Date:August 22, 1979

August 22, 1979

August 8, 1979 birthday facts

Learn cool facts about Wednesday, August 22, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 334,776,960 breaths and experienced over 1,913,011,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 406,514,880 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 5 months, and 16 days


📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌑 The moon was in New 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: 5,535 days of your life or 15.17 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "My Sharona" by The Knack (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♌ August 22 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 11 ?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 22nd

1945
James G Richardson, actor (Tim Cassidy-Sierra)

1985
Jey Uso [Joshua Samuel Fatu], American professional wrestler (Raw Tag Team champion with twin brother Jimmy)

1953
Paul Ellering, American wrestling manager

1940
George Reinholt, American actor (Steve-Another World, One Life to Live)

1947
Cindy Williams, American actress (Laverne & Shirley - "Shirley; American Graffiti)

1986
Keiko Kitagawa, Japanese actress

1965
Tom Gibis, American voice actor (Shikamaru Nara-Naruto)

1928
John Lupton, American actor (Tom-Broken Arrow)


📜 Historical events on this date

1485
Battle of Bosworth Field - Henry Tudor's forces defeat English King Richard III during last battle in the Wars of the Roses.

1639
Madras (now Chennai), India, founded by the British East India Company on sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.

1642
Civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament.

1864
First Geneva Convention adopted in Geneva "for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field".

1864
First Geneva Convention, governing the protection of victims in warfare, signed by 12 nations.

1945
Vietnam conflict begins as Ho Chi Minh leads a successful coup.


🎄 Holidays on August 22

National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day
National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day is a special day to remember to take care of our furry cat friends by making sure they have a check-up at the vet for their health.

Never Bean Better Day
Never Bean Better Day, celebrated on August 22nd, is a day to show love and appreciation for dogs, especially therapy dogs like Bean, who help improve people's lives in various settings.

National Surgical Oncologist Day
National Surgical Oncologist Day, celebrated on August 22, honors doctors who specialize in removing tumors and fighting cancer, helping many people live longer and healthier lives.


🏆 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 22, 1979 can be written as VIII-XXII-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 22, 1979
Day Index: 234th day of 1979
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 4th Wednesday of 1979
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 46 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 23,913,917 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,535 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: 11
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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