You are 66 Years, 04 Months, 28 Days old from January 14, 2026. You were born on Monday and have been alive for 24258 days, your next Birthday will be after 07 Months, 2 Days or Your next birthday is in 214 days. You can see detailed informations about your birthdate below.
| Date Of Birth | August 17, 1959 (Monday) |
|---|---|
| Age From Date: | January 14, 2026 (Wednesday) |
| Age: | 66 Years, 04 Months, 28 Days |
| Birth Day Of The Week: | Monday |
| Age In Months: | 796 Months 28 Day(s) |
| Age In Weeks: | 3465 Weeks 0 Day(s) |
| Age In Days: | 24258 Days |
| Age In Hours: | 582182 Hours (approx.) |
| Age In Minutes: | 34930935 Minutes (approx.) |
| Age In Seconds: | 2095856117 Seconds (approx.) |
| Next Birthday | August 17, 2026 (Monday) |
| Next Birthday After: | 07 Months, 2 Days |
| Is My Birth Year Leap Year? | Year 1959 is not a leap year. |
August 17, 1959 Birthday Facts | |
| Do you want to know your zodiac sign? | Your zodiac sign, if your date of birth is August 17, 1959, is Leo.
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| Century: | You were born in the 20th century |
| Birthday in Roman numerals | VIII.XVII.MCMLIX
August 17, 1959 in roman numerals? |
| What is your age in roman numerals? | Years: LXVI Months: IV Days: XXVIII |
| Birth Date Season: | You were born in Summer |
| Chinese zodiac sign: | You were born in the Chinese year of the Earth Pig
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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 Wednesday, January 14, 2026 14:15:17Here is a random list who born on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1949 | Norm Coleman, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Mayor of St. Paul |
| 1932 | Jean-Jacques Sempé, French cartoonist (d. 2022) |
| 1920 | Lida Moser, American photographer and author (d. 2014) |
| 1954 | Andrés Pastrana Arango, Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th President of Colombia |
| 1974 | Johannes Maria Staud, Austrian composer |
| 1955 | Colin Moulding, English singer-songwriter and bassist |
| 1893 | John Brahm, German-American director and production manager (d. 1982) |
| 1934 | João Donato, Brazilian pianist and composer |
| 1952 | Aleksandr Maksimenkov, Russian footballer and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1962 | Dan Dakich, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster |
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Arthur Hiller, Canadian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923) |
| 1786 | Frederick the Great, Prussian king (b. 1712) |
| 1979 | John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (b. 1907) |
| 1988 | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (b. 1924) |
| 1908 | Radoje Domanović, Serbian satirist and journalist (b. 1873) |
| 2014 | Børre Knudsen, Norwegian minister and activist (b. 1937) |
| 1918 | Moisei Uritsky, Russian activist and politician (b. 1873) |
| 1990 | Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (b. 1918) |
| 1949 | Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (b. 1891) |
| 1945 | Reidar Haaland, Norwegian police officer and soldier (b. 1919) |
Here is a list of some events happened on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will later become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus). |
| 309310 | Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, possibly from a hunger strike. |
| 1862 | American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River. |
| 1945 | The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published. |
| 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. |
| 1999 | The 7.6 Mw İzmit earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 17,118–17,127 dead and 43,953–50,000 injured. |
| 682 | Pope Leo II begins his pontificate. |
| 1943 | World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily. |
| 2009 | An accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area. |
| 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. |