Born on August 17th, 1912
Weekday
Saturday
August 17th, 1912 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1912 - August 23rd, 1912
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 396 days, exactly on August 14th, 2027, people who were born on August 17th, 1912 will be 42,000 days old!
41,604 Days
5,943 Weeks
1,366 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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Hours
What happened on August 17th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 17th
Same year
Born in 1912
76 Jack Marshall
Prime Minister of New Zealand, politician (1912-1988)
*March 5th, 1912, Wellington †August 30th, 1988, Snape
81 Erich Honecker
Former leader of East Germany, General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party (1976-1989)
*August 25th, 1912, Neunkirchen †May 29th, 1994, La Reina.jpg "Sally Kessler"){kind=small}
41 Alan Turing
English computer scientist (1912–1954)
*June 23rd, 1912, Maida Vale †June 7th, 1954, Wilmslow
94 Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
German physicist (1912–2007)
*June 28th, 1912, Kiel †April 28th, 2007, Söcking
104 Ingeborg Rapoport
German physician and East German communist functionary (1912-2017)
*September 2nd, 1912, Kribi †March 23rd, 2017, Berlin
65 John Paul I
Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 (1912-1978)
*October 17th, 1912, Canale d'Agordo †September 28th, 1978, Vatican City.jpg "John Cage")
79 John Cage
American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)
*September 5th, 1912, Los Angeles †August 12th, 1992, New York City
90 Wendy Hiller
English film and stage actress (1912-2003)
*August 15th, 1912, Stockport †May 14th, 2003, Beaconsfield
94 Milton Friedman
American economist and statistician (1912–2006)
*July 31st, 1912, Brooklyn †November 16th, 2006, San Francisco
44 Jackson Pollock
American painter (1912–1956)
*January 28th, 1912, Cody †August 11th, 1956, East Hampton
75 Ray Eames
American artist, designer, and filmmaker
*December 15th, 1912, Sacramento †August 21st, 1988, Los Angeles
65 Wernher von Braun
German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect (1912–1977)
*March 23rd, 1912, Wyrzysk †June 16th, 1977, Alexandria_in,_The_Lady_Says_No.jpg "Henry Jones")
86 Henry Jones
American actor of stage, film and television (1912-1999)
*August 1st, 1912, New Jersey †May 17th, 1999, Los Angeles
97 June Havoc
American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist
*November 8th, 1912, Vancouver †March 28th, 2010, Stamford
78 Patrick White
English-born Australian writer
*May 28th, 1912, London †September 30th, 1990, Sydney
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92 James Callaghan
Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (1912–2005)
*March 27th, 1912, Copnor †March 26th, 2005, East SussexBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 17th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 17th.
Samuel Johnson, Timothy Cutler, and Thomas Bradbury Chandler (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Johnson_(American_educator)August 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_17_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Engineer's Day (Colombia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer's_DayFlag Day (Bolivia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_BoliviaIndependence Day, celebrates the independence proclamation of Indonesia from Japan in 1945.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Indonesia)Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_GabonMarcus Garvey Day (Jamaica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_GarveyPrekmurje Union Day (Slovenia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_SloveniaSan Martin Day (Argentina)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_ArgentinaBlack Cat Appreciation Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_catDate as a Roman numeral / digit
17.8.1912
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1912 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).