Date:August 17, 1983

August 17, 1983

August 8, 1983 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, August 17, 1983 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 303,569,280 breaths and experienced over 1,734,681,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 368,619,840 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 41 years, 2 months, and 21 days


📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐖 Born in → The Year of the Pig


😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 5,019 days of your life or 13.75 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♌ August 17 zodiac sign is Leo ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.


🔢 Your life path number is 1 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.


🪐 Your ruling planet is Sun


🪨 Your birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.


🌷 The birth flower for August is Gladiolus ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.


📅 Your lucky day → Sunday


🦅 Your spirit animal → Salmon


Celebrities born on August 17th

1975
Giuliana DePandi, Italian-born American television personality

1936
Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native American (Dakota Sioux) country music singer-songwriter, actor (Walker, Texas Ranger; Northern Exposure), and political activist

1948
Bo Rucker, American actor (Superman, Soup for One, Lock Up)

1981
Kristin Holt, American television personality (American Idol)

1969
Donnie Wahlberg, American pop singer (New Kids On The Block - "Hangin' Tough"), actor (Band of Brothers; Boomtown), and producer

1979
Marcus Patric, British actor (Hollyoaks)

1928
Willem Duys, Dutch radio and TV host

1996
Ella Cruz, Filipina actress (Aryana)


📜 Historical events on this date

1590
Governor of Roanoke Island colony, John White, returns from England to find no trace of the colonists he had left there 3 years earlier [or Aug 18, 1591].

1903
Joe Pulitzer donates $1 million to Columbia University & begins the Pulitzer Prizes in America.

1945
Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta declare Indonesia (Dutch East Indies) independent from the Netherlands.

1945
Korea is divided into North and South Korea along the 38th parallel.

1947
The Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.

1998
Monica Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony he had an "improper physical relationship" with the intern and on the same day admits before the nation he "misled people" about the relationship.


🎄 Holidays on August 17

National I LOVE My feet Day
National I Love My Feet Day, celebrated every August 17, is a day to appreciate and take care of our feet for all the hard work they do in supporting our body, helping us balance, and carrying us through life.

Baby Boomers Recognition Day
Baby Boomers Recognition Day, celebrated on August 17th, honors the generation born between 1946 and 1964 for their contributions and achievements in shaping modern society.

National Workers' Comp Adjuster Day
National Workers' Comp Adjuster Day, celebrated on August 17, is a special day to appreciate the hardworking people who help workers get the support and compensation they need when they're injured on the job.


🏆 Sports in 1983

🏒 NHL
New York Islanders defeated Edmonton Oilers (4 - 0) to win the 1983 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Washington Redskins beat Miami Dolphins (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XVII on January 30, 1983 in Pasadena, CA.

⚾ MLB
Baltimore Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies (4 - 1) to win the 1983 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1983 US Open Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Ivan Lendl (6-3, 6-7(2-7), 7-5, 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Martina Navratilova beat Chris Evert (6-1, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 17, 1983 can be written as VIII-XVII-MCMLXXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 17, 1983
Day Index: 229th day of 1983
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 1983
Next same calendar year: 2033
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 42 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 21,684,002 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,019 days
Months spent sleeping: 165 months
Years spent sleeping: 13.75 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 510 🌓
Life path number: 1
Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
Birth flower: Gladiolus
Birthstone: Peridot and Sardonyx
Spirit Animal: Salmon
Power Color: Orange
President of United States:
World population 1983: 4,701,530,843 Source: un.org

The 1983 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2033. So, mark your calendars!

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