You are 87 Years, 04 Months, 23 Days old from January 09, 2026. You were born on Wednesday and have been alive for 31923 days, your next Birthday will be after 07 Months, 7 Days or Your next birthday is in 219 days. You can see detailed informations about your birthdate below.
| Date Of Birth | August 17, 1938 (Wednesday) |
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| Age From Date: | January 09, 2026 (Friday) |
| Age: | 87 Years, 04 Months, 23 Days |
| Birth Day Of The Week: | Wednesday |
| Age In Months: | 1048 Months 23 Day(s) |
| Age In Weeks: | 4560 Weeks 2 Day(s) |
| Age In Days: | 31923 Days |
| Age In Hours: | 766144 Hours (approx.) |
| Age In Minutes: | 45968667 Minutes (approx.) |
| Age In Seconds: | 2758120005 Seconds (approx.) |
| Next Birthday | August 17, 2026 (Monday) |
| Next Birthday After: | 07 Months, 7 Days |
| Is My Birth Year Leap Year? | Year 1938 is not a leap year. |
August 17, 1938 Birthday Facts | |
| Do you want to know your zodiac sign? | Your zodiac sign, if your date of birth is August 17, 1938, is Leo.
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| Century: | You were born in the 20th century |
| Birthday in Roman numerals | VIII.XVII.MCMXXXVIII
August 17, 1938 in roman numerals? |
| What is your age in roman numerals? | Years: LXXXVII Months: IV Days: XXIII |
| Birth Date Season: | You were born in Summer |
| Chinese zodiac sign: | You were born in the Chinese year of the Earth Tiger
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Find out how many days you have been alive, what day of the week you were born on, and how long you have lived in days weeks months and years since your birth date. Chronological Age measures how old you are defined as how many years you have lived since birth.
The information above is calculated using UTC timezone where the date and time is Friday, January 09, 2026 16:26:45Here is a random list who born on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1900 | Pauline A. Young, American teacher, historian, aviator and activist (d. 1991) |
| 1960 | Stephan Eicher, Swiss singer-songwriter |
| 1916 | Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1944 | Larry Ellison, American businessman, co-founded the Oracle Corporation |
| 1556 | Alexander Briant, English martyr and saint (d. 1581) |
| 1927 | F. Ray Keyser Jr., American lawyer and politician, 72nd Governor of Vermont (d. 2015) |
| 1894 | William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes, English businessman, founded Rootes Group (d. 1964) |
| 1962 | Dan Dakich, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1952 | Mario Theissen, German engineer and businessman |
| 1877 | Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player (d. 1923) |
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1979 | John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (b. 1907) |
| 1768 | Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703) |
| 1920 | Ray Chapman, American baseball player (b. 1891) |
| 754 | Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia |
| 1324 | Irene of Brunswick (b. 1293) |
| 1338 | Nitta Yoshisada, Japanese samurai (b. 1301) |
| 949 | Li Shouzhen, Chinese general and governor |
| 2006 | Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (b. 1929) |
| 2005 | John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1934) |
| 1949 | Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (b. 1891) |
Here is a list of some events happened on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1876 | Richard Wagner’s Götterdämmerung, the last opera in his Ring cycle, premieres at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus. |
| 2008 | American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 1953 | First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California. |
| 1977 | The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole. |
| 2004 | The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Bože pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country. |
| 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. |
| 1958 | Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country. |
| 1784 | Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12,000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón. |