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.
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If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 17
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-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 36th birthday on Saturday. 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.
Did you know that people born on August 17
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 506 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 37 years old. There have been 13008 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 4336 days, which is equivalent to 11.88 years. You spent 33.94% of your life sleeping!
Year | Day | Your Age |
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2025 | Sunday | 37 Years Old |
2026 | Monday | 38 Years Old |
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 |
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17
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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 |
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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) |
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Year | Name |
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1918 | Moisei Uritsky, Russian activist and politician (b. 1873) |
1920 | Ray Chapman, American baseball player (b. 1891) |
1924 | Tom Kendall, English-Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1851) |
1925 | Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1848) |
1935 | Adam Gunn, American decathlete (b. 1872) |
1935 | Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American sociologist and author (b. 1860) |
1936 | José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr (b. 1880) |
1940 | Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (b. 1911) |
1945 | Reidar Haaland, Norwegian police officer and soldier (b. 1919) |
1949 | Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (b. 1891) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 17
Year | Event |
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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. |
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.
Florida Man is a meme that originated in 2013. It's applied to anyone who commits a strange or insane crime. The meme is often attributed to Florida, though it can also refer to other states. It became a popular challenge on internet and social media called #FloridaManChallenge. To find out what florida man did on August 17, 1988, type the phrase "florida man August 17, 1988" into your favorite search engine. You will find a lot of news related to Florida Man that you can share on your social media accounts.
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