 67,471 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Linda, Patricia, Barbara and Carol. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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