Date:August 12, 1978

August 12, 1978

August 8, 1978 birthday facts

Learn interesting facts about Saturday, August 12, 1978 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 339,877,440 breaths and experienced over 1,942,156,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 412,708,320 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 46 years, 1 month, and 27 days


📅 You were born on a Saturday


🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation X


🐎 Born in → The Year of the Horse


😴 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: 5,620 days of your life or 15.4 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Grease


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Three Times A Lady" by The Commodores (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♌ August 12 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 9 ?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 12th

1949
Mark Knopfler, British singer-songwriter, guitarist , and film score composer (Local Hero; Princess Bride)

1940
Michael Brunson, English journalist, newscaster and actor (Never Say Die)

1970
Charles Mesure, British actor

1720
Konrad Ekhof [Hans Konrad Dieterich Eckhof], German actor and director

1973
Grey DeLisle, American country singer-songwriter, autoharp player, voice actress (The Fairly OddParents; The Loud House), and comedienne

1971
Yvette Nicole Brown, American actress (Community)

1883
Marion Lorne [MacDougall] American stage and Emmy Award-winning screen actress (Bewitched - "Aunt Clara"; Mister Peepers - "Mrs. Gurney"; The Graduate)

1913
Kurt Kaszner [Serwicher], Austrian actor (Kiss Me Kate, Lili, Casino Royale)


📜 Historical events on this date

1121
Battle of Didgori: the Georgian army under King David the Builder wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.

1480
Battle of Otranto - Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam.

1851
American inventor Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine.

1908
Henry Ford's company builds the first Model T car.

1981
IBM introduces its first Personal Computer (PC & PC-DOS version 1.0).


🎄 Holidays on August 12

National Vinyl Record Day
National Vinyl Record Day, celebrated on August 12, is a day to appreciate the classic charm of vinyl records, enjoying their superior sound quality and nostalgic vibe by playing your favorite tunes the old-fashioned way.

Milkman Day
Milkman Day, celebrated on August 12th in the United States, is a special day to appreciate the hardworking people who deliver milk to our homes, making sure we get our daily dose of dairy goodness.

IBM PC Day
IBM PC Day celebrates the introduction of the first IBM personal computer on August 12, 1981, a groundbreaking event that marked the beginning of a new era in technology and personal computing.


🏆 Sports in 1978

🏒 NHL
Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 2) to win the 1978 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Dallas Cowboys beat Denver Broncos (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XII on January 15, 1978 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB
New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 2) to win the 1978 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1978 US Open Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Bjorn Borg (6-4, 6-2, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Pam Shriver (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 12, 1978 can be written as VIII-XII-MCMLXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 12, 1978
Day Index: 224th day of 1978
Day of week: Saturday
Week Index: 2nd Saturday of 1978
Next same calendar year: 2034
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 47 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 24,278,346 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,620 days
Months spent sleeping: 184 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.4 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 571 🌓
Life path number: 9
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 1978: 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org

The 1978 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

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