Date:August 26, 1989

August 26, 1989

August 8, 1989 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Saturday, August 26, 1989 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 267,281,280 breaths and experienced over 1,527,321,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 324,555,840 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 36 years, 3 months, and 18 days


📅 You were born on a Saturday


🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐍 Born in → The Year of the Serpent


😴 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: 4,419 days of your life or 12.11 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Batman


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx (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

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

1921
David Begelman, American film producer who embezzled Columbia Pictures

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

1940
Don LaFontaine, American voice actor

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

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

1977
Saeko Chiba, Japanese voice actor and singer

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


📜 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.

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.


🏆 Sports in 1989

🏒 NHL
Calgary Flames defeated Montreal Canadiens (4 - 2) to win the 1989 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals (20 - 16) to win Super Bowl XXIII on January 22, 1989 in Miami, FL.

⚾ MLB
Oakland Athletics beat San Francisco Giants (4 - 0) to win the 1989 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1989 US Open Championships, Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl (7-6(7-2), 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-4)) to win the men's singles title. Steffi Graf beat Martina Navratilova (3-6, 7-5, 6-1) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 26, 1989 can be written as VIII-XXVI-MCMLXXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 26, 1989
Day Index: 238th day of 1989
Day of week: Saturday
Week Index: 4th Saturday of 1989
Next same calendar year: 2034
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 37 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 19,092,138 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,419 days
Months spent sleeping: 145 months
Years spent sleeping: 12.11 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 449 🌘
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 1989: 5,240,735,117 Source: un.org

The 1989 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

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