Funny Birthday Facts About December 17, 1959
Did you know that December 17, 1959 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 December 17, 1959?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Thursday, 17
Countdown to Your 66th Birthday
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What day was December 17, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 66th birthday on Wednesday. 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 23,000 days old
Did you know that people born on December 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
23,919 Days
3,140 Weeks
785 Months
65 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 553 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 67 years old. There have been 23919 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7973 days, which is equivalent to 21.84 years. You spent 33.6% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 67 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 68 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 69 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 70 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 71 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 72 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 73 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 74 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 75 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 76 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for December 17, 1959?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on December 17
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Famous People Born on December 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 December 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Taylor York, American musician |
| 1990 | Graham Rogers, American actor |
| 1991 | Atsedu Tsegay, Ethiopian runner |
| 1991 | Jordan Rankin, Australian rugby league player |
| 1992 | Buddy Hield, Bahamian basketball player |
| 1992 | Joshua Ingram, Canadian drummer and percussionist |
| 1992 | Quinton de Kock, South African cricketer |
| 1993 | Kiersey Clemons, American actress |
| 1993 | Patricia Kú Flores, Peruvian tennis player |
| 1994 | Lloyd Perrett, New Zealand rugby league player |
Famous People Died on December 17
Did you know that on December 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1907 | William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1824) |
| 1909 | Leopold II of Belgium (b. 1835) |
| 1917 | Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician and activist (b. 1836) |
| 1927 | Rajendra Lahiri, Indian activist (b. 1892) |
| 1928 | Frank Rinehart, American photographer (b. 1861) |
| 1929 | Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, tenth President of Portugal (b. 1863) |
| 1930 | Peter Warlock, Welsh composer and critic (b. 1894) |
| 1932 | Charles Winckler, Danish discus thrower, shot putter, and tug of war competitor (b. 1867) |
| 1933 | 13th Dalai Lama (b. 1876) |
| 1935 | Lizette Woodworth Reese, American poet (b. 1856) |
Historical Events on December 17
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on December 17
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500. |
| 1967 | Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria, and is presumed drowned. |
| 1969 | Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs. |
| 1970 | Polish protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens. |
| 1973 | Thirty passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport. |
| 1981 | American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy. |
| 1983 | Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed. |
| 1989 | Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years. |
| 1989 | Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timișoara, Romania, with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party's District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire. |
| 1989 | The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". |
Popular Baby Name on December 17, 1959
In 1959, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 85,224 baby boys were named Michael in 1959. The rest were named David, James, John and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1959 was Mary. There were 54,478 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Susan, Linda, Karen and Donna. 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 1959 there were 2,979,576,147 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 248,298,013. This shows that there were 248,298,013 babies born every month in 1959. It can also be concluded that there are 8,276,601 babies born every day and 5,748 babies born every minute which is mean that 96 babies born every second in the year 1959. Maybe one of them is you.
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