You are 66 Years, 04 Months, 30 Days old from January 16, 2026. You were born on Monday and have been alive for 24259 days, your next Birthday will be after 07 Months, 0 Days or Your next birthday is in 213 days. You can see detailed informations about your birthdate below.
| Date Of Birth | August 17, 1959 (Monday) |
|---|---|
| Age From Date: | January 16, 2026 (Friday) |
| Age: | 66 Years, 04 Months, 30 Days |
| Birth Day Of The Week: | Monday |
| Age In Months: | 796 Months 30 Day(s) |
| Age In Weeks: | 3465 Weeks 2 Day(s) |
| Age In Days: | 24259 Days |
| Age In Hours: | 582220 Hours (approx.) |
| Age In Minutes: | 34933187 Minutes (approx.) |
| Age In Seconds: | 2095991192 Seconds (approx.) |
| Next Birthday | August 17, 2026 (Monday) |
| Next Birthday After: | 07 Months, 0 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: XXX |
| 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 Friday, January 16, 2026 03:46:32Here is a random list who born on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1932 | Duke Pearson, American pianist and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1578 | Francesco Albani, Italian painter (d. 1660) |
| 1900 | Pauline A. Young, American teacher, historian, aviator and activist (d. 1991) |
| 1982 | Cheerleader Melissa, American wrestler and manager |
| 1945 | Rachel Pollack, American author, poet, and educator |
| 1578 | Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, first prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (d. 1638) |
| 1888 | Monty Woolley, American actor, raconteur, and pundit (d. 1963) |
| 1922 | Roy Tattersall, English cricketer (d. 2011) |
| 1947 | Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (d. 2016) |
| 1896 | Tõnis Kint, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (d. 1991) |
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Delmer Daves, American screenwriter, director and producer (b. 1904) |
| 2004 | Thea Astley, Australian author and educator (b. 1925) |
| 1994 | Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver and businessman (b. 1901) |
| 1973 | Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (b. 1889) |
| 2015 | Yvonne Craig, American ballet dancer and actress (b. 1937) |
| 1940 | Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (b. 1911) |
| 1304 | Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) |
| 1918 | Moisei Uritsky, Russian activist and politician (b. 1873) |
| 1924 | Tom Kendall, English-Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1851) |
| 1987 | Gary Chester, Italian drummer and educator (b. 1924) |
Here is a list of some events happened on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1740 | Pope Benedict XIV, previously known as Prospero Lambertini, succeeds Clement XII as the 247th Pope. |
| 1560 | The Catholic Church is overthrown and Protestantism is established as the national religion in Scotland. |
| 1864 | American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida. |
| 1970 | Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will later become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus). |
| 1955 | Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.[10] |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2005 | The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, starts. |
| 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. |
| 1969 | Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing $1.42 billion in damage. |