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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If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 17
Countdown to Your 71st Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 71st birthday on Monday. 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.
Did you know that people born on August 17
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 591 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 72 years old. There have been 25707 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 8569 days, which is equivalent to 23.48 years. You spent 33.54% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2036 | Sunday | 81 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17

Peridot is the gemstone of people born on 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 |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Rudy York, American baseball player and manager (d. 1970) |
| 1914 | Bill Downs, American journalist (d. 1978) |
| 1914 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Evelyn Ankers, British-American actress (d. 1985) |
| 1918 | Ike Quebec, American saxophonist and pianist (d. 1963) |
| 1918 | Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1919 | Georgia Gibbs, American singer (d. 2006) |
| 1920 | Lida Moser, American photographer and author (d. 2014) |
| 1920 | Maureen O'Hara, Irish-American actress and singer (d. 2015) |
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) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2019 | A bomb explodes at a wedding in Kabul killing 63 people and leaving 182 injured. |
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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