Date:August 16, 1979

August 16, 1979

August 8, 1979 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Thursday, August 16, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 334,897,920 breaths and experienced over 1,913,702,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 406,661,760 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 5 months, and 22 days


📅 You were born on a Thursday


🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation X


🐐 Born in → The Year of the Goat


😴 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: 5,537 days of your life or 15.17 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Good Times" by Chic (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♌ August 16 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 5 ?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 16th

1982
Cam Gigandet, American actor

1945
Bob Balaban, American actor and director (2010, Girlfriends, Gosford Park)

1969
Andy Milder, American voice actor

1991
Evanna Lynch, Irish actress

1949
Naseeruddin Shah, Indian actor (Zinda Bhaag, Masoom, Paar)

1986
Shawn Pyfrom, American actor

1936
Anita Gillette, American actress (Quincy ME, Marathon, Moonstruck)

1983
Colin Griffiths, English TV presenter and DJ


📜 Historical events on this date

1896
Gold first discovered in Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Alaska by George Carmack.

1930
1st British Empire Games open in Hamilton, Canada.

1945
Puyi, the last Chinese Emperor and ruler of Manchukuo is captured by Soviet troops.

1946
Direct Action Day: Widespread riots erupt in Calcutta between Muslims and Hindus over whether Pakistan should be a separate state, killing over 4,000 and leaving 100,000 homeless.

2012
Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange is granted political asylum by Ecuador.


🎄 Holidays on August 16

National Roller Coaster Day
National Roller Coaster Day, celebrated on August 16, is all about embracing the excitement and thrill of riding roller coasters, making it the perfect day for anyone who loves feeling their heart race on these amazing amusement park rides.

National Backflow Prevention Day
National Backflow Prevention Day, celebrated on August 16th, is about appreciating the experts who keep our water clean from harmful stuff and raising awareness on how to prevent water pollution, inspired by a historical event in 1933.

National Independent Worker Day
National Independent Worker Day, celebrated on August 16, is a day to honor those who work for themselves, like freelancers and small business owners, showcasing the evolving nature of work and celebrating self-sufficiency and independence.


🏆 Sports in 1979

🏒 NHL
Montreal Canadiens defeated New York Rangers (4 - 1) to win the 1979 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys (35 - 31) to win Super Bowl XIII on January 21, 1979 in Miami, FL.

⚾ MLB
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles (4 - 3) to win the 1979 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1979 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis (7-5, 6-3, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Chris Evert (6-4, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 16, 1979 can be written as VIII-XVI-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 16, 1979
Day Index: 228th day of 1979
Day of week: Thursday
Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 1979
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 46 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 23,922,225 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,537 days
Months spent sleeping: 182 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.17 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 563 🌗
Life path number: 5
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 1979: 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org

The 1979 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2029. So, mark your calendars!

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