Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 2023
Did you know that August 17, 2023 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, 2023?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Thursday, 17
Countdown to Your 3rd Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 2nd birthday on Sunday. How was your 2nd 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 800 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
851 Days
108 Weeks
27 Months
2 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 245 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 3 years old. There have been 851 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 284 days, which is equivalent to 0.78 years. You spent 39% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 3 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 4 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 5 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 6 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 7 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 8 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 9 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 10 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 11 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 12 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 2023?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1629 | John III Sobieski, Polish-Lithuanian king (d. 1696) |
| 1686 | Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator (d. 1768) |
| 1753 | Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian (d. 1828) |
| 1768 | Louis Desaix, French general (d. 1800) |
| 1786 | Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician (d. 1836) |
| 1786 | Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1861) |
| 1801 | Fredrika Bremer, Swedish writer and feminist (d. 1865) |
| 1828 | Jules Bernard Luys, French neurologist and physician (d. 1897) |
| 1840 | Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist (d. 1922) |
| 1845 | Henry Cadwalader Chapman, American physician and naturalist (d. 1909) |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1838 | Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian playwright and poet (b. 1749) |
| 1850 | José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (b. 1778) |
| 1861 | Alcée Louis la Branche, American politician and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to Texas (b. 1806) |
| 1870 | Perucho Figueredo, Cuban poet and activist (b. 1818) |
| 1875 | Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (b. 1827) |
| 1897 | William Jervois, English engineer and diplomat, 10th Governor of South Australia (b. 1821) |
| 1901 | Edmond Audran, French organist and composer (b. 1842) |
| 1903 | Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic (b. 1825) |
| 1908 | Radoje Domanović, Serbian satirist and journalist (b. 1873) |
| 1909 | Madan Lal Dhingra, Indian activist (b. 1883) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1585 | A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina. |
| 1585 | Eighty Years' War: Siege of Antwerp: Antwerp is captured by Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, who orders Protestants to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the northern provinces. |
| 1597 | Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores. |
| 1668 | The magnitude 8.0 North Anatolia earthquake causes 8,000 deaths in northern Anatolia, Ottoman Empire. |
| 1717 | Austro-Turkish War of 1716-18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire. |
| 1723 | Ioan Giurgiu Patachi becomes Bishop of Făgăraș and is festively installed in his position at the St. Nicolas Cathedral in Făgăraș, after being formally confirmed earlier by Pope Clement XI. |
| 1740 | Pope Benedict XIV, previously known as Prospero Lambertini, succeeds Clement XII as the 247th Pope. |
| 1784 | Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12,000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón. |
| 1798 | The Vietnamese Catholics report a Marian apparition in Quảng Trị, an event which is called Our Lady of La Vang. |
| 1807 | Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world. |
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