22 August 2011: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Monday, August 22, 2011 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: 12 years, 8 months, and 6 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 93,401,280 breaths and experienced over 533,721,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 113,415,840 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Monday

🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐇 Born in → The Year of the Rabbit

😴 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: 1,544 days of your life or 4.23 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" by Katy Perry (source: Billboard Hot 100).

The number 1 DJ in the world was David Guetta followed by Armin van Buuren and Tiësto according to DJ Mag.

♌ 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 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 22nd

1948

Eleonora Brown, Italian actress (The Sailor from Gibraltar)

1975

Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor (Love Actually)

1947

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

1973

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

1940

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

1905

Wade Crosby, American actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood)

1974

Brimstone, American professional wrestler

1979

Brandon Quintin Adams, American actor (The People Under the Stairs)

At the age of 71, Carlos Slim & family was the richest person in the world in 2011 with $74 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $56 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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

Be An Angel Day

Be An Angel Day, celebrated every August 22, is about doing good deeds, big or small, to make the world a better place by being kind and helpful to others.

National Pecan Torte Day

National Pecan Torte Day, celebrated every August 22nd, is a fun holiday where we enjoy and honor a delicious dessert made mainly with pecans, a nut that's originally from the United States, and can include different yummy fillings.

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 Rainbow Baby Day

National Rainbow Baby Day, celebrated on August 22, honors babies born after their parents have experienced a loss, symbolizing hope and healing like a rainbow after a storm.

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 2011

🏒 NHL

Boston Bruins defeated Vancouver Canucks (4 - 3) to win the 2011 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Green Bay Packers beat Pittsburgh Steelers (31 - 25) to win Super Bowl XLV on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, TX.

⚾ MLB

St. Louis Cardinals beat Texas Rangers (4 - 3) to win the 2011 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2011 US Open Championships, Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal (6-2, 6-4, 6-7(3-7), 6-1) to win the men's singles title. Samantha Stosur beat Serena Williams (6-2, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 22, 2011 can be written as VIII-XXII-MMXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 22, 2011

→ Day Index: 234th day of 2011
→ Day of week: Monday
→ Week Index: 4th Monday of 2011
→ Next same calendar year: 2033
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 13 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 6,671,893 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,544 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 51 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 4.23 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 157 🌗
→ 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 2011: 7,043,008,586 Source: un.org

The 2011 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2033. So, mark your calendars!

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