Date:August 23, 2016

August 23, 2016

August 8, 2016 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Tuesday, August 23, 2016 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 56,952,000 breaths and experienced over 325,440,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 69,156,000 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 7 years, 8 months, and 26 days


πŸ“… You were born on a Tuesday


πŸŒ– The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day


βŒ› Born into β†’ Generation Alpha


πŸ’ Born in β†’ The Year of the Monkey


😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?πŸ’€ Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 942 days of your life or 2.58 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story


🎢 #1 song on your birthday: "Cheap Thrills" by Sia Featuring Sean Paul (source: Billboard Hot 100)


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


πŸ”’ Your life path number is 22 ?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.


πŸͺ Your ruling planet is Mercury ☿


πŸͺ¨ 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.


πŸ“… Your lucky day β†’ Wednesday


πŸ¦… Your spirit animal β†’ Bear


⭐ Celebrities born on August 23rd

1963
Park Chan-wook, South Korean filmmaker (Joint Security Area, Thirst)

1964
Ray Ferraro, Canadian ice hockey center (Hartford Whalers, New York Islanders) and broadcaster (TSN Radio, TSN, NBCSN)

1928
Marian Seldes, American actress (A Delicate Balance, Father's Day)

1943
Bobby Diamond, American actor (Duncan Gillis-Dobie Gillis)

1961
Alexandre Desplat, French film composer (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

1951
Mark Hudson, American television personality (The Hudson Brothers), musician, songwriter, and record producer (Aerosmith; Hanson; Ringo Starr; Ozzy Osbourne)

1960
Chris Potter, Canadian actor (Kung Fu: The Legend Continues)

1947
David Robb, British actor (I, Claudius)

At the age of 60, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2016 with $75 billion fortune, followed by Amancio Ortega with $67 billion, according to Forbes.

πŸ“œ 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.


πŸŽ„ Holidays on August 23

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.

National Sponge Cake Day
National Sponge Cake Day, celebrated on August 23rd, is a fun holiday to bake and enjoy sponge cake, a light and fluffy dessert invented for a Spanish nobleman by an Italian chef in the 1500s.

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.


πŸ† Sports in 2016

πŸ’ NHL
Pittsburgh Penguins defeated San Jose Sharks (4 - 2) to win the 2016 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers (24 - 10) to win Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, CA.

⚾ MLB
Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland Indians (4 - 3) to win the 2016 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2016 US Open Championships, Stan Wawrinka defeated Novak Djokovic (6-7(1-7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Angelique Kerber beat Karolina PliΕ‘kova (6-3, 4-6, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 23, 2016 can be written as VIII-XXIII-MMXVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


πŸ”¦ Facts Summary for August 23, 2016
β†’ Day Index: 236th day of 2016
β†’ Day of week: Tuesday
β†’ Week Index: 4th Tuesday of 2016
β†’ Next same calendar year: 2044
β†’ Days until next birthday:
β†’ Age on next birthday: 8 years old
β†’ Days since birth:
β†’ You are: 4,069,298 minutes old
β†’ Days spent sleeping: 942 days
β†’ Months spent sleeping: 31 months
β†’ Years spent sleeping: 2.58 years
β†’ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
β†’ Full moons since birth: 96 πŸŒ–
β†’ Life path number: 22
β†’ Zodiac sign: Virgo ♍
β†’ Zodiac ruling planet: Mercury
β†’ Birth flower: Gladiolus
β†’ Birthstone: Peridot and Sardonyx
β†’ Spirit Animal: Bear
β†’ Power Color: Brown
β†’ President of United States:
β†’ World population 2016: 7,466,964,280 Source: un.org

The 2016 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2044. So, mark your calendars!

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