Date:August 26, 1983

August 26, 1983

August 8, 1983 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Friday, August 26, 1983 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 299,597,760 breaths and experienced over 1,711,987,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 363,797,280 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 40 years, 8 months, and 8 days


📅 You were born on a Friday


🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐖 Born in → The Year of the Pig


😴 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: 4,954 days of your life or 13.57 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police (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 1 ?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

1946
Alison Steadman, English actress (Life is Sweet)

1965
Bobby Duncum, Jr., American wrestler

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

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

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

1993
Keke Palmer, American actress (True Jackson, VP)

1949
Virginia Vallejo, Colombian journalist, writer and TV presenter

1922
Irving R. Levine, American journalist (NBC News)


📜 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 Cherry Popsicle Day
National Cherry Popsicle Day, celebrated every August 26, is a fun holiday where everyone enjoys cherry-flavored popsicles to cool off and celebrate a favorite summer treat.

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.

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 1983

🏒 NHL
New York Islanders defeated Edmonton Oilers (4 - 0) to win the 1983 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Washington Redskins beat Miami Dolphins (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XVII on January 30, 1983 in Pasadena, CA.

⚾ MLB
Baltimore Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies (4 - 1) to win the 1983 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1983 US Open Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Ivan Lendl (6-3, 6-7(2-7), 7-5, 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Martina Navratilova beat Chris Evert (6-1, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 26, 1983 can be written as VIII-XXVI-MCMLXXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 26, 1983
Day Index: 238th day of 1983
Day of week: Friday
Week Index: 4th Friday of 1983
Next same calendar year: 2033
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 41 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 21,400,759 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,954 days
Months spent sleeping: 163 months
Years spent sleeping: 13.57 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 504 🌖
Life path number: 1
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 1983: 4,701,530,843 Source: un.org

The 1983 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2033. So, mark your calendars!

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