Date:August 28, 1981

August 28, 1981

August 8, 1981 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Friday, August 28, 1981 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 325,523,520 breaths and experienced over 1,860,134,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 395,278,560 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 44 years, 2 months, and 15 days


📅 You were born on a Friday


🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐓 Born in → The Year of the Rooster


😴 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: 5,382 days of your life or 14.75 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Raiders of the Lost Ark


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (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.


🔢 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 28th

1979
Michel Franco, Mexican filmmaker (Memory)

1986
Armand "Armie" Hammer, American actor

1949
Charles Rocket, American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live)

1940
Ken Jenkins, American actor (Scrubs - Dr. Bob Kelso)

1952
Guy Nadon, Canadian actor (L'ange gardien)

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

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

1957
Daniel Stern, American actor (City Slickers, Wonder Years)


📜 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.


🎄 Holidays on August 28

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.

National Bow Tie Day
National Bow Tie Day, celebrated on August 28, is a fun holiday where everyone is encouraged to wear a bow tie, showcasing their style and adding a touch of class to any outfit, even jeans!

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.


🏆 Sports in 1981

🏒 NHL
New York Islanders defeated Minnesota North Stars (4 - 1) to win the 1981 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XV on January 25, 1981 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB
Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees (4 - 2) to win the 1981 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1981 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova (1-6, 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-1)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 28, 1981 can be written as VIII-XXVIII-MCMLXXXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 28, 1981
Day Index: 240th day of 1981
Day of week: Friday
Week Index: 4th Friday of 1981
Next same calendar year: 2026
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 45 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 23,251,848 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,382 days
Months spent sleeping: 177 months
Years spent sleeping: 14.75 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 547 🌘
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 1981: 4,537,845,777 Source: un.org

The 1981 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2026. So, mark your calendars!

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