Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1984
Did you know that August 17, 1984 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, 1984?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Friday, 17
Countdown to Your 42nd Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 41st birthday on Sunday. How was your 41st 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 15,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
15,109 Days
1,984 Weeks
496 Months
41 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 231 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 42 years old. There have been 15109 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5037 days, which is equivalent to 13.8 years. You spent 33.66% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 42 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 43 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 44 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 45 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 46 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 47 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 48 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 49 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 50 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 51 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1984?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17
Coming in at the tail end of summer are August babies. If you were 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 |
|---|---|
| 1921 | Geoffrey Elton, German-English historian and academic (d. 1994) |
| 1922 | Roy Tattersall, English cricketer (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Carlos Cruz-Diez, Venezuelan artist (d. 2019) |
| 1923 | Larry Rivers, American painter and sculptor (d. 2002) |
| 1924 | Evan S. Connell, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 2013) |
| 1926 | Jiang Zemin, Chinese engineer and politician, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader) and 5th President of China (d. 2022) |
| 1926 | Valerie Eliot, English businesswoman (d. 2012) |
| 1927 | F. Ray Keyser Jr., American lawyer and politician, 72nd Governor of Vermont (d. 2015) |
| 1927 | Sam Butera, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2009) |
| 1928 | T. J. Anderson, American composer, conductor, and educator |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Frank Martínez, American painter (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | Gus Winckel, Dutch lieutenant and pilot (b. 1912) |
| 2013 | Jack Harshman, American baseball player (b. 1927) |
| 2013 | John Hollander, American poet and critic (b. 1929) |
| 2013 | Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (b. 1938) |
| 2014 | Børre Knudsen, Norwegian minister and activist (b. 1937) |
| 2014 | Miodrag Pavlović, Serbian poet and critic (b. 1928) |
| 2014 | Pierre Vassiliu, French singer-songwriter (b. 1937) |
| 2014 | Sophie Masloff, American civil servant and politician, 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh (b. 1917) |
| 2014 | Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (b. 1921) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1943 | World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily. |
| 1945 | Evacuation of Manchukuo: At Talitzou by the Sino-Korean border, Puyi, then the Kangde Emperor of Manchukuo, formally renounces the imperial throne, dissolves the state, and cedes its territory to the Republic of China. |
| 1945 | Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire. |
| 1945 | The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published. |
| 1947 | The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed. |
| 1949 | Matsukawa derailment: Unknown saboteurs cause a passenger train to derail and overturn in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, killing three crew members and igniting a political firestorm between the Japanese Communist Party and the government of Occupied Japan that will eventually lead to the Japanese Red Purge. |
| 1949 | The 6.7 Ms Karlıova earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 320-450 dead. |
| 1953 | First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California. |
| 1955 | Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people. |
| 1958 | Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country. |
Popular Baby Name on August 17, 1984
In 1984, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,745 baby boys were named Michael in 1984. The rest were named Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and David. While the popular baby girl name in 1984 was Jennifer. There were 50,560 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Jessica, Ashley, Amanda and Sarah. 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 1984 there were 4,784,011,517 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 398,667,627. This shows that there were 398,667,627 babies born every month in 1984. It can also be concluded that there are 13,288,921 babies born every day and 9,229 babies born every minute which is mean that 154 babies born every second in the year 1984. Maybe one of them is you.
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