Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1988

Did you know that August 17, 1988 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.

Table of Contents

The Day You were Born
Your Birthday This Year
Upcoming Birthdays
Your Zodiac & Birthstone
Famous People Born on Your Birthday
Famous People Died on Your Birthday
Historical Events on Your Birthday
Popular Baby Name on Your Birth Year
Our Birthday Wishes for You

What day were you born on August 17, 1988?

If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 17th of August 1988. Exactly, it was the 230^th day of 1988 which was 33^rd week of that year. People born on Wednesday are very communicative. They're also versatile, and a bit careless, though so are the best of us. They are also capable of many pursuits and will seek several options until they land on the one that suits them best. These efforts may feel like many failures rather than many experiments to a greater outcome.

Countdown to Your 38^th Birthday

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Funny Fact: Your birthday in Roman numerals using DD.MM.YYYY format is:
XVII.VIII.MCMLXXXVIII

What day was August 17, 2026?

This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 38^th birthday on Monday. 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 17th, 1988 will be 14,000 days old on December 16th, 2026? How do you plan to celebrate your 14000^th day? This is an excellent opportunity to celebrate your birthday in a different way.

Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years

13,653 Days

1,792 Weeks

448 Months

37 Years

Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours

1,179,619,200 Seconds

19,660,320 Minutes

327,672 Hours

Funny Stat: Your first one billion(1,000,000,000) seconds happened 2,079 days ago, exactly on April 25th, 2020.

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 591 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 39 years old. There have been 13653 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 4551 days, which is equivalent to 12.47 years. You spent 33.7% of your life sleeping!

Year	Day	Your Age
2027	Tuesday	39 Years Old
2028	Thursday	40 Years Old
2029	Friday	41 Years Old
2030	Saturday	42 Years Old
2031	Sunday	43 Years Old
2032	Tuesday	44 Years Old
2033	Wednesday	45 Years Old
2034	Thursday	46 Years Old
2035	Friday	47 Years Old
2036	Sunday	48 Years Old

What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1988?

Leo is zodiac sign for people born on August 17, 1988

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17th, 1988 is Leo and grouped into Fire element. Leos are born leaders. They are dramatic and confident. They won't be satisfied until they achieve what they want. Their dominant nature draws people to them. Leos like to be in charge and always want to be the best. They have many friends because they are generous and loyal.

Peridot is birthstone for people born on August 17, 1988

Peridot is the gemstone of people born on 17th of August 1988. This green stone resembles an emerald. People have mistaken peridot for emeralds for centuries. For example, people once thought 200 carats of emeralds decorated the Three Holy Kings Shrine at Cologne Cathedral in Germany. The truth turned out to be peridot, not emerald.

Funny Fact: Your birth flower is Gladiolus that simbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor.

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 17th.

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 17th in history, many notable people were died? This list will remind you of the deaths of these important historical figures.

Year	Name
1958	Arthur Fox, English-American fencer (b. 1878)
1966	Ken Miles, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)
1969	Otto Stern, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
1970	Rattana Pestonji, Thai director and producer (b. 1908)
1971	Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (b. 1914)
1971	Wilhelm List, German field marshal (b. 1880)
1973	Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (b. 1889)
1973	Jean Barraqué, French pianist and composer (b. 1928)
1973	Paul Williams, American singer and choreographer (b. 1939)
1977	Delmer Daves, American screenwriter, director and producer (b. 1904)

Historical Events on August 17

History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 17th.

Year	Event
2019	A bomb explodes at a wedding in Kabul killing 63 people and leaving 182 injured.

Popular Baby Name on August 17, 1988

In 1988, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 64,150 baby boys were named Michael in 1988. The rest were named Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and Andrew. While the popular baby girl name in 1988 was Jessica. There were 51,546 baby girls named Jessica that year. While the rest were named Ashley, Amanda, Sarah and Jennifer. 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 1988 there were 5,145,425,994 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 428,785,500. This shows that there were 428,785,500 babies born every month in 1988. It can also be concluded that there are 14,292,850 babies born every day and 9,926 babies born every minute which is mean that 166 babies born every second in the year 1988. Maybe one of them is you.

Funny Stat: Based on data published by United Nations Population Division, an estimated 2,588,387,929 boys and 2,557,038,065 girls were born in 1988.

Our Wishes for You Who Born on August 17, 1988

August 17th is a happy day for you. We also want to make you happier by making some birthday wishes for you. We wish you happy and always happy.

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