Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1987
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What day were you born on August 17, 1987?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Monday, 17
Countdown to Your 39th Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 38th birthday on Sunday. How was your 38th 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 14,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
14,010 Days
1,840 Weeks
460 Months
38 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 235 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 39 years old. There have been 14010 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 4670 days, which is equivalent to 12.79 years. You spent 33.66% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 39 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 40 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 41 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 42 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 43 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 44 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 45 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 46 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 47 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 48 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1987?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1888 | Monty Woolley, American actor, raconteur, and pundit (d. 1963) |
| 1890 | Harry Hopkins, American politician and diplomat, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1946) |
| 1890 | Stefan Bastyr, Polish soldier and pilot (d. 1920) |
| 1893 | John Brahm, German-American director and production manager (d. 1982) |
| 1893 | Mae West, American stage and film actress (d. 1980) |
| 1894 | William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes, English businessman, founded Rootes Group (d. 1964) |
| 1896 | Leslie Groves, American general and engineer (d. 1970) |
| 1896 | Oliver Waterman Larkin, American historian and author (d. 1970) |
| 1896 | Tõnis Kint, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 1991) |
| 1899 | Janet Lewis, American poet and novelist (d. 1998) |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1979 | John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (b. 1907) |
| 1979 | Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (b. 1909) |
| 1983 | Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (b. 1896) |
| 1987 | Gary Chester, Italian drummer and educator (b. 1924) |
| 1987 | Rudolf Hess, German soldier and politician (b. 1894) |
| 1987 | Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor and screenwriter (b. 1929) |
| 1988 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1914) |
| 1988 | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (b. 1924) |
| 1988 | Victoria Shaw, Australian-American actress (b. 1935) |
| 1990 | Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (b. 1918) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.2 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana. |
| 1960 | Aeroflot Flight 036 crashes in Soviet Ukraine, killing 34. |
| 1962 | Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall. |
| 1969 | Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing $1.42 billion in damage. |
| 1970 | Soviet Union Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus). |
| 1976 | A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, triggering a destructive tsunami, killing between 5,000-8,000 people and leaving more than 90,000 homeless. |
| 1977 | The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole. |
| 1978 | Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine. |
| 1985 | The 1985-86 Hormel strike begins in Austin, Minnesota. |
| 1988 | President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash. |
Popular Baby Name on August 17, 1987
In 1987, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 63,654 baby boys were named Michael in 1987. The rest were named Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and David. While the popular baby girl name in 1987 was Jessica. There were 55,995 baby girls named Jessica that year. While the rest were named Ashley, Amanda, Jennifer 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 1987 there were 5,052,521,998 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 421,043,500. This shows that there were 421,043,500 babies born every month in 1987. It can also be concluded that there are 14,034,784 babies born every day and 9,747 babies born every minute which is mean that 163 babies born every second in the year 1987. Maybe one of them is you.
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