22 August 2023: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Tuesday, August 22, 2023 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 16,853,760 breaths and experienced over 96,307,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 20,465,280 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 2 years, 3 months, and 14 days

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing 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: 279 days of your life or 0.76 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Try That in a Small Town" by Jason Aldean (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was David Guetta followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Martin Garrix 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 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

1973

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

1934

Diana Sands, American actress (Raisin in the Sun, Doctor's Wife)

1940

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

1967

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, English-American actor (The Mummy Returns)

1992

Naomi Ackie, English actress (The End of the F***ing World)

1922

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

1972

Marliece Andrada, American actress (Baywatch) and Playboy playmate (March 1998)

1951

Gordon Liu [Chia-Hui Liu or Jin-Hsi Shin], Chinese actor (Kill Bill, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin)

At the age of 74, Benard Arnault was the richest person in the world in 2023 with $211 billion fortune, followed by Elon Musk with $180 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

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.

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 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.

🏆 Sports in 2023

🏒 NHL

Florida Panthers defeated Vegas Golden Knights (4 - 1) to win the 2023 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Kansas City Chiefs beat Philadelphia Eagles (38 - 35) to win Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.

⚾ MLB

Texas Rangers beat Arizona Diamondbacks (4 - 1) to win the 2023 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2023 US Open Championships, Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev (6-3, 7-6(7-5), 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Coco Gauff beat Aryna Sabalenka (2-6, 6-3, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 22, 2023 can be written as VIII-XXII-MMXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 22, 2023
→ Day Index: 234th day of 2023
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 4th Tuesday of 2023
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 3 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 1,205,203 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 279 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 9 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 0.76 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 28 🌒
→ 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 2023: 8,045,311,447 Source: un.org

The 2023 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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