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 38th Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 38th 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 13,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
13,735 Days
1,804 Weeks
451 Months
37 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 510 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 39 years old. There have been 13735 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 4579 days, which is equivalent to 12.55 years. You spent 33.92% 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
Peridot is birthstone for 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 |
|---|---|
| 1849 | William Kidston, Scottish-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Queensland (d. 1919) |
| 1863 | Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and photographer (d. 1924) |
| 1865 | Julia Marlowe, English-American actress (d. 1950) |
| 1866 | Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, Indian 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (d. 1911) |
| 1873 | John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic (d. 1946) |
| 1877 | Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1923) |
| 1878 | Reggie Duff, Australian cricketer (d. 1911) |
| 1880 | Percy Sherwell, South African cricketer and tennis player (d. 1948) |
| 1887 | Charles I of Austria (d. 1922) |
| 1887 | Marcus Garvey, Jamaican journalist and activist, founded Black Star Line (d. 1940) |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Feng Kang, Chinese mathematician and academic (b. 1920) |
| 1994 | Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee (b. 1902) |
| 1994 | Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1901) |
| 1995 | Howard E. Koch, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1902) |
| 1995 | Ted Whitten, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1933) |
| 1998 | Tadeusz Ślusarski, Polish pole vaulter (b. 1950) |
| 1998 | Władysław Komar, Polish shot putter and actor (b. 1940) |
| 2000 | Jack Walker, English businessman (b. 1929) |
| 2004 | Thea Astley, Australian author and educator (b. 1925) |
| 2005 | John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1934) |
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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