Funny Birthday Facts About August 17, 2024
Did you know that August 17, 2024 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, 2024?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Saturday, 17
Countdown to Your 2nd Birthday
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What day was August 17, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 1st birthday on Sunday. How was your 1st 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 400 days old
Did you know that people born on August 17
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
467 Days
60 Weeks
15 Months
1 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 263 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 2 years old. There have been 467 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 156 days, which is equivalent to 0.43 years. You spent 43% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 2 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 3 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 4 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 5 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 6 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 7 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 8 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 9 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 10 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 11 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 17, 2024?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 17
Peridot is the gemstone of people 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 |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Aleksandr Maksimenkov, Russian footballer and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1952 | Guillermo Vilas, Argentinian tennis player |
| 1952 | Mario Theissen, German engineer and businessman |
| 1952 | Nelson Piquet, Brazilian race car driver and businessman |
| 1953 | Herta Müller, Romanian-German poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1953 | Kevin Rowland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1953 | Korrie Layun Rampan, Indonesian author, poet, and critic (d. 2015) |
| 1953 | Mick Malthouse, Australian footballer and coach |
| 1954 | Andrés Pastrana Arango, Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th President of Colombia |
| 1954 | Eric Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
Famous People Died on August 17
Did you know that on August 17
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 754 | Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia |
| 949 | Li Shouzhen, Chinese general and governor |
| 1153 | Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne (b. 1130) |
| 1304 | Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) |
| 1324 | Irene of Brunswick (b. 1293) |
| 1338 | Nitta Yoshisada, Japanese samurai (b. 1301) |
| 1424 | John Stewart, Earl of Buchan (b. c. 1381) |
| 1510 | Edmund Dudley, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1462) |
| 1510 | Richard Empson, English statesman |
| 1547 | Katharina von Zimmern, Swiss sovereign abbess (b. 1478) |
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. |
Our Wishes for You Who Born on August 17, 2024
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