Date:August 26, 1985

August 26, 1985

August 8, 1985 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Monday, August 26, 1985 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 293,670,720 breaths and experienced over 1,678,118,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 356,600,160 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 39 years, 10 months, and 19 days


📅 You were born on a Monday


🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐂 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: 4,856 days of your life or 13.3 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Back to the Future


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and The News (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 3 ?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

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

1965
Bobby Duncum, Jr., American wrestler

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

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

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

1978
Amanda Schull, American actress (12 Monkeys)

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

1946
Alison Steadman, English actress (Life is Sweet)


📜 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 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.

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 1985

🏒 NHL
Edmonton Oilers defeated Philadelphia Fyers (4 - 1) to win the 1985 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins (38 - 16) to win Super Bowl XIX on January 20, 1985 in Stanford, CA.

⚾ MLB
Kansas City Royals beat St. Cardinals Louis (4 - 3) to win the 1985 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1985 US Open Championships, Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe (7-6(7-1), 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Hana Mandlikova beat Martina Navratilova (7-6(7-3), 1-6, 7-6(7-2)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 26, 1985 can be written as VIII-XXVI-MCMLXXXV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 26, 1985
Day Index: 238th day of 1985
Day of week: Monday
Week Index: 4th Monday of 1985
Next same calendar year: 2030
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 40 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 20,976,620 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,856 days
Months spent sleeping: 159 months
Years spent sleeping: 13.3 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 494 🌔
Life path number: 3
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 1985: 4,873,781,796 Source: un.org

The 1985 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2030. So, mark your calendars!

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