Date:August 26, 1982

August 26, 1982

August 8, 1982 birthday facts

Learn interesting facts about Thursday, August 26, 1982 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 318,185,280 breaths and experienced over 1,818,201,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 386,367,840 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 43 years, 2 months, and 16 days


📅 You were born on a Thursday


🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐕 Born in → The Year of the Dog


😴 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: 5,261 days of your life or 14.41 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: The Extra-Terrestrial


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor (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 9 ?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

1960
Ola Ray, American model, Playboy playmate (Jun, 1980) and actress (girlfriend in Thriller music video)

1969
Elaine Irwin, American model (Almay Cosmetics, Ralph Lauren) and former wife of John Mellencamp

1921
David Begelman, American film producer who embezzled Columbia Pictures

1941
Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress (You Only Live Twice)

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

1952
Michael Jeter, American actor (The Fisher King)

1977
Saeko Chiba, Japanese voice actor and singer

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


📜 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 Spark the World Day
National Spark the World Day, celebrated on August 26, is a day to honor individuals who inspire and motivate others, created by Simon T. Bailey to encourage everyone to be a source of inspiration.

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.


🏆 Sports in 1982

🏒 NHL
New York Islanders defeated Vancouver Canucks (4 - 0) to win the 1982 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals (26 - 21) to win Super Bowl XVI on January 24, 1982 in Pontiac, MI.

⚾ MLB
St. Louis Cardinals beat Milwaukee Brewers (4 - 3) to win the 1982 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1982 US Open Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Ivan Lendl (6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Hana Mandlikova (6-3, 6-1) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 26, 1982 can be written as VIII-XXVI-MCMLXXXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 26, 1982
Day Index: 238th day of 1982
Day of week: Thursday
Week Index: 4th Thursday of 1982
Next same calendar year: 2027
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 44 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 22,728,485 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,261 days
Months spent sleeping: 173 months
Years spent sleeping: 14.41 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 535 🌓
Life path number: 9
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 1982: 4,618,776,168 Source: un.org

The 1982 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2027. So, mark your calendars!

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