Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 2018
Did you know that August 17, 2018 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, 2018?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Friday, 17
Countdown to Your 8th Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 7th birthday on Sunday. How was your 7th 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 2,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
2,674 Days
348 Weeks
87 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 248 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 8 years old. There have been 2674 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 892 days, which is equivalent to 2.44 years. You spent 34.86% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 8 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 9 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 10 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 11 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 12 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 13 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 14 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 15 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 16 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 17 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 2018?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17
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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 |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Willem Duys, Dutch tennis player, sportscaster, and producer (d. 2011) |
| 1929 | Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (d. 1977) |
| 1930 | Harve Bennett, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2015) |
| 1930 | Ted Hughes, English poet and playwright (d. 1998) |
| 1931 | Tony Wrigley, English historian, demographer, and academic (d. 2022) |
| 1932 | Duke Pearson, American pianist and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1932 | Jean-Jacques Sempé, French cartoonist (d. 2022) |
| 1932 | V. S. Naipaul, Trinidadian-English novelist and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018) |
| 1933 | Mark Dinning, American pop singer (d. 1986) |
| 1934 | João Donato, Brazilian pianist and composer (d. 2023) |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (b. 1929) |
| 2007 | Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (b. 1913) |
| 2007 | Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (b. 1982) |
| 2008 | Franco Sensi, Italian businessman and politician (b. 1926) |
| 2010 | Francesco Cossiga, Italian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Italy (b. 1928) |
| 2012 | Aase Bjerkholt, Norwegian politician, Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (b. 1915) |
| 2012 | John Lynch-Staunton, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1930) |
| 2012 | Patrick Ricard, French businessman (b. 1945) |
| 2012 | Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (b. 1933) |
| 2013 | David Landes, Jewish-American historian and economist (b. 1924) |
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, 2018
In 2018, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Liam is the most used. A total of 19,924 baby boys were named Liam in 2018. The rest were named Noah, William, James and Oliver. While the popular baby girl name in 2018 was Emma. There were 18,770 baby girls named Emma that year. While the rest were named Olivia, Ava, Isabella and Sophia. 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 2018 there were 7,631,091,113 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 635,924,260. This shows that there were 635,924,260 babies born every month in 2018. It can also be concluded that there are 21,197,476 babies born every day and 14,721 babies born every minute which is mean that 246 babies born every second in the year 2018. Maybe one of them is you.
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