Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1949
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What day were you born on August 17, 1949?
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Countdown to Your 77th Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 76th birthday on Sunday. How was your 76th 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 27,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
27,891 Days
3,664 Weeks
916 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 233 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 77 years old. There have been 27891 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 9297 days, which is equivalent to 25.47 years. You spent 33.51% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 77 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 78 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 79 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 80 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 81 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 82 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 83 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 84 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 85 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 86 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1949?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17
What is birthstone for people born on August 17, 1949? 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 |
|---|---|
| 1849 | William Kidston, Scottish-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Queensland (d. 1919) |
| 1863 | Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and photographer (d. 1924) |
| 1865 | Julia Marlowe, English-American actress (d. 1950) |
| 1866 | Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, Indian 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911) |
| 1873 | John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic (d. 1946) |
| 1877 | Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1923) |
| 1878 | Reggie Duff, Australian cricketer (d. 1911) |
| 1880 | Percy Sherwell, South African cricketer and tennis player (d. 1948) |
| 1887 | Charles I of Austria (d. 1922) |
| 1887 | Marcus Garvey, Jamaican journalist and activist, founded Black Star Line (d. 1940) |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1838 | Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian playwright and poet (b. 1749) |
| 1850 | José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (b. 1778) |
| 1861 | Alcée Louis la Branche, American politician and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to Texas (b. 1806) |
| 1870 | Perucho Figueredo, Cuban poet and activist (b. 1818) |
| 1875 | Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (b. 1827) |
| 1897 | William Jervois, English engineer and diplomat, 10th Governor of South Australia (b. 1821) |
| 1901 | Edmond Audran, French organist and composer (b. 1842) |
| 1903 | Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic (b. 1825) |
| 1908 | Radoje Domanović, Serbian satirist and journalist (b. 1873) |
| 1909 | Madan Lal Dhingra, Indian activist (b. 1883) |
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, 1949
In 1949, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 86,865 baby boys were named James in 1949. The rest were named Robert, John, William and Michael. While the popular baby girl name in 1949 was Linda. There were 91,019 baby girls named Linda that year. While the rest were named Mary, Patricia, Barbara 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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