Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Leo.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1981 was the year of the Rooster (Yin Water).
Native American Zodiac: The 17th of August, 1981 falls under the Salmon.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Age: Anyone born on the 17th of August, 1981, will be 37 years of age.
American Format: 08-17-1981 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 1981-08-17. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19810817" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 366850800.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 17th of August, 1981:
United States: Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
United Kingdom: Green Door - Shakin' Stevens
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 17th of August, 1981.
Iran-Iraq War
Between the 22nd of September, 1980, and the 20th of August, 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.
US President
Who was the US President on this particular date?
Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on the 17th of August, 1981.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on the 17th of August, 1981 was probably conceived around the 7th of November, 1980. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 17th of August, 1981 is the 27th of May, 1982. (Rough Estimate).
Around This Time...
Things that happened during this general period of time...
27th of July, 1981: The infamous murder of 6-year-old Adam Walsh occurs in Hollywood, Florida.
29th of July, 1981: Prince Charles and Lady Diana are married in London, England.
Enter your date of birth below to find out how old you were on the 17th of August, 1981.
Videos
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Visualize
Visualize the days that have passed since the 17th of August, 1981. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.
Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 17th of August, 1981.
13,701 days have passed since this date.
1,183,770,000 seconds have passed since the 17th of August, 1981.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,381,065,000 times.
Since the 17th of August, 1981, earth has travelled approximately 610,825,320,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 197,295,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 101,804,220 steps. That's about 45,246 miles!
Since this date, 14,205,240 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
Translations
Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Monday" in other languages is:
German: Montag.
French: Lundi.
Italian: Lunedi.
Spanish: Lunes.
Portuguese: Segunda-feira.
Comments
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