Date:August 24, 2006

August 24, 2006

August 8, 2006 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Thursday, August 24, 2006 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 134,064,000 breaths and experienced over 766,080,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 162,792,000 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 18 years, 2 months, and 14 days


πŸ“… You were born on a Thursday


πŸŒ‘ The moon was in New phase on this day


βŒ› Born into β†’ Generation Z


πŸ• Born in β†’ The Year of the Dog


😴 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: 2,217 days of your life or 6.07 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest


🎢 #1 song on your birthday: "London Bridge" by Fergie (source: Billboard Hot 100)


The number 1 DJ in the world was Paul van Dyk followed by Armin van Buuren and TiΓ«sto according to DJ Mag.

♍ August 24 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 24th

1983
Christopher Parker, British actor (Eastenders)

2000
Griffin Gluck, American actor (Locke & Key)

1963
Hideo Kojima, Japanese video game director (Death Stranding)

1995
Runa Tsukishima, Japanese child model

1949
Joe Regalbuto, American actor (Knots Landing; Murphy Brown - "Frank")

1961
Jared Harris, Irish-British actor (Valery Legasov-Chernobyl)

1960
Takashi Miike, Japanese filmmaker (Dead or Alive)

1958
Steve Guttenberg, American actor (Police Academy, Short Circuit)

At the age of 50, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2006 with $52 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $42 billion, according to Forbes.

πŸ“œ Historical events on this date

79
Mt Vesuvius erupts, buries Roman Pompeii and Herculaneum, 15,000 die.

410
Rome overrun by Visigoths under Alaric I for the first time in nearly 800 years, seen as the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

1516
Battle of Marj Dabiq: Ottoman forces decisively beat the Mamluk Sultanate.

1572
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Protestants by Roman Catholics begins in Paris and later spreads to the French provinces.

1662
Act of Uniformity requires English to accept Book of Common Prayer.

1814
British forces capture Washington, D.C. and destroy many landmarks (War of 1812).

1968
France becomes the world's fifth thermonuclear power with a detonation on Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific.


πŸŽ„ Holidays on August 24

Vesuvius Day
Vesuvius Day is observed every August 24th to remember the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and took many lives.

National Knife Day
National Knife Day, on August 24th, celebrates the importance and versatility of knives, tools humans have used since the Stone Age, by showcasing skills, buying new knives, and sharing with others.

William Wilberforce Day
William Wilberforce Day celebrates the birthday of William Wilberforce, a British politician who fought to end the slave trade, with various festivities and events held in his honor.


πŸ† Sports in 2006

πŸ’ NHL
Carolina Hurricanes defeated Edmonton Oilers (4 - 3) to win the 2006 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Pittsburgh Steelers beat Seattle Seahawks (21 - 10) to win Super Bowl XL on February 5, 2006 in Detroit, MI.

⚾ MLB
St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers (4 - 1) to win the 2006 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2006 US Open Championships, Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick (6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1) to win the men's singles title. Maria Sharapova beat Justine Henin (6-4, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 24, 2006 can be written as VIII-XXIV-MMVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


πŸ”¦ Facts Summary for August 24, 2006
β†’ Day Index: 236th day of 2006
β†’ Day of week: Thursday
β†’ Week Index: 4th Thursday of 2006
β†’ Next same calendar year: 2034
β†’ Days until next birthday:
β†’ Age on next birthday: 19 years old
β†’ Days since birth:
β†’ You are: 9,576,466 minutes old
β†’ Days spent sleeping: 2,217 days
β†’ Months spent sleeping: 73 months
β†’ Years spent sleeping: 6.07 years
β†’ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
β†’ Full moons since birth: 225 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 2006: 6,623,847,913 Source: un.org

The 2006 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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