BestOfDate

August 17, 1947

August 17, 1947, was a Sunday. It was the 229th day of 1947. The decade was the 1940s.

76 years, 7 months, and 11 days have passed since August 17, 1947.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 27,983 days ago. Approximately 933 months have passed. It was the 229th day of 1947, in week 33. The decade was the 1940s. People who were born on August 17, 1947, are now 76 years old and belong to the Baby Boomer generation. We have gone through approximately 311 seasons of weather since this date.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on August 17, 1947.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

View Personality Summary

Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 17, 1947.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 17, 1947, will have the star sign Leo.
  • Zodiac Element: Fire.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1947 was the year of the Pig (Yin Wood).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
  • Native American Zodiac: August 17, 1947 falls under the Salmon.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
  • Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in August 1947

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Toys

Toys in 1947

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Tonka trucks
Tonka trucks
Dimestore soldiers
Dimestore soldiers

Were you born on August 17, 1947?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1947.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out August 17, 1953, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 17.

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Actor
Born on August 17, 1943
He turned 4 on this day in 1947.

David Koresh

David Koresh

Cult leader Deceased
Born on August 17, 1959
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Actor
Born on August 17, 1960
He was born exactly 13 years after this date.

Scott Halberstadt

Scott Halberstadt

Actor
Born on August 17, 1976
He was born exactly 29 years after this date.

Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry

French soccer player
Born on August 17, 1977
He was born exactly 30 years after this date.

James Tindale

James Tindale

Geordie Shore
Born on August 17, 1990
He was born exactly 43 years after this date.

Austin Butler

Austin Butler

Actor
Born on August 17, 1991
He was born exactly 44 years after this date.

Paige

Paige

Wrestler
Born on August 17, 1992
She was born exactly 45 years after this date.

Lil Pump

Lil Pump

Rapper
Born on August 17, 2000
He was born exactly 53 years after this date.

The Kid Laroi

The Kid Laroi

Australian singer
Born on August 17, 2003
He was born exactly 56 years after this date.

USA

US President

Harry S. Truman was the President of the United States on August 17, 1947.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Éamon de Valera was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on August 17, 1947 was most likely conceived around November 24, 1946.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 17, 1947 is close to May 9, 1948.

Write a comment about this date

Have something to say about this date? Was it your birthday? Or perhaps you have a memory of it?

All comments are moderated. We may edit comments to correct misspellings and grammar. We may also remove or redact personal information.

How old was I?

Find out what your age was on August 17, 1947, by entering your DOB below.
This information is not saved on our server.

Stats for August 17, 1947

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 17, 1947:

  • 27,983 days have passed since this date.
  • 3,997 weeks have passed.
  • 2,417,734,800 seconds have passed since August 17, 1947.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 2,820,690,600 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,247,551,156,800 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 402,955,800 times.
  • You have taken approximately 207,925,193 steps. That's roughly 92,411 miles!
  • Since this date, 29,012,818 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
  • How many years ago was 1947?

Search

It looks like you have reached the end. Try searching for another date.

Random

Random dates

Check out some of these random dates.


« Previous Day
August 16, 1947
Next Day »
August 18, 1947

© 2014-2024 BestOfDate.com