Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1979
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What day were you born on August 17, 1979?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Friday, 17
Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 46th birthday on Sunday. How was your 46th 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 16,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,932 Days
2,224 Weeks
556 Months
46 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 235 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 16932 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5644 days, which is equivalent to 15.46 years. You spent 33.61% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 47 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 48 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 49 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 50 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 51 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 52 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 53 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 54 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 55 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 56 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1979?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17
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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 |
|---|---|
| 1629 | John III Sobieski, Polish-Lithuanian king (d. 1696) |
| 1686 | Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator (d. 1768) |
| 1753 | Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian (d. 1828) |
| 1768 | Louis Desaix, French general (d. 1800) |
| 1786 | Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician (d. 1836) |
| 1786 | Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1861) |
| 1801 | Fredrika Bremer, Swedish writer and feminist (d. 1865) |
| 1828 | Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist and physician (d. 1897) |
| 1840 | Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist (d. 1922) |
| 1845 | Henry Cadwalader Chapman, American physician and naturalist (d. 1909) |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1673 | Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641) |
| 1676 | Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (b. 1621) |
| 1720 | Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (b. 1654) |
| 1723 | Joseph Bingham, English scholar and academic (b. 1668) |
| 1768 | Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703) |
| 1785 | Jonathan Trumbull, English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710) |
| 1786 | Frederick the Great, Prussian king (b. 1712) |
| 1809 | Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (b. 1728) |
| 1814 | John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (b. 1732) |
| 1834 | Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (b. 1802) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 310 | Pope Eusebius dies, possibly from a hunger strike, shortly after being banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily. |
| 682 | Pope Leo II begins his pontificate. |
| 986 | Byzantine-Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping. |
| 1186 | Georgenberg Pact: Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria and Leopold V, Duke of Austria sign a heritage agreement in which Ottokar gives his duchy to Leopold and to his son Frederick under the stipulation that Austria and Styria would henceforth remain undivided. |
| 1386 | Karl Topia, the ruler of Princedom of Albania forges an alliance with the Republic of Venice, committing to participate in all wars of the Republic and receiving coastal protection against the Ottomans in return. |
| 1424 | Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under Jean II, Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. |
| 1488 | Konrad Bitz, the Bishop of Turku, marks the date of his preface to Missale Aboense, the oldest known book of Finland. |
| 1498 | Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, becomes the first person in history to resign the cardinalate; later that same day, King Louis XII of France names him Duke of Valentinois. |
| 1549 | Battle of Sampford Courtenay: The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in England. |
| 1560 | The Catholic Church is overthrown and Protestantism is established as the national religion in Scotland. |
Popular Baby Name on August 17, 1979
In 1979, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,742 baby boys were named Michael in 1979. The rest were named Christopher, Jason, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1979 was Jennifer. There were 56,716 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Melissa, Amanda, Jessica and Amy. 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 1979 there were 4,380,506,185 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 365,042,183. This shows that there were 365,042,183 babies born every month in 1979. It can also be concluded that there are 12,168,073 babies born every day and 8,451 babies born every minute which is mean that 141 babies born every second in the year 1979. Maybe one of them is you.
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