Date:August 2, 2017

August 2, 2017 Birthday Answers

August 8, 2017 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, August 2, 2017 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: 6 years, 8 months, and 18 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 49,452,480 breaths and experienced over 282,585,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 60,049,440 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha


🐓 Born in → The Year of the Rooster


😴 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: 818 days of your life or 2.24 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi


🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (source: Billboard Hot 100).


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

♌ August 2 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 2 ?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 2nd

1977
Edward Furlong, American actor (John Connor-Terminator 2)

1957
Mojo Nixon [Neill McMillan, Jr.], American musician ("Elvis Is Everywhere") and actor

1986
Lily Gladstone, American actress (Killers of the Flower Moon)

1959
Britt Helfer, American actress (Lily-Loving, Alley Cat)

1967
Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter (The Devil Wears Prada), and director (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)

1915
Gary Merrill, American actor (Young Dr. Kildare (TV series); All About Eve)

1962
Cynthia Stevenson, American actress (Bob, Hope & Gloria)

1945
Joanna Cassidy [Caskey], American actress (Blade Runner; Under Fire; Six Feet Under)

At the age of 61, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2017 with $86 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $75.6 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1776
Formal signing of the US Declaration of Independence by 56 people (date most accepted by modern historians).

1790
1st US census conducted, the population was 3,939,214 including 697,624 slaves.

1832
Battle of Bad Axe, Wisconsin: 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sauk & Fox Native Americans ending the Black Hawk War in the US.

1858
Government of India transferred from East India Company to the British Crown.

2018
Apple becomes the first American public listed company to reach $1 trillion in value.


🎄 Holidays on August 2

National Coloring Book Day
National Coloring Book Day, celebrated on August 2, is a fun day where everyone, kids and adults alike, can enjoy coloring in books to relax, have fun, and rediscover the joy of this simple activity.

National CAD Day
National CAD Day, celebrated on August 2nd, is all about appreciating how computer-aided design (CAD) has revolutionized the way we create and design things, making the process easier, more accurate, and efficient.

Take a Penny/Leave a Penny Day
Take a Penny/Leave a Penny Day celebrates the small trays at stores where you can leave extra pennies for others who might need them to avoid breaking a dollar for small change.

National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day, celebrated every August 2, is a fun holiday honoring the delicious treat made by squishing your favorite ice cream flavor between two cookies or biscuits, creating a perfect sweet and cold snack for summer.


🏆 Sports in 2017

🏒 NHL
Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Nashville Predators (4 - 2) to win the 2017 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
New England Patriots beat Atlanta Falcons (34 - 28) to win Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX.

⚾ MLB
Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 3) to win the 2017 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2017 US Open Championships, Rafael Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson (6-3, 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Sloane Stephens beat Madison Keys (6-3, 6-0) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 2, 2017 can be written as VIII-II-MMXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 2, 2017

Day Index: 214th day of 2017
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 1st Wednesday of 2017
Next same calendar year: 2034
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 7 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 3,532,530 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 818 days
Months spent sleeping: 27 months
Years spent sleeping: 2.24 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 83 🌔
Life path number: 2
Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
Birth flower: Gladiolus
Birthstone: Peridot and Sardonyx
Spirit Animal: Salmon
Power Color: Orange
President of United States: Donald J. Trump (Republican)
World population 2017: 7,550,262,101 Source: un.org

The 2017 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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