Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1955
Did you know that August 17, 1955 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, 1955?
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 70th 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 25,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
25,502 Days
3,348 Weeks
837 Months
69 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 431 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 71 years old. There have been 25502 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 8501 days, which is equivalent to 23.29 years. You spent 33.75% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 71 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 72 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 73 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 74 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 75 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 76 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 77 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 78 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 79 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 80 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1955?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17
Peridot is birthstone for 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 |
|---|---|
| 1153 | William IX, Count of Poitiers (d. 1156) |
| 1465 | Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1482) |
| 1473 | Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (d. 1483) |
| 1501 | Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (d. 1529) |
| 1556 | Alexander Briant, English martyr and saint (d. 1581) |
| 1578 | Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) |
| 1578 | Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, first prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (d. 1638) |
| 1582 | John Matthew Rispoli, Maltese philosopher (d. 1639) |
| 1586 | Johann Valentin Andrea, German theologian (d. 1654) |
| 1603 | Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (d. 1651) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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, 1955
In 1955, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 88,372 baby boys were named Michael in 1955. The rest were named David, James, Robert and John. While the popular baby girl name in 1955 was Mary. There were 63,173 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Deborah, Linda, Debra and Susan. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 1955 there were 2,773,019,915 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 231,084,993. This shows that there were 231,084,993 babies born every month in 1955. It can also be concluded that there are 7,702,834 babies born every day and 5,350 babies born every minute which is mean that 90 babies born every second in the year 1955. Maybe one of them is you.
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