Born on August 17th, 1916
Weekday
Thursday
August 17th, 1916 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1916 - August 23rd, 1916
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 667 days, exactly on February 21st, 2026, people who were born on August 17th, 1916 will be 40,000 days old!
39,333 Days
5,619 Weeks
1,292 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 17th, 1916?
World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Romania
World War I: Romania signed a secret treaty with the Entente Powers, agreeing to enter the war in return for promised territory in Austria-Hungary.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_IWhat else happened on August 17th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 17th
Born on August 17th, 1916
Walter Schwier
German politician (1916-1978)
*August 17th, 1916, Todtenhausen †May 16th, 1978, HerdeckeUrban Thiersch
German sculptor
*August 17th, 1916, Halle (Saale) †September 8th, 1984, Prien am ChiemseePancho Córdova
Mexican actor, screenwriter and film director (1916-1990)
*August 17th, 1916, Pichucalco †March 7th, 1990, CuernavacaSame Day
Who's birthday is on August 17th?
45 Vibeke Stene
Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania
*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal.jpg "Robert De Niro")
54 Markus Gisdol
German association football player and manager
*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige
96 Jiang Zemin
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002
*August 17th, 1926, Yangzhou †November 30th, 2022, Shanghai
95 Maureen O'Hara
Irish-American actress and singer
*August 17th, 1920, Ranelagh †October 24th, 2015, Boise
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74 Julian Fellowes
English actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter
*August 17th, 1949, CairoAllan Nixon
American actor and novelist (1915–1995)
*August 17th, 1915, Boston †April 13th, 1995, Los Angeles
Same year
Born in 1916
Phil Brown
American actor (1916–2006)
*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills
100 Jean Rouverol
American actress and screenwriter
*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, DoverGeoffrey Keen
English actor (1916–2005)
*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood
101 Harry Huskey
American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)
*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz.jpg "François Mitterrand")
79 François Mitterrand
21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995
*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris
71 Jackie Gleason
American comedian and actor (1916-1987)
*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale
103 Kirk Douglas
American stage and film actor (1916–2020)
*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills
101 Jacque Fresco
American futurist and self-described social engineer
*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring
88 Francis Crick
British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA
*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La JollaFriedrich Grade
German engineer and naval officer
*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim.JPG "Bernard Lewis")
101 Bernard Lewis
British-American historian (1916–2018)
*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township.jpg "Harold Wilson")
104 Olivia de Havilland
English and American actress (1916–2020)
*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris
_(Hon.Sirimavo_Bandaranaike_with_Hon.Lalith_Athulathmudali_Crop).jpg "Sirimavo Bandaranaike")
84 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000
*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo
87 Maurice Wilkins
New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist
*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath
100 João Havelange
Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)
*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro
89 Edward Heath
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974
*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury
77 Mark Stevens
American actor (1916–1994)
*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, SpainBirthdays 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
17.8.1916
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1916 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).