August 17th, 1998

Born on August 17th, 1998

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 9,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 617 days, exactly on January 2nd, 2026, people who were born on August 17th, 1998 will be 10,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 17th, 1998?

August 17th, 1998

Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky; later that same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about the relationship.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton–Lewinsky_scandal

What else happened on August 17th?

August 17th, 2009

A hydroelectric turbine at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Russia catastrophically failed, flooding the turbine hall, killing 75 people and causing widespread power outages.

August 17th, 2008

Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Beijing Summer Olympics, the most golds by any person at a single games.

August 17th, 1969

Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi coast of the United States, killing 259 people and causing $1.42 billion in damage..

August 17th, 1959

American musician Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, which became one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed jazz recordings of all time.

August 17th, 1950

Korean War: Forty-two American prisoners of war were massacred by the Korean People's Army on a hill above Waegwan, South Korea.

August 17th, 1945

Animal Farm, George Orwell's satirical allegory of Soviet totalitarianism, was first published.

August 17th, 1943

Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in a highly secret military conference (pictured) held in Quebec City.

August 17th, 1916

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.

August 17th, 1915

A category 4 hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas, leaving at least 275 people dead and causing $50 million in damage.

August 17th, 1914

World War I: Ignoring orders to retreat, Hermann von François led a successful counterattack defending East Prussia at the Battle of Stallupönen and scored the first German victory in the Eastern Front.

August 17th, 1907

Pike Place Market , one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the U.S. and a popular tourist attraction, opened in Seattle, Washington.

August 17th, 1676

Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of Halmstad.

August 17th, 1424

Hundred Years' War: Allied English and Burgundian forces gained a strategically important victory at the bloody Battle of Verneuil in Normandy, France.

August 17th, 0986

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: The Bulgarians defeated Byzantine forces at the Battle of the Gates of Trajan near present-day Ihtiman, with Emperor Basil II barely escaping.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 17th

Born on August 17th, 1998

25

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Japanese baseball player (1998-)

*August 17th, 1998, Bizen

25

Haviv Ohayon

Israeli footballer

*August 17th, 1998, Israel

25

Eleonora Romanova

Ukrainian-Russian rhythmic gymnast

*August 17th, 1998, Sorokyne

25

Ilinca

Romanian singer

*August 17th, 1998, Târgu Mureș

25

Víctor Ávila

Panamanian footballer

*August 17th, 1998, Panama City

25

Lucia Stafford

Canadian athlete

*August 17th, 1998, London

25

Iván Barbero

Spanish football player

*August 17th, 1998, Roquetas de Mar

25

Agustín Oliveros

Association football player

*August 17th, 1998, Montevideo

25

Justine Cuadra

Association football player

*August 17th, 1998, Guayaquil

25

Emre Bekir

Turkish association football player

*August 17th, 1998, Ondokuzmayıs

25

Zakaria El Wardi

Football player

*August 17th, 1998, Casablanca

25

Zach Verhoven

Canadian soccer player

*August 17th, 1998, Surrey

25

Penda Bah

Gambian association football player

*August 17th, 1998, The Gambia

25

Maciej Filipowicz

Association football player

*August 17th, 1998, Radom

25

Simone Mazzocchi

Association football player

*August 17th, 1998, Milan

25

André Vidigal

Association football player

*August 17th, 1998, Elvas

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 17th?

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

20

The Kid Laroi

Australian rapper and singer (born 2003)

*August 17th, 2003, Waterloo

23

Lil Pump

American rapper (El Zicario)

*August 17th, 2000, Miami

28

Gracie Gold

American figure skater

*August 17th, 1995, Newton

36

Bendik Brænne

Norwegian musician

*August 17th, 1987, Bærum Municipality

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

37

Marcus Berg

Swedish association football player

*August 17th, 1986, Torsby

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

20

Rayan Cherki

French association football player

*August 17th, 2003, Lyon

35

Brady Corbet

American actor

*August 17th, 1988, Scottsdale

46

Natasza Urbańska

Polish actress and singer

*August 17th, 1977, Warsaw

31

Harald Reinkind

Norwegian handball player

*August 17th, 1992, Trondheim

28

Bryan Alaphilippe

French bicycle racer

*August 17th, 1995, Saint-Amand-Montrond

45

Mehdi Baala

French middle-distance runner

*August 17th, 1978, Strasbourg

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

89

Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

*August 17th, 1932, Bordeaux †August 11th, 2022, Ampus

29

Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier

Eritrean road cyclist

*August 17th, 1994, Addis Ababa

32

Marion Rousse

French cyclist

*August 17th, 1991, Saint-Saulve

29

Taissa Farmiga

American actress (born 1994)

*August 17th, 1994, Whitehouse Station

45

Disha Vakani

Indian actress

*August 17th, 1978, Ahmedabad

Same year
Born in 1998

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

26

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

25

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

25

Latto

American rapper and singer

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

25

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

25

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Norway

25

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

25

Nina Chuba

German singer and television actor

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

26

Zé Felipe

Brazilian sertanejo singer

*April 21st, 1998, Goiânia

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

25

Kevinho

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 15th, 1998, Campinas

26

Paulo Londra

Argentinian rapper and singer

*April 12th, 1998, Córdoba

26

Wos

Argentine rapper, freestyler and actor

*January 23rd, 1998, Buenos Aires

25

Clara Azurmendi

Badminton player

*May 4th, 1998, San Sebastián

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

26

Rodion Alimov

Russian badminton player

*April 21st, 1998, Ufa

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022

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Public holidays on August 17th

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Born on August 17th, 1998
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1998 is a normal year and no leap year.

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