You are 47 Years, 03 Months, 11 Days old from November 28, 2025. You were born on Thursday and have been alive for 17271 days, your next Birthday will be after 08 Months, 18 Days or Your next birthday is in 261 days. You can see detailed informations about your birthdate below.
| Date Of Birth | August 17, 1978 (Thursday) |
|---|---|
| Age From Date: | November 28, 2025 (Friday) |
| Age: | 47 Years, 03 Months, 11 Days |
| Birth Day Of The Week: | Thursday |
| Age In Months: | 567 Months 11 Day(s) |
| Age In Weeks: | 2467 Weeks 4 Day(s) |
| Age In Days: | 17271 Days |
| Age In Hours: | 414496 Hours (approx.) |
| Age In Minutes: | 24869738 Minutes (approx.) |
| Age In Seconds: | 1492184258 Seconds (approx.) |
| Next Birthday | August 17, 2026 (Monday) |
| Next Birthday After: | 08 Months, 18 Days |
| Is My Birth Year Leap Year? | Year 1978 is not a leap year. |
August 17, 1978 Birthday Facts | |
| Do you want to know your zodiac sign? | Your zodiac sign, if your date of birth is August 17, 1978, is Leo.
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| Century: | You were born in the 20th century |
| Birthday in Roman numerals | VIII.XVII.MCMLXXVIII
August 17, 1978 in roman numerals? |
| What is your age in roman numerals? | Years: XLVII Months: III Days: XI |
| Birth Date Season: | You were born in Summer |
| Chinese zodiac sign: | You were born in the Chinese year of the Earth 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 Friday, November 28, 2025 15:37:38Here is a random list who born on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1967 | Michael Preetz, German footballer and manager |
| 1930 | Harve Bennett, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2015) |
| 1893 | John Brahm, German-American director and production manager (d. 1982) |
| 1953 | Kevin Rowland, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1927 | Sam Butera, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2009) |
| 1840 | Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist (d. 1922) |
| 1980 | Daniel Güiza, Spanish footballer |
| 1989 | Rachel Corsie, Scottish footballer |
| 1924 | Evan S. Connell, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 2013) |
| 1971 | Uhm Jung-hwa, South Korean singer and actress |
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Gary Chester, Italian drummer and educator (b. 1924) |
| 754 | Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia |
| 1153 | Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne (b. 1130) |
| 1424 | John Stewart, Earl of Buchan (b. c. 1381) |
| 1897 | William Jervois, English engineer and diplomat, 10th Governor of South Australia (b. 1821) |
| 1977 | Delmer Daves, American screenwriter, director and producer (b. 1904) |
| 1924 | Tom Kendall, English-Australian cricketer and journalist (b. 1851) |
| 1983 | Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (b. 1896) |
| 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) |
Here is a list of some events happened on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 1942 | World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin. |
| 1947 | The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed. |
| 1959 | Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.2 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana. |
| 1943 | World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany's V-weapon program. |
| 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. |
| 2015 | A bomb explodes near the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 19 people and injuring 123 others. |
| 1969 | Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing $1.42 billion in damage. |
| 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. |
| 1955 | Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.[10] |