25 August 1973: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Saturday, August 25, 1973 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: 50 years, 8 months, and 4 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 373,161,600 breaths and experienced over 2,132,352,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 453,124,800 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Saturday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐂 Born in → The Year of the Ox

😴 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: 6,170 days of your life or 16.9 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Sting

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

♍ August 25 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 8 ?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 25th

1962

David Packer, American actor (Almost Heroes)

1955

Vijayakanth, Tamil actor and politician

1938

David Canary, American actor (Bonanza, All My Children)

1945

Martha Veléz, American singer-songwriter ("Living Outside the Law"), actress, and playwright (Power of the Powerless)

1933

Tom Skerritt, actor (Ryan's Four, Alien, Big Bad Mama)

1964

Blair Underwood, American actor (L.A. Law - "Jonathan"; High Incident)

1977

Jonathan Togo, American actor (CSI: Miami)

1966

Robert Maschio, American Actor ("The Todd" in Scrubs)

📜 Historical events on this date

1609

Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers.

1718

Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans founded.

1768

Captain James Cook departs from Plymouth, England, on his first voyage on board the endeavour, bound for the Pacific Ocean.

1894

Japanese scientist Shibasaburo Kitasato discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.

1944

General Charles de Gaulle walks the Champs Elysees in Paris after the liberation of the city from Nazi occupation.

1990

UN security council authorizes military action against Iraq.

🎄 Holidays on August 25

National Secondhand Wardrobe Day

National Secondhand Wardrobe Day, celebrated on August 25th, encourages people to buy and donate used clothes to save money, help the environment, and challenge the stigma around shopping at thrift stores.

Kiss and Make Up Day

Kiss and Make Up Day, celebrated on August 25th, is a day to end fights and make peace, reminding us that it's cool to forgive and fix relationships instead of staying mad.

National Whiskey Sour Day

National Whiskey Sour Day, celebrated on August 25, is a day dedicated to enjoying the complex and tasty cocktail made with whiskey, lemon juice, sugar, and sometimes egg white, with various versions like the New York Sour adding a twist.

National Park Service Founders Day

National Park Service Founders Day, celebrated every year on August 25, commemorates the creation of the National Park Service, which works to preserve natural landscapes and historical sites for everyone to enjoy and learn from.

National Banana Split Day

National Banana Split Day, celebrated on August 25th, is a fun holiday where you can enjoy a delicious dessert made of bananas, ice cream, chocolate, nuts, whipped cream, and a cherry on top.

🏆 Sports in 1973

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Chicago Blackhawks (4 - 2) to win the 1973 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins (14 - 7) to win Super Bowl VII on January 14, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.

⚾ MLB

Oakland Athletics beat New York Mets (4 - 3) to win the 1973 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1973 US Open Championships, John Newcombe defeated Jan Kodeš (6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Margaret Court beat Evonne Goolagong Cawley (7-6, 5-7, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 25, 1973 can be written as VIII-XXV-MCMLXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 25, 1973

→ Day Index: 237th day of 1973
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 4th Saturday of 1973
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 51 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 26,654,965 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 6,170 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 203 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 16.9 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 627 🌘
→ Life path number: 8
→ 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 1973: 3,927,538,695 Source: un.org

The 1973 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2029. So, mark your calendars!

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