Funny Birthday Facts About August 23, 1997
Did you know that August 23, 1997 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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What day were you born on August 23, 1997?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Saturday, 23
Countdown to Your 29th Birthday
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What day was August 23, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 28th birthday on Saturday. How was your 28th 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 23
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
10,354 Days
1,360 Weeks
340 Months
28 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
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 238 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 29 years old. There have been 10354 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3452 days, which is equivalent to 9.46 years. You spent 33.79% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday | 29 Years Old |
| 2027 | Monday | 30 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 31 Years Old |
| 2029 | Thursday | 32 Years Old |
| 2030 | Friday | 33 Years Old |
| 2031 | Saturday | 34 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 35 Years Old |
| 2033 | Tuesday | 36 Years Old |
| 2034 | Wednesday | 37 Years Old |
| 2035 | Thursday | 38 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 23, 1997?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 23
Peridot is birthstone for people born on 23
Famous People Born on August 23
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 23
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1905 | Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist (d. 1982) |
| 1906 | Zoltan Sarosy, Hungarian-Canadian chess master (d. 2017) |
| 1908 | Hannah Frank, Scottish sculptor and illustrator (d. 2008) |
| 1909 | Syd Buller, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1970) |
| 1910 | Giuseppe Meazza, Italian footballer and manager (d. 1979) |
| 1910 | Lonny Frey, American baseball player and soldier (d. 2009) |
| 1911 | Betty Robinson, American sprinter (d. 1999) |
| 1911 | J.V. Cunningham, American poet, literary critic, and translator (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996) |
| 1912 | Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (d. 2008) |
Famous People Died on August 23
Did you know that on August 23
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Kathleen Freeman, American actress (b. 1919) |
| 2001 | Peter Maas, American journalist and author (b. 1929) |
| 2002 | Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player and coach (b. 1922) |
| 2003 | Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and manager (b. 1946) |
| 2003 | Jack Dyer, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1913) |
| 2003 | Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (b. 1917) |
| 2003 | Michael Kijana Wamalwa, Kenyan lawyer and politician, 8th Vice President of Kenya (b. 1944) |
| 2005 | Brock Peters, American actor (b. 1927) |
| 2006 | Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1928) |
| 2008 | John Russell, English-American author and critic (b. 1919) |
Historical Events on August 23
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 23
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Singing Revolution: Two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius-Tallinn road, holding hands. |
| 1990 | Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union. |
| 1990 | Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War. |
| 1990 | West and East Germany announce that they will reunite on October 3. |
| 1991 | The World Wide Web is opened to the public. |
| 1994 | Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. |
| 2000 | Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143. |
| 2006 | Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity. |
| 2007 | The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia. |
| 2010 | The Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people including the perpetrator while injuring 9 others. |
Popular Baby Name on August 23, 1997
In 1997, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 37,549 baby boys were named Michael in 1997. The rest were named Jacob, Matthew, Christopher and Joshua. While the popular baby girl name in 1997 was Emily. There were 25,734 baby girls named Emily that year. While the rest were named Jessica, Ashley, Sarah and Hannah. 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 1997 there were 5,905,045,647 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 492,087,138. This shows that there were 492,087,138 babies born every month in 1997. It can also be concluded that there are 16,402,905 babies born every day and 11,391 babies born every minute which is mean that 190 babies born every second in the year 1997. Maybe one of them is you.
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