Date:August 21, 1985

August 21, 1985

August 8, 1985 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, August 21, 1985 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 285,022,080 breaths and experienced over 1,628,697,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 346,098,240 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 38 years, 8 months, and 16 days


📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌒 The moon was in Waxing phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐂 Born in → The Year of the Ox


😴 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: 4,713 days of your life or 12.91 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Back to the Future


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and The News (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♌ August 21 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 21st

1953
Ivan Stang, American writer and filmmaker (Church of the SubGenius)

1944
Peter Weir, Australian director/writer (Witness, Dead Poets Society)

1990
Bo Burnham, American comedian, singer and filmmaker (All Eyes on Me)

1933
Barry Norman, British film critic (Film Greats)

1969
Nathan Jones, Australian professional wrestler and actor

1985
Albrecht Schuch, German actor (All Quiet on the Western Front)

1984
Eve Torres, American professional wrestler and actor (WWE)

1951
Char Margolis, American psychic medium and Dutch TV star


📜 Historical events on this date

1192
Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192).

1703
The Edirne Event: Turkish army removes Sultan Mustafa II, lessening the power of the sultans.

1772
King Gustav III of Sweden completes coup d'etat by adopting a new Constitution and installing himself as an enlightened despot - ends 50 years of parliamentary rule.

1888
American inventor William Seward Burroughs patents the adding machine.

1911
Mona Lisa stolen from the Louvre by Vincenzo Perugia (Recovered in 1913).

1959
Hawaii becomes the 50th US state.

1991
Conservative coup in the Soviet Union is crushed by popular resistance led by Boris Yeltsin in three days.


🎄 Holidays on August 21

National Spumoni Day
National Spumoni Day, celebrated on August 21, honors a layered Italian ice cream made with fruits, nuts, and cream, traditionally sliced, not scooped, and now more popular in the US and Argentina than its birthplace, Naples.

National Senior Citizens Day
National Senior Citizens Day, celebrated on August 21st, is a special day to show love and appreciation for the older people in our lives, recognizing their achievements and raising awareness about their needs and well-being.

National Brazilian Blowout Day
National Brazilian Blowout Day, celebrated every year on August 21, is a day to appreciate a popular hair treatment that keeps your hair smooth and frizz-free all summer.


🏆 Sports in 1985

🏒 NHL
Edmonton Oilers defeated Philadelphia Fyers (4 - 1) to win the 1985 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins (38 - 16) to win Super Bowl XIX on January 20, 1985 in Stanford, CA.

⚾ MLB
Kansas City Royals beat St. Cardinals Louis (4 - 3) to win the 1985 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1985 US Open Championships, Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe (7-6(7-1), 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Hana Mandlikova beat Martina Navratilova (7-6(7-3), 1-6, 7-6(7-2)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 21, 1985 can be written as VIII-XXI-MCMLXXXV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 21, 1985
Day Index: 233rd day of 1985
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 1985
Next same calendar year: 2030
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 39 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 20,358,843 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,713 days
Months spent sleeping: 155 months
Years spent sleeping: 12.91 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 479 🌒
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 1985: 4,873,781,796 Source: un.org

The 1985 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2030. So, mark your calendars!

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