Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1996

Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1996

Did you know that August 17th, 1996 is a very special day? It's the day of your birthday. We've compiled 14 facts about your birthday that might surprise you. You'll read about how many people in the world share your birthday, what the color of the year is for the year you were born, and which famous people share your birthday.

What day were you born on August 17, 1996?

If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Saturday, 17th of August 1996. Exactly, it was the 230th day of 1996 which was 33rd week of that year. Saturday's children are known to be hard workers. Sadly, this does not mean that they will be rich, but they certainly will be modest, studious, and wise. According to the nursery rhyme, they're also strict.

   Countdown to Your 30th Birthday   

-- days-- hours-- minutes-- seconds
Funny Fact: Your birthday in Roman numerals using DD.MM.YYYY format is:
XVII.VIII.MCMXCVI

What day was August 17, 2025?

This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 29th birthday on Sunday. How was your 29th 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 10,000 days old

Did you know that people born on August 17th, 1996 will be 11,000 days old on September 29th, 2026? How do you plan to celebrate your 11000th day? This is an excellent opportunity to celebrate your birthday in a different way.

Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years

10,685 Days

1,404 Weeks

351 Months

29 Years

Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours

923,184,000 Seconds
15,386,400 Minutes
256,440 Hours
Funny Stat: Your first one billion(1,000,000,000) seconds will happen in 889 days, exactly on April 25th, 2028.

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 272 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 30 years old. There have been 10685 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3562 days, which is equivalent to 9.76 years. You spent 33.66% of your life sleeping!

YearDayYour Age
2026Monday30 Years Old
2027Tuesday31 Years Old
2028Thursday32 Years Old
2029Friday33 Years Old
2030Saturday34 Years Old
2031Sunday35 Years Old
2032Tuesday36 Years Old
2033Wednesday37 Years Old
2034Thursday38 Years Old
2035Friday39 Years Old

What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 1996?

Leo is zodiac sign for people born on August 17, 1996

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17th, 1996 is Leo and grouped into Fire element. Leo is a bold, intelligent, warm, and courageous fire sign. They are ready to blaze a trail. They vanquish injustice and make a name for themselves. They know they possess enviable traits and they are proud of them. They don't believe in false modesty and will be the first to praise themselves for a job well done.

Peridot is birthstone for people born on August 17, 1996

People born on 17th of August 1996's birthstone is peridot. The deep green gem has been mistaken for emerald in the past. Cologne Cathedral in Germany was decorated with 200 carats of what people thought were emeralds, but they turned out to be peridot.

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.

YearName
1934Ron Henry, English footballer (d. 2014)
1936Margaret Heafield Hamilton, American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner.
1936Seamus Mallon, Irish educator and politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
1938Theodoros Pangalos, Greek lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2023)
1939Luther Allison, American blues guitarist and singer (d. 1997)
1940Barry Sheerman, English academic and politician
1940Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1941Boog Powell, American baseball player
1941Jean Pierre Lefebvre, Canadian director and screenwriter
1941Lothar Bisky, German businessman and politician (d. 2013)

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.

YearName
1918Moisei Uritsky, Russian activist and politician (b. 1873)
1920Ray Chapman, American baseball player (b. 1891)
1924Tom Kendall, English-Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1851)
1925Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1848)
1935Adam Gunn, American decathlete (b. 1872)
1935Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American sociologist and author (b. 1860)
1936José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr (b. 1880)
1940Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (b. 1911)
1945Reidar Haaland, Norwegian police officer and soldier (b. 1919)
1949Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (b. 1891)

Historical Events on August 17

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

YearEvent
310Pope Eusebius dies, possibly from a hunger strike, shortly after being banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily.
682Pope Leo II begins his pontificate.
986Byzantine-Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping.
1186Georgenberg Pact: Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria and Leopold V, Duke of Austria sign a heritage agreement in which Ottokar gives his duchy to Leopold and to his son Frederick under the stipulation that Austria and Styria would henceforth remain undivided.
1386Karl Topia, the ruler of Princedom of Albania forges an alliance with the Republic of Venice, committing to participate in all wars of the Republic and receiving coastal protection against the Ottomans in return.
1424Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under Jean II, Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas.
1488Konrad Bitz, the Bishop of Turku, marks the date of his preface to Missale Aboense, the oldest known book of Finland.
1498Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, becomes the first person in history to resign the cardinalate; later that same day, King Louis XII of France names him Duke of Valentinois.
1549Battle of Sampford Courtenay: The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in England.
1560The Catholic Church is overthrown and Protestantism is established as the national religion in Scotland.

Popular Baby Name on August 17, 1996

In 1996, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 38,365 baby boys were named Michael in 1996. The rest were named Matthew, Jacob, Christopher and Joshua. While the popular baby girl name in 1996 was Emily. There were 25,151 baby girls named Emily that year. While the rest were named Jessica, Ashley, Sarah and Samantha. 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 1996 there were 5,824,891,931 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 485,407,661. This shows that there were 485,407,661 babies born every month in 1996. It can also be concluded that there are 16,180,256 babies born every day and 11,237 babies born every minute which is mean that 188 babies born every second in the year 1996. Maybe one of them is you.

Funny Stat: Based on data published by United Nations Population Division, an estimated 2,932,815,962 boys and 2,892,075,969 girls were born in 1996.

Our Wishes for You Who Born on August 17, 1996

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.

Birthday wishes for people born on August 17, 1996 #1Birthday wishes for people born on August 17, 1996 #2Birthday wishes for people born on August 17, 1996 #3

Add Your Thought About August 17, 1996 Birthday Facts

Add your opinion about Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 1996 or share your experience celebrating your birthday on August 17th.

Copyriht © 2021. All rights reserved.