Date:August 28, 1979

August 28, 1979

August 8, 1979 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Tuesday, August 28, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 340,945,920 breaths and experienced over 1,948,262,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 414,005,760 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 46 years, 3 months, and 19 days


πŸ“… You were born on a Tuesday


πŸŒ’ The moon was in Waxing phase on this day


βŒ› Born into β†’ Generation X


🐐 Born in β†’ The Year of the Goat


😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?πŸ’€ Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 5,637 days of your life or 15.44 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


🎢 #1 song on your birthday: "My Sharona" by The Knack (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♍ August 28 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.


πŸ”’ 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.


πŸͺ Your ruling planet is Mercury ☿


πŸͺ¨ 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.


πŸ“… Your lucky day β†’ Wednesday


πŸ¦… Your spirit animal β†’ Bear


⭐ Celebrities born on August 28th

1943
David Soul [Solberg], American-British actor (Starsky & Hutch; Here Come s the Brides), and singer ("Don't Give Up On Us")

1965
Satoshi Tajiri, Japanese video game designer (Game Freak, creator of the PokΓ©mon franchise)

1979
Michel Franco, Mexican filmmaker (Memory)

1939
[Catherine] Cassie Mackin, American newswoman (NBC TV) and 1st woman to regularly anchor an evening network newscast alone

1960
Emma [Elizabeth Wylie Samuelson] Samms, British actress (Colby's, General Hospital)

1961
Jennifer Coolidge, American actress and comedian (Legally Blonde film series; Christopher Guest films)

1972
John Buchanan, American actor (Sidekicks, Black Stallion, Family Man)

1945
Bruno Nuytten, French film director (Camille Claudel)


πŸ“œ Historical events on this date

1189
Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan.

1609
English explorer Henry Hudson, discovers and explores Delaware Bay.

1830
1st American built locomotive, "Tom Thumb" races a horse-drawn car from Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. Let history record that due to mechanical problems the horse won!.

1845
Scientific American magazine publishes its first issue.

1963
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I have a dream speech" addressing civil rights march at Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.


πŸŽ„ Holidays on August 28

National Red Wine Day
National Red Wine Day, celebrated on August 28, is a day when people enjoy their favorite red wine however they like, without worrying about the usual rules.

National Cherry Turnover Day
National Cherry Turnover Day, celebrated on August 28th in the United States, is a fun day to enjoy and share cherry-filled puff pastries, a perfect treat for outdoor activities like picnics or camping, as summer winds down.

Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day, celebrated on August 28, is a special day to remember and honor all the beloved pets we've lost, inspired by a heartfelt idea from Deborah Barnes to share cherished memories of our animal friends, from dogs to snakes.


πŸ† Sports in 1979

πŸ’ NHL
Montreal Canadiens defeated New York Rangers (4 - 1) to win the 1979 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys (35 - 31) to win Super Bowl XIII on January 21, 1979 in Miami, FL.

⚾ MLB
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles (4 - 3) to win the 1979 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1979 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis (7-5, 6-3, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Chris Evert (6-4, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 28, 1979 can be written as VIII-XXVIII-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


πŸ”¦ Facts Summary for August 28, 1979
β†’ Day Index: 240th day of 1979
β†’ Day of week: Tuesday
β†’ Week Index: 4th Tuesday of 1979
β†’ Next same calendar year: 2029
β†’ Days until next birthday:
β†’ Age on next birthday: 47 years old
β†’ Days since birth:
β†’ You are: 24,354,363 minutes old
β†’ Days spent sleeping: 5,637 days
β†’ Months spent sleeping: 185 months
β†’ Years spent sleeping: 15.44 years
β†’ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
β†’ Full moons since birth: 573 πŸŒ’
β†’ Life path number: 8
β†’ Zodiac sign: Virgo ♍
β†’ Zodiac ruling planet: Mercury
β†’ Birth flower: Gladiolus
β†’ Birthstone: Peridot and Sardonyx
β†’ Spirit Animal: Bear
β†’ Power Color: Brown
β†’ President of United States:
β†’ World population 1979: 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org

The 1979 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2029. So, mark your calendars!

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