August 17th, 1708 was a Friday.
July 23rd, 1708 - August 23rd, 1708
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 686 days, exactly on March 23rd, 2026, people who were born on August 17th, 1708 will be 116,000 days old!
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*August 17th, 1978, SokndalGerman judge (1814–1900)
*August 17th, 1814, Schnepfenthal †January 22nd, 1900, SieblebenGerman association football player and manager
*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der SteigeFrench 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, CairoPrime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768
*November 15th, 1708, London †May 11th, 1778, London Borough of BromleyHoly Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany
*December 8th, 1708, Nancy †August 18th, 1765, InnsbruckElder daughter of Emperor Peter I of Russia and Catherine I of Russia
*February 27th, 1708, Moscow †May 4th, 1728, Kiel18th century physicist and mayor of Gdansk
*May 30th, 1708, Gdańsk †July 23rd, 1767, GdańskAustrian composer (1708–1772)
*April 6th, 1708, Vienna †March 11th, 1772, ViennaFrench farmer (1708-1789)
*March 31st, 1708, La Besseyre-Saint-Mary †January 1st, 1790, FranceDutch theologian, university teacher and writer (1708-1793)
*October 3rd, 1708, Amsterdam †April 10th, 1793, UtrechtGerman merchant (1708-1770)
*September 16th, 1708, Leipzig †August 7th, 1770, LeipzigSwiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet (1708-1777)
*October 16th, 1708, Bern †December 12th, 1777, BernGerman botanist (1708-1789)
*February 14th, 1708, Anklam †January 5th, 1789, BerlinCzech Roman Catholic priest
*November 5th, 1708, Třebechovice pod Orebem †May 15th, 1764, RajhradCzech composer and organist
*February 9th, 1708, Cítoliby †June 7th, 1789, CítolibyBritish politician, diplomat and poet (1708-1759)
*December 8th, 1708, London †November 2nd, 1759, LondonFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 17th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1708 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).