Date:August 21, 2017

August 21, 2017

August 8, 2017 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Monday, August 21, 2017 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 49,351,680 breaths and experienced over 282,009,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 59,927,040 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 6 years, 8 months, and 14 days


📅 You were born on a Monday


🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent 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: 816 days of your life or 2.24 years.


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


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "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 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 3 ?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

1969
Nathan Jones, Australian professional wrestler and actor

1983
Brody Jenner, American actor

1943
Hugh Wilson, American screenwriter, film director The First Wives Club; Blast from the Past), and TV series creator (WKRP in Cincinnati; Frank's Place)

1945
Basil Poledouris, American film score composer (The Hunt For Red October)

1965
Caryn Mower, American actress, stuntwoman and former professional wrestler

1992
Brad Kavanagh, British stage and screen actor (House of Anubis - "Fabian"), and singer-songwriter

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

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

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

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 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.

Internet Self-Care Day
Internet Self-Care Day, celebrated on August 21st, encourages everyone to use the internet to find ways to take better care of themselves, reminding us it's important to look after our own health and well-being too.


🏆 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 21, 2017 can be written as VIII-XXI-MMXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 21, 2017
Day Index: 233rd day of 2017
Day of week: Monday
Week Index: 3rd Monday of 2017
Next same calendar year: 2034
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 7 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 3,525,836 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 816 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: 3
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 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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