Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1982
Did you know that August 17, 1982 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, 1982?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Tuesday, 17
Countdown to Your 43rd Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 43rd 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 15,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
15,652 Days
2,056 Weeks
514 Months
42 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 419 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 44 years old. There have been 15652 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5218 days, which is equivalent to 14.3 years. You spent 34.05% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 44 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 45 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 46 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 47 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 48 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 49 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 50 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 51 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 52 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 53 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1982?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17
Peridot is the gemstone of 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 |
|---|---|
| 1946 | Patrick Manning, Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2016) |
| 1947 | Gary Talley, American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and author |
| 1947 | Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (d. 2016) |
| 1948 | Alexander Ivashkin, Russian-English cellist and conductor (d. 2014) |
| 1949 | Julian Fellowes, English actor, director, screenwriter, and politician |
| 1949 | Norm Coleman, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Mayor of St. Paul |
| 1949 | Sib Hashian, American rock drummer (d. 2017) |
| 1949 | Sue Draheim, American fiddler and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1951 | Richard Hunt, American Muppet performer (d. 1992) |
| 1951 | Robert Joy, Canadian actor |
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, 1982
In 1982, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 68,244 baby boys were named Michael in 1982. The rest were named Christopher, Matthew, Jason and David. While the popular baby girl name in 1982 was Jennifer. There were 57,119 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Jessica, Amanda, Sarah and Melissa. 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 1982 there were 4,617,386,526 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 384,782,211. This shows that there were 384,782,211 babies born every month in 1982. It can also be concluded that there are 12,826,074 babies born every day and 8,907 babies born every minute which is mean that 149 babies born every second in the year 1982. Maybe one of them is you.
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