August 23, 2013 | BirthdayAnswers

Learn interesting facts about Friday, August 23, 2013 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 78,785,280 breaths and experienced over 450,201,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 95,667,840 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 10 years, 8 months, and 13 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐍 Born in → The Year of the Serpent

😴 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: 1,303 days of your life or 3.57 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Hardwell followed by Armin van Buuren and Avicii according to DJ Mag.

♍ August 23 zodiac sign is Virgo ?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 Mercury ☿

🪨 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 → Wednesday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Bear

⭐ Celebrities born on August 23rd

1924

Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated film director

1964

Ray Ferraro, Canadian ice hockey center (Hartford Whalers, New York Islanders) and broadcaster (TSN Radio, TSN, NBCSN)

1930

Jack Bannister, English cricket commentator (BBC; Talksport radio) and bowler (Warwickshire 1,198 wickets)

1965

Roger Avary, Canadian-American screenwriter, director, and producer (Pulp Fiction)

1944

Lena Tabori, Swedish actress model and daughter of Viveca Lindfors

1974

Christian Beranek, American graphic novelist and actor

1935

Roy Strong, English writer, art historian and director (Victoria & Albert Museum)

1947

David Robb, British actor (I, Claudius)

At the age of 73, Carlos Slim & family was the richest person in the world in 2013 with $73 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $67 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1542

Rabbi Joseph Caro completes his commentary of Tur Code.

1850

1st US National Women's Rights Convention convenes in Worcester, Massachusetts.

1942

Battle of Stalingrad: 600 Luftwaffe planes bomb Stalingrad (40,000 die).

1996

Osama bin Laden issues message entitled "A declaration of war against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy places".

2005

Hurricane Katrina forms over the Bahamas, later becoming a category 5 hurricane.

🎄 Holidays on August 23

National Cuban Sandwich Day

National Cuban Sandwich Day, celebrated on August 23, is a fun day when people enjoy and appreciate the deliciousness of a Cuban sandwich, a special treat made with ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard, and sometimes salami on Cuban bread.

National Valentino Day

National Valentino Day, celebrated on August 23, is a day to remember Rudolph Valentino, a famous movie star from the 1920s, by watching his classic films.

Find Your Inner Nerd Day

Find Your Inner Nerd Day is a fun day created by a cool nerd named Beth Z, where you get to dive into what you love most, like video games or books, and let your inner geek shine without worrying about what others think.

🏆 Sports in 2013

🏒 NHL

Chicago Blackhawks defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 2) to win the 2013 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Baltimore Ravens beat San Francisco 49ers (34 - 31) to win Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Cardinals (4 - 2) to win the 2013 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2013 US Open Championships, Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic (6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka (7-5, 6-7(6-8), 6-1) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 23, 2013 can be written as VIII-XXIII-MMXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 23, 2013
→ Day Index: 235th day of 2013
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 4th Friday of 2013
→ Next same calendar year: 2030
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 11 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 5,628,125 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,303 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 43 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 3.57 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 132 🌖
→ Life path number: 1
→ Zodiac sign: Virgo ♍
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Mercury
→ Birth flower: Gladiolus
→ Birthstone: Peridot and Sardonyx
→ Spirit Animal: Bear
→ Power Color: Brown
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2013: 7,213,426,452 Source: un.org

The 2013 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2030. So, mark your calendars!

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