Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1948
Did you know that August 17, 1948 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, 1948?
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Countdown to Your 77th Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 77th birthday on Sunday. Get ready, maybe you will get gifts and surprises from your family or friends. It will be a very pleasant day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You can also prepare to make a festive party on your birthday, celebrating in a beautiful place with family and friends will certainly be a pleasant memory.
FYI: You are more than 28,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
28,058 Days
3,684 Weeks
921 Months
76 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 431 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 78 years old. There have been 28058 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 9353 days, which is equivalent to 25.62 years. You spent 33.71% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 78 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 79 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 80 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 81 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 82 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 83 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 84 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 85 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 86 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 87 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1948?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17
What is birthstone for people born on August 17, 1948? It's Peridot. Your radiant and joyful nature is a guiding light to those closest to you. This natural tendency of those around you leads them to be creative problem-solvers who are intelligent and energetic.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1942 | Shane Porteous, Australian actor, animator, and screenwriter |
| 1943 | Dave "Snaker" Ray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002) |
| 1943 | Edward Cowie, English composer, painter, and author |
| 1943 | John Humphrys, Welsh journalist and author |
| 1943 | Robert De Niro, American actor, entrepreneur, director, and producer |
| 1944 | Jean-Bernard Pommier, French pianist and conductor |
| 1944 | Larry Ellison, American businessman, co-founded the Oracle Corporation |
| 1945 | Rachel Pollack, American author, poet, and educator |
| 1946 | Hugh Baiocchi, South African golfer |
| 1946 | Martha Coolidge, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.2 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana. |
| 1960 | Aeroflot Flight 036 crashes in Soviet Ukraine, killing 34. |
| 1962 | Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall. |
| 1969 | Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing $1.42 billion in damage. |
| 1970 | Soviet Union Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus). |
| 1976 | A 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. |
| 1977 | The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole. |
| 1978 | Double 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. |
| 1985 | The 1985-86 Hormel strike begins in Austin, Minnesota. |
| 1988 | President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash. |
Popular Baby Name on August 17, 1948
In 1948, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 88,589 baby boys were named James in 1948. The rest were named Robert, John, William and David. While the popular baby girl name in 1948 was Linda. There were 96,212 baby girls named Linda that year. While the rest were named Mary, Barbara, Patricia and Susan. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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