Date:August 17, 2014

August 17, 2014 Birthday Answers

August 8, 2014 birthday facts

Here are some cool birthday facts about 17th of August 2014 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more. Swipe up to find out what it all means.

Overview

August 17, 2014, was the 3rd Sunday of 2014. If you were born on this date, your birthday numbers 8, 17, and 2014 reveal that your life path number is 5. Your zodiac sign is Leo ♌ with a ruling planet Sun β˜‰. Your birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx, and your birth flower is Gladiolus. You were born in the 2010s, in the middle of Generation Alpha. The generation you are born into impacts your life.

β†’ You are 5,087,366 minutes old
β†’ You have been alive for

You were born in the Year of the Horse 🐎. On your birthday, the moon was in Waning Gibbous πŸŒ– phase, and there were precisely 120 full moons after you were born to this day. Your billionth second will happen sometime on April 25, 2046.

You have been alive for:

You’ve taken nearly 71,205,120 breaths and experienced over 406,886,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 86,463,360 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

πŸ“… You were born on a Sunday

On August 17, 2014, the 3rd Sunday of the year, we marked the 229th day and 8th month of the Georgian calendar. The 2014 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2025. So, mark your calendars!

Your 10th birthday will be on a Monday, and the birthday after that will be on a Sunday. There are left before your next birthday. The timer below is a countdown clock to your next birthday. It’s always accurate and automatically updated.

Your next birthday is in:

😴 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: 1,177 days of your life or 3.23 years.

🎢 Song on your birthday

The number one song in the US on the day of your birth was "Rude" by Magic! (Billboard Hot 100 – August 17, 2014).

The number 1 DJ in the world was Hardwell followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Armin van Buuren according to DJ Mag.

⭐ Which celebrity shares my birthday?

You’re in good company on August 17th! It’s also the birthday of some famous people. We’ve ordered this list chronologically.

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

1900
Quincy Howe, American newscaster (CBS Weekend News)

1979
Marcus Patric, British actor (Hollyoaks)

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

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

1960
Bruce Penhall, American actor (Savage Beach)

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

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

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At the age of 58, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2014 with $76 billion fortune, followed by Carlos Slim & family with $72 billion, according to Forbes.

πŸŽ„ Holidays on August 17

On your special day, you’re not just blowing out birthday candles! Check out these holidays that share the spotlight with your birthday bash:

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.

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.

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.

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.

β†’ View the full list of holidays on August 17th.

πŸ“œ What happened on August 17th?

Below are some of the important historical events that happened on August 17.

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.

πŸ† Sports in 2014

πŸ€ NBA
San Antonio Spurs beat Miami Heat (4 - 1) to win the 2014 NBA Finals.

πŸ’ NHL
Los Angeles Kings defeated New York Rangers (4 - 1) to win the 2014 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Seattle Seahawks beat Denver Broncos (43 - 8) to win Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2, 2014 in East Rutherford, NJ.

⚾ MLB
San Francisco Giants beat Kansas City Royals (4 - 3) to win the 2014 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2014 US Open Championships, Marin Cilic defeated Kei Nishikori (6-3, 6-3, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Caroline Wozniacki (6-3, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

πŸ”’ Your life path number is 5

?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. Life path number 5 represents progress, adventure and opportunity. You possess the curiosity of a cat and long to experience all of life.

♌ August 17 zodiac sign is Leo

People who are born on August 17 in 2014 have an astrological sign of Leo ♌. Leo's life pursuit is to lead the way and a secret desire to be a star. People of this zodiac sign like theater, taking holidays, being admired, expensive things, bright colors, disliking being ignored, facing complex reality, and not being treated like a king or queen.

The strengths of this sign are creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, and humorous, while weaknesses can be arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy, and inflexible. Aquarius and Gemini have the greatest overall compatibility with Leo.

πŸͺ Your ruling planet is Sun β˜‰

The ruling planet of Leo is Sun β˜‰. The Sun is about vitality and is the core giver of life. It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. People who are born with the Sun as the ruling planet are courageous, self-expressive and bold.

πŸͺ¨ The birthstone for August 17, 2014 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 birthstone for August 17, 2014 is Its green color can range from bright lime green to an olive-like greenish brown. It is a stone that is known to have healing properties and protects against nightmares. It brings the wearer power and an auspicious year. It is a stone that is formed from the depths of the Earth, and formed by the Hawaiian volcanoes when they come to the surface once the volcanoes erupt. In Hawaii, the stone symbolizes Pele, the goddess of fire and volcanoes.

The sardonyx is an onyx stone that has red, brown and white striations. Its name is derived from the Greek words sard meaning "reddish brown" and onyx meaning "veined gem." The ancient Greeks and Romans would engrave images of heroes onto these stones, and wear them in talismans as they believed that it would bring them courage and protect them from evil.

🌷 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.

As one of the most colorful summer flowers, the gladiolus is unique in that its flowers grow from a tall spike lined with sharp leaves. It’s nickname β€œsword lily” comes from its Latin name β€œgladius” meaning sword, and refers to the shape of its leaves.

βŒ› Generation Alpha

2014 is part of Generation Alpha. Generation Alpha consists of kids born from 2010 onwards and is the first group to be immersed in the Internet and technology their entire lives.

🐎 The Year of the Horse

People born under this sign are seen as warm-hearted and easygoing. Independence is one of their greatest strengths, but sometimes they're overly frank with others.

The next year (2025) is the Year of the Serpent.

Check this out β€” August 17, 2014, gets a cool ancient makeover as: VIII-XVII-MMXIV. It’s the American/Western date style articulated through elegance of Roman numerals!


πŸ”¦ Facts Summary for August 17, 2014

β†’ Day Index: 229th day of 2014
β†’ Day of week: Sunday
β†’ Week Index: 3rd Sunday of 2014
β†’ Next same calendar year: 2025
β†’ Days until next birthday:
β†’ Age on next birthday: 10 years old
β†’ Days since birth:
β†’ Days spent sleeping: 1,177 days
β†’ Months spent sleeping: 39 months
β†’ Years spent sleeping: 3.23 years
β†’ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
β†’ Full moons since birth: 120 πŸŒ–
β†’ First one billion second: will happen sometime on April 25, 2046
β†’ Life path number: 5
β†’ Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
β†’ Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
β†’ Birth flower: Gladiolus
β†’ Birthstone: Peridot and Sardonyx
β†’ World population 2014: 7,298,453,033 Source: un.org
β†’ Spirit Animal: Salmon
β†’ Power Color: Orange


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