Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 2016
Did you know that August 17, 2016 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, 2016?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 17
Countdown to Your 8th Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2024?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 8th 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.
FYI: You are more than 2,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
2,803 Days
368 Weeks
92 Months
7 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 484 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 9 years old. There have been 2803 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 935 days, which is equivalent to 2.56 years. You spent 36.57% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sunday | 9 Years Old |
| 2026 | Monday | 10 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 11 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 12 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 13 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 14 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 15 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 16 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 17 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 18 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 2016?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Eric Schlosser, American journalist and author |
| 1959 | Jacek Kazimierski, Polish footballer |
| 1959 | Jonathan Franzen, American novelist and essayist |
| 1960 | Sean Penn, American actor, director, and political activist |
| 1960 | Stephan Eicher, Swiss singer-songwriter |
| 1962 | Dan Dakich, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1962 | Gilby Clarke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1963 | Jackie Walorski, American politician (d. 2022) |
| 1963 | Jon Gruden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1964 | Colin James, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Frank Martínez, American painter (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | Gus Winckel, Dutch lieutenant and pilot (b. 1912) |
| 2013 | Jack Harshman, American baseball player (b. 1927) |
| 2013 | John Hollander, American poet and critic (b. 1929) |
| 2013 | Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (b. 1938) |
| 2014 | Børre Knudsen, Norwegian minister and activist (b. 1937) |
| 2014 | Miodrag Pavlović, Serbian poet and critic (b. 1928) |
| 2014 | Pierre Vassiliu, French singer-songwriter (b. 1937) |
| 2014 | Sophie Masloff, American civil servant and politician, 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh (b. 1917) |
| 2014 | Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (b. 1921) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
Popular Baby Name on August 17, 2016
In 2016, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Noah is the most used. A total of 19,154 baby boys were named Noah in 2016. The rest were named Liam, William, Mason and James. While the popular baby girl name in 2016 was Emma. There were 19,522 baby girls named Emma that year. While the rest were named Olivia, Ava, Sophia and Isabella. 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 2016 there were 7,464,021,934 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 622,001,828. This shows that there were 622,001,828 babies born every month in 2016. It can also be concluded that there are 20,733,395 babies born every day and 14,399 babies born every minute which is mean that 240 babies born every second in the year 2016. Maybe one of them is you.
Florida Man August 17, 2016 Headlines
Florida man is a predicate given to someone, both man and woman, who commits a strange or insane crime that is often reported in Florida. From 2013 until now, florida man became an internet meme that breaking the internet and social media. What did Florida Man do on your birthday? This then became a challenge called the #FloridaManChallenge. To find out what florida man did on August 17, 2016, type the phrase "florida man August 17, 2016" 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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