Date:August 30, 1979

August 30, 1979

August 8, 1979 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Thursday, August 30, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 334,776,960 breaths and experienced over 1,913,011,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 406,514,880 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 5 months, and 16 days


πŸ“… You were born on a Thursday


πŸŒ“ The moon was in First Quarter 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: 5,535 days of your life or 15.17 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


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


♍ August 30 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 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.


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 30th

1951
Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer and actress (Flight of the Doves)

1914
Julie Bishop [Jacqueline Wells], American actress (My Hero, Northern Pursuit, Threat)

1983
Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor

1939
Elizabeth Ashley, American actress (Coma, Evening Shade)

1908
Fred MacMurray, American actor (Double Indemnity, The Apartment, My Three Sons)

1977
Elden Henson, American actor (Daredevil)

1944
Freek de Jonge, Dutch comedian (Neerlands Hoop)

1967
Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model (Victoria’s Secret)


πŸ“œ Historical events on this date

1146
European leaders outlaw crossbow, intending to end war for all time.

1363
Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history during Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty.

1590
Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590).

1682
William Penn leaves England to sail to the New World.

1928
Jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India.

1941
Siege of Leningrad by German troops begins during WWII.


πŸŽ„ Holidays on August 30

National Toasted Marshmallow Day
National Toasted Marshmallow Day, celebrated on August 30, is a fun holiday where we toast marshmallows over a fire, marking the end of summer and honoring a treat that originated thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt.

National Holistic Pet Day
National Holistic Pet Day, celebrated on August 30, encourages us to care for our pets' overall well-being, including their physical health, mental state, and happiness, through activities like playing fetch.

National Beach Day
National Beach Day, celebrated on August 30, is a fun holiday that encourages people to enjoy and protect our beautiful beaches by keeping them clean and safe.


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 30, 1979 can be written as VIII-XXX-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


πŸ”¦ Facts Summary for August 30, 1979
β†’ Day Index: 242nd day of 1979
β†’ Day of week: Thursday
β†’ Week Index: 5th Thursday of 1979
β†’ Next same calendar year: 2029
β†’ Days until next birthday:
β†’ Age on next birthday: 46 years old
β†’ Days since birth:
β†’ You are: 23,913,106 minutes old
β†’ Days spent sleeping: 5,535 days
β†’ Months spent sleeping: 182 months
β†’ Years spent sleeping: 15.17 years
β†’ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
β†’ Full moons since birth: 563 πŸŒ“
β†’ Life path number: 1
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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