You are 66 Years, 03 Months, 21 Days old from December 07, 2025. You were born on Monday and have been alive for 24219 days, your next Birthday will be after 08 Months, 9 Days or Your next birthday is in 253 days. You can see detailed informations about your birthdate below.
| Date Of Birth | August 17, 1959 (Monday) |
|---|---|
| Age From Date: | December 07, 2025 (Sunday) |
| Age: | 66 Years, 03 Months, 21 Days |
| Birth Day Of The Week: | Monday |
| Age In Months: | 795 Months 20 Day(s) |
| Age In Weeks: | 3459 Weeks 6 Day(s) |
| Age In Days: | 24219 Days |
| Age In Hours: | 581256 Hours (approx.) |
| Age In Minutes: | 34875370 Minutes (approx.) |
| Age In Seconds: | 2092522203 Seconds (approx.) |
| Next Birthday | August 17, 2026 (Monday) |
| Next Birthday After: | 08 Months, 9 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: III Days: XXI |
| 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 Sunday, December 07, 2025 00:10:03Here is a random list who born on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1943 | John Humphrys, Welsh journalist and author |
| 1926 | Jiang Zemin, Chinese engineer and politician, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader) and 5th President of China (d. 2022) |
| 1786 | Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician (d. 1836) |
| 1916 | Moses Majekodunmi, Nigerian physician and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1949 | Julian Fellowes, English actor, director, screenwriter, and politician |
| 1962 | Dan Dakich, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1982 | Cheerleader Melissa, American wrestler and manager |
| 1880 | Percy Sherwell, South African cricketer and tennis player (d. 1948) |
| 1153 | William IX, Count of Poitiers (d. 1156) |
| 1944 | Larry Ellison, American businessman, co-founded the Oracle Corporation |
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (b. 1889) |
| 1786 | Frederick the Great, Prussian king (b. 1712) |
| 1850 | José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (b. 1778) |
| 1969 | Otto Stern, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888) |
| 1966 | Ken Miles, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918) |
| 1970 | Rattana Pestonji, Thai director and producer (b. 1908) |
| 1768 | Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703) |
| 1924 | Tom Kendall, English-Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1851) |
| 1908 | Radoje Domanović, Serbian satirist and journalist (b. 1873) |
| 2006 | Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (b. 1929) |
Here is a list of some events happened on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall. |
| 1424 | Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under Jean II, Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. |
| 1945 | Evacuation of Manchukuo: At Talitzou by the Sino-Korean border, Puyi, then the Kangde Emperor of Manchukuo, formally renounces the imperial throne, dissolves the state, and cedes its territory to the Republic of China. |
| 1863 | American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter. |
| 1862 | American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River. |
| 986 | Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping. |
| 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. |
| 2015 | A bomb explodes near the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 19 people and injuring 123 others. |
| 1942 | World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin. |
| 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. |