Date:August 1, 1996

August 1, 1996 Birthday Answers

August 8, 1996 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Thursday, August 1, 1996 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more below ⬇️


⏳ You have been alive for: 27 years, 8 months, and 28 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 204,281,280 breaths and experienced over 1,167,321,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 248,055,840 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Thursday


🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat


😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 3,378 days of your life or 9.25 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Independence Day


🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" by Los Del Rio (source: Billboard Hot 100).


♌ August 1 zodiac sign is Leo ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.


🔢 Your life path number is 7 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.


🪐 Your ruling planet is Sun ☉


🪨 Your birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.


🌷 The birth flower for August is Gladiolus ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.


📅 Your lucky day → Sunday


🦅 Your spirit animal → Salmon


⭐ Celebrities born on August 1st

1961
Mark "Red" Mitchell, American actor (JFK; 8 Seconds; I Want to Live)

1998
Khamani Griffin, American actor (All Of Us, Daddy Day Care)

1957
Brad Stephen "Taylor" Negron, American actor and writer (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Easy Money)

1952
Brian Patrick Clarke, American actor (Eight Is Enough - "Merle")

1982
Ai Tominaga, Japanese model and actress

1968
Roshumba Williams, American model (Bride)

1984
Valery Ortiz, Puerto Rican actress (Hit the Floor)

1975
Mandy Leigh, American actress (Bloodscent)


📜 Historical events on this date

527
Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.

1086
Results of the Domesday inquiry presented to William the Conqueror in Salisbury (the date of compilation and the Great Domesday are historically contestable).

1774
Joseph Priestley, English theologian, chemist and author discovers oxygen by isolating it in its gaseous state.

1834
Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire - Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into effect.

1958
US atomic submarine USS Nautilus begins 1st transit of North Pole "operation Sunshine".


🎄 Holidays on August 1

Start Up Day Across America
Startup Day Across America is a day where people celebrate being their own boss and the country comes together to support those who dream of starting their own business, offering resources and opportunities to connect with others in the business world.

DOGust 1st: Universal Birthday for Shelter Dogs
DOGust 1st is a special day chosen to celebrate the birthday of all shelter dogs, aiming to raise awareness and encourage their adoption.

National Promise to Care Day
National Promise to Care Day, celebrated on August 1st, is a day when we honor and remind urgent care centers and their workers about their promise to provide dedicated help and support to their communities and patients.

National Night Out
National Night Out is a special day where communities come together with police to build stronger, friendlier relationships through fun events and activities.

Woman Astronomers Day
Woman Astronomers Day, celebrated on August 1st, honors the incredible, often unrecognized, achievements of women in astronomy and emphasizes the importance of acknowledging women's contributions to science.


🏆 Sports in 1996

🏒 NHL
Colorado Avalanche defeated Florida Panthers (4 - 0) to win the 1996 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXX on January 28, 1996 in Tempe, AZ.

⚾ MLB
New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves (4 - 2) to win the 1996 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1996 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang (6-1, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)) to win the men's singles title. Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 1, 1996 can be written as VIII-I-MCMXCVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 1, 1996

Day Index: 214th day of 1996
Day of week: Thursday
Week Index: 1st Thursday of 1996
Next same calendar year: 2024
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 28 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 14,592,899 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 3,378 days
Months spent sleeping: 111 months
Years spent sleeping: 9.25 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 343 🌖
Life path number: 7
Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
Birth flower: Gladiolus
Birthstone: Peridot and Sardonyx
Spirit Animal: Salmon
Power Color: Orange
President of United States:
World population 1996: 5,831,565,020 Source: un.org

The 1996 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2024. So, mark your calendars!

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