Date:August 17, 1990

August 17, 1990

August 8, 1990 birthday facts

Learn cool facts about Friday, August 17, 1990 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 260,104,320 breaths and experienced over 1,486,310,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 315,840,960 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 35 years, 3 months, and 27 days


📅 You were born on a Friday


🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐎 Born in → The Year of the Horse


😴 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: 4,301 days of your life or 11.78 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Home Alone


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey (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 8 ?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

1943
Koos Postema, Dutch editor-in-chief (Vrije Volk) and TV host

1978
Vibeke Stene, Norwegian goth-metal singer (Tristania), and actress

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

1900
Quincy Howe, American newscaster (CBS Weekend News)

1996
Ella Cruz, Filipina actress (Aryana)

1962
Buddy Landel 'Nature Boy', American professional wrestler

1991
Austin Butler, American actor (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Elvis)

1990
Colin Bates, American-British actor, dancer, and singer (Billy Elliot - The Musical)


📜 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

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 Black Cat Appreciation Day
National Black Cat Appreciation Day, celebrated on August 17, is a day to show love and appreciation for black cats, aiming to break the stereotypes and increase their adoption, since they are often overlooked despite being just as wonderful as other cats.

National Thrift Shop Day
National Thrift Shop Day, celebrated on August 17, encourages people to shop at and support thrift stores, which help community members in need by selling donated goods at low prices.


🏆 Sports in 1990

🏒 NHL
Edmonton Oilers defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 1) to win the 1990 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
San Francisco 49ers beat Denver Broncos (55 - 10) to win Super Bowl XXIV on January 28, 1990 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB
Cincinnati Reds beat Oakland Athletics (4 - 0) to win the 1990 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1990 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi (6-4, 6-3, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Gabriela Sabatini beat Steffi Graf (6-2, 7-6(7-4)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 17, 1990 can be written as VIII-XVII-MCMXC. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 17, 1990
Day Index: 229th day of 1990
Day of week: Friday
Week Index: 3rd Friday of 1990
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 36 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 18,579,141 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,301 days
Months spent sleeping: 141 months
Years spent sleeping: 11.78 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 437 🌘
Life path number: 8
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 1990: 5,330,943,460 Source: un.org

The 1990 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2029. So, mark your calendars!

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