August 16, 2018 | BirthdayAnswers

Learn interesting facts about Thursday, August 16, 2018 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 42,053,760 breaths and experienced over 240,307,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 51,065,280 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 5 years, 8 months, and 17 days

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐕 Born in → The Year of the Dog

😴 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: 695 days of your life or 1.91 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Black Panther

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "In My Feelings" by Drake (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Hardwell according to DJ Mag.

♌ 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 8 ?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

1946

Dick Murdoch, American professional wrestler

1964

Jimmy Arias, American tennis player (French Open mixed doubles 1981 [Andrea Jaeger]) and broadcaster (ESPN, Tennis Channel, NBC, Rogers Sportsnet, CBC)

1972

Frankie Boyle, Scottish comedian

1986

Shawn Pyfrom, American actor

1937

Lorraine Gary, American actress (Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 4)

1945

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

1953

Catlin O'Heaney, American actress (Snow White-Charmings)

1969

Andy Milder, American voice actor

At the age of 54, Jeff Bezos was the richest person in the world in 2018 with $112 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $90 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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 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 Authenticity Day

National Authenticity Day, celebrated every year on August 16, is about embracing and showing off your true self, from your unique style to your unconventional way of living, encouraging everyone to be proudly different and cool in their own way.

National Tell A Joke Day

National Tell A Joke Day is a fun holiday where everyone shares jokes, like the classic one about a horse walking into a bar, to spread laughter and joy.

🏆 Sports in 2018

🏒 NHL

Washington Capitals defeated Las Vegas Golden Knights (4 - 1) to win the 2018 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Philadelphia Eagles beat New England Patriots (41 - 33) to win Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, MN.

⚾ MLB

Boston Red Sox beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 3) to win the 2018 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2018 US Open Championships, Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro (6-3, 7-6(7-4), 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Naomi Osaka beat Serena Williams (6-2, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 16, 2018 can be written as VIII-XVI-MMXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 16, 2018
→ Day Index: 228th day of 2018
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 2018
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 6 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 3,004,068 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 695 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 23 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 1.91 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 71 🌒
→ Life path number: 8
→ 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 2018: 7,632,819,325 Source: un.org

The 2018 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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