August 17th, 1688 was a Tuesday.
July 23rd, 1688 - August 23rd, 1688
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 324 days, exactly on May 23rd, 2025, people who were born on August 17th, 1688 will be 123,000 days old!
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*August 17th, 1978, SokndalGerman association football player and manager
*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der SteigeGerman judge (1814–1900)
*August 17th, 1814, Schnepfenthal †January 22nd, 1900, SieblebenFrench mathematician and lawyer
*August 17th, 1601, Beaumont-de-Lomagne †January 12th, 1665, CastresGerman legal scholar and politician (1799–1875)
*August 17th, 1799, Stuttgart †November 4th, 1875, BerlinGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002
*August 17th, 1926, Yangzhou †November 30th, 2022, ShanghaiEnglish actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter
*August 17th, 1949, CairoKing of Prussia
*August 14th, 1688, Berlin †May 31st, 1740, City PalaceEnglish poet (1688–1744)
*May 21st, 1688, City of London †May 30th, 1744, TwickenhamFrench novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)
*February 4th, 1688, Paris †February 11th, 1763, ParisSwedish 18th century scientist and theologian
*January 29th, 1688, Stockholm †March 29th, 1772, LondonShah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty
*October 22nd, 1688, Dargaz †June 19th, 1747, QuchanLieutenant governor, acting governor of the Province of New York (1688-1776)
*February 7th, 1688, Duns †September 28th, 1776, FlushingGerman violinist and composer
*April 15th, 1688, Buttelstedt †December 5th, 1758, ZerbstDuke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach
*April 19th, 1688, Weimar †January 19th, 1748, Eisenach(1688-1742) German theological writer
*March 28th, 1688, Elsterwerda †April 18th, 1742, LeipzigQueen consort of Spain (1688-1714)
*September 17th, 1688, Turin †February 14th, 1714, MadridQueen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720
*January 23rd, 1688, Stockholm †November 24th, 1741, StockholmPretender to the English, Scottish and Irish throne
*June 10th, 1688, St James's Palace †January 1st, 1766, RomeDutch princess (1688-1765)
*February 7th, 1688, Kassel †April 9th, 1765, LeeuwardenItalian cardinal (1688-1754)
*March 20th, 1688, Modena †March 20th, 1754, RomeFrench line-engraver (1688-1754)
*April 29th, 1688, Paris †July 5th, 1754, ParisGerman writer (1688-1744)
*October 6th, 1688, Esslingen am Neckar †March 14th, 1744, DresdenFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 17th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1688 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).