Date:August 26, 1981

August 26, 1981

August 8, 1981 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, August 26, 1981 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 314,354,880 breaths and experienced over 1,796,313,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 381,716,640 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 42 years, 8 months, and 10 days


📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐓 Born in → The Year of the Rooster


😴 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: 5,198 days of your life or 14.24 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Raiders of the Lost Ark


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (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 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 26th

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

1977
Saeko Chiba, Japanese voice actor and singer

1988
Evan Ross [Naess], American actor (96 Minutes), and singer

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

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

1949
Virginia Vallejo, Colombian journalist, writer and TV presenter

1952
Michael Jeter, American actor (The Fisher King)

1986
Cassie [Ventura], American singer (Me & U) and actress


📜 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 WebMistress Day
National WebMistress Day, celebrated on August 26th, honors women who design and manage websites, encouraging more girls to explore careers in technology and STEM fields.

National Dog Day
National Dog Day, celebrated on August 26th, is a special day dedicated to showing love and appreciation for our loyal and furry dog friends who have been with humans for over 14,000 years.

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 1981

🏒 NHL
New York Islanders defeated Minnesota North Stars (4 - 1) to win the 1981 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XV on January 25, 1981 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB
Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees (4 - 2) to win the 1981 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1981 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova (1-6, 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-1)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 26, 1981 can be written as VIII-XXVI-MCMLXXXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 26, 1981
Day Index: 238th day of 1981
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 4th Wednesday of 1981
Next same calendar year: 2026
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 43 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 22,454,006 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,198 days
Months spent sleeping: 171 months
Years spent sleeping: 14.24 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 529 🌘
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 1981: 4,537,845,777 Source: un.org

The 1981 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2026. So, mark your calendars!

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