You are 47 Years, 05 Months, 3 Days old from January 20, 2026. You were born on Thursday and have been alive for 17324 days, your next Birthday will be after 06 Months, 27 Days or Your next birthday is in 208 days. You can see detailed informations about your birthdate below.
| Date Of Birth | August 17, 1978 (Thursday) |
|---|---|
| Age From Date: | January 20, 2026 (Tuesday) |
| Age: | 47 Years, 05 Months, 3 Days |
| Birth Day Of The Week: | Thursday |
| Age In Months: | 569 Months 3 Day(s) |
| Age In Weeks: | 2474 Weeks 3 Day(s) |
| Age In Days: | 17324 Days |
| Age In Hours: | 415770 Hours (approx.) |
| Age In Minutes: | 24946186 Minutes (approx.) |
| Age In Seconds: | 1496771180 Seconds (approx.) |
| Next Birthday | August 17, 2026 (Monday) |
| Next Birthday After: | 06 Months, 27 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.
Famous people with Leo zodiac sign? |
| 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: V Days: III |
| 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 Tuesday, January 20, 2026 17:46:20Here is a random list who born on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1946 | Hugh Baiocchi, South African golfer |
| 1904 | Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (d. 1984) |
| 1909 | Wilf Copping, English footballer (d. 1980) |
| 1951 | Richard Hunt, American Muppet performer (d. 1992) |
| 1953 | Herta Müller, Romanian-German poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 2003 | Nastasja Schunk, German tennis player |
| 1943 | John Humphrys, Welsh journalist and author |
| 1473 | Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (d. 1483) |
| 1953 | Mick Malthouse, Australian footballer and coach |
| 1988 | Natalie Sandtorv, Norwegian singer-songwriter |
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1861 | Alcée Louis la Branche, American politician and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to Texas (b. 1806) |
| 1424 | John Stewart, Earl of Buchan (b. c. 1381) |
| 1834 | Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (b. 1802) |
| 1966 | Ken Miles, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918) |
| 1940 | Billy Fiske, American soldier and pilot (b. 1911) |
| 1935 | Adam Gunn, American decathlete (b. 1872) |
| 1990 | Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (b. 1918) |
| 1786 | Frederick the Great, Prussian king (b. 1712) |
| 1785 | Jonathan Trumbull, English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710) |
| 1958 | Arthur Fox, English-American fencer (b. 1878) |
Here is a list of some events happened on August 17. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 1864 | American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida. |
| 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. |
| 1549 | Battle of Sampford Courtenay: The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in England. |
| 1827 | Dutch King William I and Pope Leo XII sign concord. |
| 1945 | The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published. |
| 1498 | Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, becomes the first person in history to resign the cardinalate; later that same day, King Louis XII of France names him Duke of Valentinois. |
| 1943 | World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily. |
| 309310 | Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, possibly from a hunger strike. |
| 1836 | British parliament accepts registration of births, marriages and deaths. |