Date:August 17, 2016

August 17, 2016

August 8, 2016 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, August 17, 2016 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 56,770,560 breaths and experienced over 324,403,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 68,935,680 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 7 years, 8 months, and 17 days


πŸ“… You were born on a Wednesday


πŸŒ” The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day


βŒ› Born into β†’ Generation Alpha


πŸ’ Born in β†’ The Year of the Monkey


😴 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: 939 days of your life or 2.57 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story


🎢 #1 song on your birthday: "Cheap Thrills" by Sia Featuring Sean Paul (source: Billboard Hot 100)


The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Hardwell 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 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.


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

1981
Kristin Holt, American television personality (American Idol)

1985
YΕ« Aoi, Japanese actress (Hula Girls)

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

1979
Marcus Patric, British actor (Hollyoaks)

1927
Robert Moore, American director and actor (Murder by Death, Marshall-Diana)

1988
Brady Corbet, American actor (24)

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

1866
Julia Marlowe [Sarah Frances Frost], English-American Shakespearean actress

At the age of 60, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2016 with $75 billion fortune, followed by Amancio Ortega with $67 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 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 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 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.


πŸ† Sports in 2016

πŸ’ NHL
Pittsburgh Penguins defeated San Jose Sharks (4 - 2) to win the 2016 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers (24 - 10) to win Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, CA.

⚾ MLB
Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland Indians (4 - 3) to win the 2016 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2016 US Open Championships, Stan Wawrinka defeated Novak Djokovic (6-7(1-7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Angelique Kerber beat Karolina PliΕ‘kova (6-3, 4-6, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 17, 2016 can be written as VIII-XVII-MMXVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


πŸ”¦ Facts Summary for August 17, 2016
β†’ Day Index: 230th day of 2016
β†’ Day of week: Wednesday
β†’ Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 2016
β†’ Next same calendar year: 2044
β†’ Days until next birthday:
β†’ Age on next birthday: 8 years old
β†’ Days since birth:
β†’ You are: 4,056,437 minutes old
β†’ Days spent sleeping: 939 days
β†’ Months spent sleeping: 31 months
β†’ Years spent sleeping: 2.57 years
β†’ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
β†’ Full moons since birth: 95 πŸŒ”
β†’ Life path number: 7
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 2016: 7,466,964,280 Source: un.org

The 2016 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2044. So, mark your calendars!

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