You are 59 Years, 05 Months, 4 Days old from January 21, 2026. You were born on Wednesday and have been alive for 21707 days, your next Birthday will be after 06 Months, 26 Days or Your next birthday is in 208 days. You can see detailed informations about your birthdate below.
| Date Of Birth | August 17, 1966 (Wednesday) |
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| Age From Date: | January 21, 2026 (Wednesday) |
| Age: | 59 Years, 05 Months, 4 Days |
| Birth Day Of The Week: | Wednesday |
| Age In Months: | 713 Months 4 Day(s) |
| Age In Weeks: | 3101 Weeks 4 Day(s) |
| Age In Days: | 21707 Days |
| Age In Hours: | 520973 Hours (approx.) |
| Age In Minutes: | 31258401 Minutes (approx.) |
| Age In Seconds: | 1875504069 Seconds (approx.) |
| Next Birthday | August 17, 2026 (Monday) |
| Next Birthday After: | 06 Months, 26 Days |
| Is My Birth Year Leap Year? | Year 1966 is not a leap year. |
August 17, 1966 Birthday Facts | |
| Do you want to know your zodiac sign? | Your zodiac sign, if your date of birth is August 17, 1966, is Leo.
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| Century: | You were born in the 20th century |
| Birthday in Roman numerals | VIII.XVII.MCMLXVI
August 17, 1966 in roman numerals? |
| What is your age in roman numerals? | Years: LIX Months: V Days: IV |
| Birth Date Season: | You were born in Summer |
| Chinese zodiac sign: | You were born in the Chinese year of the Fire Horse
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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 21, 2026 05:21:09Here is a random list who born on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Eric Boulton, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1863 | Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and photographer (d. 1924) |
| 1980 | Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer-songwriter |
| 1962 | Dan Dakich, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1983 | Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player |
| 1582 | John Matthew Rispoli, Maltese philosopher (d. 1639) |
| 1949 | Sib Hashian, American rock drummer (d. 2017) |
| 1924 | Evan S. Connell, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 2013) |
| 1965 | Steve Gorman, American drummer |
| 1980 | Daniel Güiza, Spanish footballer |
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (b. 1911) |
| 2006 | Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (b. 1929) |
| 1720 | Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (b. 1654) |
| 1979 | John C. Allen, American roller coaster designer (b. 1907) |
| 1935 | Adam Gunn, American decathlete (b. 1872) |
| 2016 | Arthur Hiller, Canadian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923) |
| 1925 | Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1848) |
| 1987 | Gary Chester, Italian drummer and educator (b. 1924) |
| 754 | Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia |
| 949 | Li Shouzhen, Chinese general and governor |
Here is a list of some events happened on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 1955 | Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.[10] |
| 1949 | The 6.7 Ms Karlıova earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 320–450 dead.[2][7] |
| 1386 | Karl Topia, the ruler of Princedom of Albania forges an alliance with the Republic of Venice, committing to participate in all wars of the Republic and receiving coastal protection against the Ottomans in return. |
| 1560 | The Catholic Church is overthrown and Protestantism is established as the national religion in Scotland. |
| 1876 | Richard Wagner’s Götterdämmerung, the last opera in his Ring cycle, premieres at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 1943 | World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins. |