Date:August 17, 2003

August 17, 2003

August 8, 2003 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Sunday, August 17, 2003 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 152,470,080 breaths and experienced over 871,257,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 185,142,240 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 20 years, 8 months, and 15 days


πŸ“… You were born on a Sunday


πŸŒ– The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day


βŒ› Born into β†’ Generation Z


🐐 Born in β†’ The Year of the Goat


😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?πŸ’€ Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 2,521 days of your life or 6.91 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King


🎢 #1 song on your birthday: "Crazy In Love" by Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z (source: Billboard Hot 100)


The number 1 DJ in the world was TiΓ«sto followed by Paul van Dyk and Armin van Buuren 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.


πŸ”’ Your life path number is 3 ?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.


πŸͺ Your ruling planet is Sun β˜‰


πŸͺ¨ 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.


πŸ“… Your lucky day β†’ Sunday


πŸ¦… Your spirit animal β†’ Salmon


⭐ Celebrities born on August 17th

1939
Anthony Valentine, British actor (Colditz)

1977
Jake Patellis, American actor (Paul Bowman-Good Life)

1928
Willem Duys, Dutch radio and TV host

1980
Shannon Lucio, American actress

1888
Monty Wooley, American actor (Pied Piper, The Man Who Came to Dinner)

1918
Mort Marshall [Mortimer Haig Lichtenstein], American actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Dumplings)

1901
Henri Tomasi, French classical and film music composer (Requiem for Peace; The Silence of the Sea)

1962
Buddy Landel 'Nature Boy', American professional wrestler

At the age of 47, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2003 with $40.7 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $30.5 billion, according to Forbes.

πŸ“œ 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.


πŸŽ„ Holidays on August 17

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.

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.


πŸ† Sports in 2003

πŸ’ NHL
New Jersey Devils defeated Anaheim Mighty Ducks (4 - 3) to win the 2003 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Oakland Raiders (48 - 21) to win Super Bowl XXXVII on January 26, 2003 in San Diego, CA.

⚾ MLB
Florida Marlins beat New York Yankees (4 - 2) to win the 2003 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2003 US Open Championships, Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero (6-3, 7-6(7-2), 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Justine Henin beat Kim Clijsters (7-5, 6-1) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 17, 2003 can be written as VIII-XVII-MMIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


πŸ”¦ Facts Summary for August 17, 2003
β†’ Day Index: 229th day of 2003
β†’ Day of week: Sunday
β†’ Week Index: 3rd Sunday of 2003
β†’ Next same calendar year: 2025
β†’ Days until next birthday:
β†’ Age on next birthday: 21 years old
β†’ Days since birth:
β†’ You are: 10,892,088 minutes old
β†’ Days spent sleeping: 2,521 days
β†’ Months spent sleeping: 83 months
β†’ Years spent sleeping: 6.91 years
β†’ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
β†’ Full moons since birth: 256 πŸŒ–
β†’ Life path number: 3
β†’ Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
β†’ Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
β†’ Birth flower: Gladiolus
β†’ Birthstone: Peridot and Sardonyx
β†’ Spirit Animal: Salmon
β†’ Power Color: Orange
β†’ President of United States:
β†’ World population 2003: 6,381,408,987 Source: un.org

The 2003 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2025. So, mark your calendars!

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