Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 2006
Did you know that August 17, 2006 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 17, 2006?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Thursday, 17
Countdown to Your 19th Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 19th 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 6,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
6,874 Days
900 Weeks
225 Months
18 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 431 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 20 years old. There have been 6874 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2292 days, which is equivalent to 6.28 years. You spent 34.89% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 20 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 21 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 22 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 23 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 24 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 25 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 26 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 27 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 28 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 29 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 2006?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17
Coming in at the tail end of summer are August babies. If you were 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 |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Rudy York, American baseball player and manager (d. 1970) |
| 1914 | Bill Downs, American journalist (d. 1978) |
| 1914 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1918 | Evelyn Ankers, British-American actress (d. 1985) |
| 1918 | Ike Quebec, American saxophonist and pianist (d. 1963) |
| 1918 | Michael John Wise, English geographer and academic (d. 2015) |
| 1919 | Georgia Gibbs, American singer (d. 2006) |
| 1920 | Lida Moser, American photographer and author (d. 2014) |
| 1920 | Maureen O'Hara, Irish-American actress and singer (d. 2015) |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1979 | John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (b. 1907) |
| 1979 | Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (b. 1909) |
| 1983 | Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (b. 1896) |
| 1987 | Gary Chester, Italian drummer and educator (b. 1924) |
| 1987 | Rudolf Hess, German soldier and politician (b. 1894) |
| 1987 | Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor and screenwriter (b. 1929) |
| 1988 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1914) |
| 1988 | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (b. 1924) |
| 1988 | Victoria Shaw, Australian-American actress (b. 1935) |
| 1990 | Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (b. 1918) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1896 | Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom. |
| 1914 | World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia. |
| 1915 | A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217 km/h). |
| 1915 | Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched in Marietta, Georgia, USA after his death sentence is commuted by Governor John Slaton. |
| 1916 | World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side. |
| 1918 | Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated. |
| 1942 | World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin. |
| 1943 | World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins. |
| 1943 | World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany's V-weapon program. |
| 1943 | World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt-Regensburg mission. |
Popular Baby Name on August 17, 2006
In 2006, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Jacob is the most used. A total of 24,850 baby boys were named Jacob in 2006. The rest were named Michael, Joshua, Ethan and Matthew. While the popular baby girl name in 2006 was Emily. There were 21,409 baby girls named Emily that year. While the rest were named Emma, Madison, Isabella and Ava. 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 2006 there were 6,623,517,917 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 551,959,827. This shows that there were 551,959,827 babies born every month in 2006. It can also be concluded that there are 18,398,661 babies born every day and 12,777 babies born every minute which is mean that 213 babies born every second in the year 2006. Maybe one of them is you.
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