Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1976
Did you know that August 17, 1976 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, 1976?
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 49th birthday on Sunday. How was your 49th 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 18,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
18,033 Days
2,368 Weeks
592 Months
49 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 229 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 50 years old. There have been 18033 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 6011 days, which is equivalent to 16.47 years. You spent 33.61% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 50 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 51 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 52 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 53 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 54 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 55 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 56 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 57 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 58 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 59 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1976?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17
What is birthstone for people born on August 17, 1976? 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Pauline A. Young, American teacher, historian, aviator and activist (d. 1991) |
| 1900 | Vivienne de Watteville, British travel writer and adventurer (d. 1957) |
| 1904 | Leopold Nowak, Austrian composer and musicologist (d. 1991) |
| 1904 | Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (d. 1984) |
| 1909 | Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1985) |
| 1909 | Wilf Copping, English footballer (d. 1980) |
| 1911 | Martin Sandberger, German colonel and lawyer (d. 2010) |
| 1911 | Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player and engineer (d. 1995) |
| 1913 | Mark Felt (aka 'Deep Throat'), American lawyer and agent, 2nd Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (d. 2008) |
| 1913 | Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1989) |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1918 | Moisei Uritsky, Russian activist and politician (b. 1873) |
| 1920 | Ray Chapman, American baseball player (b. 1891) |
| 1924 | Tom Kendall, English-Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1851) |
| 1925 | Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1848) |
| 1935 | Adam Gunn, American decathlete (b. 1872) |
| 1935 | Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American sociologist and author (b. 1860) |
| 1936 | José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr (b. 1880) |
| 1940 | Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (b. 1911) |
| 1945 | Reidar Haaland, Norwegian police officer and soldier (b. 1919) |
| 1949 | Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (b. 1891) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1896 | Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom. |
| 1914 | World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia. |
| 1915 | A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217 km/h). |
| 1915 | Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched in Marietta, Georgia, USA after his death sentence is commuted by Governor John Slaton. |
| 1916 | World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side. |
| 1918 | Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated. |
| 1942 | World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin. |
| 1943 | World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins. |
| 1943 | World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany's V-weapon program. |
| 1943 | World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission. |
Popular Baby Name on August 17, 1976
In 1976, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 66,947 baby boys were named Michael in 1976. The rest were named Jason, Christopher, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1976 was Jennifer. There were 59,474 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Amy, Melissa, Heather and Angela. 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 1976 there were 4,154,666,827 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 346,222,236. This shows that there were 346,222,236 babies born every month in 1976. It can also be concluded that there are 11,540,742 babies born every day and 8,015 babies born every minute which is mean that 134 babies born every second in the year 1976. Maybe one of them is you.
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