Date:August 22, 1996

August 22, 1996

August 8, 1996 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Thursday, August 22, 1996 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 206,660,160 breaths and experienced over 1,180,915,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 250,944,480 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 28 years, and 24 days


📅 You were born on a Thursday


🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat


😴 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: 3,417 days of your life or 9.36 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Independence Day


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" by Los Del Rio (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 1 ?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

1983
Laura Breckenridge, American actress (Rose Sorelli-Related)

1973
Kristen Wiig, American comedian and actress (Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters)

1916
John Slater, British actor (Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass)

1986
Keiko Kitagawa, Japanese actress

1975
Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor (Love Actually)

1948
Eleonora Brown, Italian actress (The Sailor from Gibraltar)

1922
Micheline Presle [Chassagne], French actress (Nea, Donkey Skin)

1935
Morton Dean [Dubitsky], American TV news correspondent, anchor (CBS, ABC), and author


📜 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.

National Tooth Fairy Day
National Tooth Fairy Day, celebrated on August 22, is a fun holiday that encourages kids to enjoy the magic of losing their teeth and looking forward to a surprise from the Tooth Fairy in exchange for their lost tooth.

National Bao Day
National Bao Day, celebrated on August 22, is all about enjoying and learning more about the delicious and diverse dumplings called bao, which come stuffed with everything from pork to sweet custard.


🏆 Sports in 1996

🏒 NHL
Colorado Avalanche defeated Florida Panthers (4 - 0) to win the 1996 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXX on January 28, 1996 in Tempe, AZ.

⚾ MLB
New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves (4 - 2) to win the 1996 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1996 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang (6-1, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)) to win the men's singles title. Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 22, 1996 can be written as VIII-XXII-MCMXCVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 22, 1996
Day Index: 235th day of 1996
Day of week: Thursday
Week Index: 4th Thursday of 1996
Next same calendar year: 2024
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 29 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 14,762,548 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 3,417 days
Months spent sleeping: 112 months
Years spent sleeping: 9.36 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 347 🌓
Life path number: 1
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 1996: 5,831,565,020 Source: un.org

The 1996 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2024. So, mark your calendars!

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