Date:August 17, 1998

August 17, 1998

August 8, 1998 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Monday, August 17, 1998 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 189,322,560 breaths and experienced over 1,081,843,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 229,891,680 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 25 years, 8 months, and 17 days


📅 You were born on a Monday


🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐅 Born in → The Year of the Tiger


😴 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: 3,130 days of your life or 8.58 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Saving Private Ryan


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica (source: Billboard Hot 100)


The number 1 DJ in the world was Paul Oakenfold followed by Carl Cox and Judge Jules according to DJ Mag.

♌ 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 7 ?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

1928
Willem Duys, Dutch radio and TV host

1968
Helen McCrory, English actress (The Queen, Peaky Blinders)

1963
Jon Gruden, American NFL coach (Super Bowl 2002, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Oakland/LV Raiders) and broadcaster (ESPN MNF)

1951
Robert Joy, Canadian actor (Big Shots, CSI)

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

1955
Kevin Welch, American country songwriter ("True Love Never Dies")

1960
Bruce Penhall, American actor (Savage Beach)

1986
Bryton McClure, American actor (Richie-Family Matters)


📜 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 Nonprofit Day
National Nonprofit Day, celebrated on August 17th, is a day to recognize and appreciate the hard work and positive impact of nonprofit organizations that work to improve our communities and help people in need.


🏆 Sports in 1998

🏒 NHL
Detroit Red Wings defeated Washington Capitals (4 - 0) to win the 1998 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers (31 - 24) to win Super Bowl XXXII on January 25, 1998 in San Diego, CA.

⚾ MLB
New York Yankees beat San Diego Padres (4 - 0) to win the 1998 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1998 US Open Championships, Patrick Rafter defeated Mark Philippoussis (6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Lindsay Davenport beat Martina Hingis (6-3, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 17, 1998 can be written as VIII-XVII-MCMXCVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 17, 1998
Day Index: 229th day of 1998
Day of week: Monday
Week Index: 3rd Monday of 1998
Next same calendar year: 2026
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 26 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 13,523,450 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 3,130 days
Months spent sleeping: 103 months
Years spent sleeping: 8.58 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 318 🌘
Life path number: 7
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 1998: 5,988,846,103 Source: un.org

The 1998 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2026. So, mark your calendars!

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