You are 66 Years, 05 Months, 1 Days old from January 18, 2026. You were born on Monday and have been alive for 24261 days, your next Birthday will be after 06 Months, 29 Days or Your next birthday is in 211 days. You can see detailed informations about your birthdate below.
| Date Of Birth | August 17, 1959 (Monday) |
|---|---|
| Age From Date: | January 18, 2026 (Sunday) |
| Age: | 66 Years, 05 Months, 1 Days |
| Birth Day Of The Week: | Monday |
| Age In Months: | 797 Months 1 Day(s) |
| Age In Weeks: | 3465 Weeks 1 Day(s) |
| Age In Days: | 24261 Days |
| Age In Hours: | 582273 Hours (approx.) |
| Age In Minutes: | 34936395 Minutes (approx.) |
| Age In Seconds: | 2096183685 Seconds (approx.) |
| Next Birthday | August 17, 2026 (Monday) |
| Next Birthday After: | 06 Months, 29 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: V Days: I |
| 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, January 18, 2026 09:14:45Here is a random list who born on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 2006) |
| 1582 | John Matthew Rispoli, Maltese philosopher (d. 1639) |
| 1951 | Richard Hunt, American Muppet performer (d. 1992) |
| 1586 | Johann Valentin Andrea, German theologian (d. 1654) |
| 1965 | Dottie Pepper, American golfer |
| 1943 | John Humphrys, Welsh journalist and author |
| 1936 | Margaret Heafield Hamilton, American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner. |
| 1953 | Kevin Rowland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1970 | Øyvind Leonhardsen, Norwegian footballer and coach |
| 1840 | Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist (d. 1922) |
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1676 | Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (b. 1621) |
| 1153 | Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne (b. 1130) |
| 1304 | Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243) |
| 1838 | Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian playwright and poet (b. 1749) |
| 1995 | Howard E. Koch, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1902) |
| 2013 | Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (b. 1938) |
| 1924 | Tom Kendall, English-Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1851) |
| 1897 | William Jervois, English engineer and diplomat, 10th Governor of South Australia (b. 1821) |
| 1971 | Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (b. 1914) |
| 2010 | Francesco Cossiga, Italian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Italy (b. 1928) |
Here is a list of some events happened on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1597 | Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores. |
| 2017 | Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100. |
| 1549 | Battle of Sampford Courtenay: The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in England. |
| 1945 | Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire. |
| 1949 | Matsukawa derailment: Unknown saboteurs cause a passenger train to derail and overturn in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, killing three crew members and igniting a political firestorm between the Japanese Communist Party and the government of Occupied Japan that will eventually lead to the Japanese Red Purge. |
| 1863 | American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter. |
| 1916 | World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side. |
| 1915 | A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217 km/h). |
| 1962 | Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall. |
| 2019 | A bomb explodes at a wedding in Kabul killing 63 people and leaving 182 injured. |