Date:August 26, 1980

August 26, 1980

August 8, 1980 birthday facts

Learn interesting facts about Tuesday, August 26, 1980 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 321,652,800 breaths and experienced over 1,838,016,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 390,578,400 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 43 years, 8 months, and 7 days


📅 You were born on a Tuesday


🌕 The moon was in Full phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐒 Born in → The Year of the Monkey


😴 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: 5,318 days of your life or 14.57 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Sailing" by Christopher Cross (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♍ August 26 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 7 ?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 26th

1976
Mike Colter, American actor (Luke Cage in Marvel Universe)

1919
Ronny Graham [Stringer], American composer, lyricist, screenwriter (M*A*S*H (TV series), and actor (Chico & the Man; Mel Brooks films)

1936
Francine York, American actress (Slattery's People)

1981
Petey Williams, Canadian professional wrestler (Lucha Libre USA)

1954
Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ and actor (Funny Man)

1950
Benjamin Hendrickson, American stage and screen actor (As The World Turns, 1985-2006 - "Hal Munson")

1977
Saeko Chiba, Japanese voice actor and singer

1937
Tom Heinsohn, American NBA star, coach (Boston Celtics) and broadcaster


📜 Historical events on this date

1346
Battle of Crecy, south of Calais in northern France; Edward III's English longbows defeat Philip VI's army, cannons used for first time in battle.

1924
The Catastrophe of Smyrna: known as the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks. The Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor. (August 13 OS).

1945
Japanese diplomats board USS Missouri to receive instructions on Japan's surrender at the end of WWII.

1959
British Motor Corporation introduced the Morris Mini-Minor, designed by Alec Issigonis it was only 10 ft long but seated 4 passengers.

1996
US President Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law, representing major shift in welfare policy.


🎄 Holidays on August 26

National Toilet Paper Day
National Toilet Paper Day, celebrated on August 26th, appreciates the importance of toilet paper, a basic yet essential item we often take for granted until it's missing.

National Day of Repentance
National Day of Repentance in Papua New Guinea is a day when people come together to pray and ask for forgiveness for their wrongdoings, observed annually on August 26.

Women's Equality Day
Women's Equality Day celebrates the victory of women getting the right to vote in 1920 and reminds us to keep fighting for women's rights and equality in all areas of life.


🏆 Sports in 1980

🏒 NHL
New York Islanders defeated Philadelphia Flyers (4 - 2) to win the 1980 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Pittsburgh Steelers beat Los Angeles Rams (31 - 19) to win Super Bowl XIV on January 20, 1980 in Pasadena, CA.

⚾ MLB
Philadelphia Phillies beat Kansas City Royals (4 - 2) to win the 1980 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1980 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (7-6(7-4), 6-1, 6-7(5-7), 5-7, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Hana Mandlikova (5-7, 6-1, 6-1) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 26, 1980 can be written as VIII-XXVI-MCMLXXX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 26, 1980
Day Index: 239th day of 1980
Day of week: Tuesday
Week Index: 4th Tuesday of 1980
Next same calendar year: 2036
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 44 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 22,975,592 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,318 days
Months spent sleeping: 175 months
Years spent sleeping: 14.57 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 541 🌕
Life path number: 7
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 1980: 4,458,411,534 Source: un.org

The 1980 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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