24 August 2008: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Sunday, August 24, 2008 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: 15 years, 8 months, and 4 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 115,436,160 breaths and experienced over 659,635,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 140,172,480 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat

😴 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: 1,909 days of your life or 5.23 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Dark Knight

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Disturbia" by Rihanna (source: Billboard Hot 100).

The number 1 DJ in the world was Armin van Buuren followed by Tiësto and Paul van Dyk 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.

🔢 Your life path number is 6 ?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 24th

1980

Sonja Bennett, Canadian actress (Punch)

1947

Anne Archer, American actress (Fatal Attraction, Patriot Games)

1977

Funke Akindele, Nigerian director, *producer and actress (Jenifa)

2000

Griffin Gluck, American actor (Locke & Key)

1983

Christopher Parker, British actor (Eastenders)

1968

Shoichi Funaki, Japanese professional wrestler

1975

[Simon] James D'Arcy, English actor (Agent Carter; Dunkirk)

1958

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

At the age of 77, Warren Buffett was the richest person in the world in 2008 with $62 billion fortune, followed by Carlos Slim with $60 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

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.

🎄 Holidays on August 24

Pluto Demoted Day

Pluto Demoted Day, on August 24, marks the day when scientists decided Pluto wasn't a main planet but a smaller "dwarf planet" because it's not the biggest thing in its path around the sun.

National Peach Pie Day

National Peach Pie Day, celebrated on August 24th, is a day when everyone who loves or makes peach pies celebrates by baking, eating, and sharing them, marking the peak season for peach harvesting.

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.

National Waffle Day

National Waffle Day, celebrated on August 24th, is a fun holiday where people enjoy all kinds of waffles, from Belgian to Hong Kong style, with toppings like syrup and fruit, or even as sandwiches and hotdog buns.

🏆 Sports in 2008

🏒 NHL

Detroit Red Wings defeated Pittsburgh Penguins (4 - 2) to win the 2008 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New York Giants beat New England Patriots (17 - 14) to win Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008 in Glendale, AZ.

⚾ MLB

Philadelphia Phillies beat Tampa Bay Rays (4 - 1) to win the 2008 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2008 US Open Championships, Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray (6-2, 7-5, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic (6-4, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 24, 2008 can be written as VIII-XXIV-MMVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 24, 2008

→ Day Index: 237th day of 2008
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 4th Sunday of 2008
→ Next same calendar year: 2036
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 16 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 8,245,843 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,909 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 63 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 5.23 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 194 🌗
→ Life path number: 6
→ 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 2008: 6,789,771,253 Source: un.org

The 2008 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2036. So, mark your calendars!

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