Date:August 31, 1979

August 31, 1979

August 8, 1979 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Friday, August 31, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 334,595,520 breaths and experienced over 1,911,974,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 406,294,560 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 5 months, and 7 days


📅 You were born on a Friday


🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation X


🐐 Born in → The Year of the Goat


😴 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: 5,532 days of your life or 15.16 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


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


♍ August 31 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 11 ?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 31st

1954
Tula [Caroline Cossey], English transsexual model (For Your Eyes Only)

1981
Joe Swanberg, American filmmaker (mumblecore film movement)

1934
Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor

1916
Daniel Schorr, American broadcast journalist (CBS)

1923
Larry Grayson, British comedian (Generation Game)

1914
Richard Basehart, American actor (Voyage to Bottom of Sea)

1984
Rajkummar Rao, Indian film actor (Shahid)

1892
Claire DuBrey, American actress (Lightnin' in the Forest)


📜 Historical events on this date

1142
Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League - with the aid of Hiawatha and Deganawidah.

1945
The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies.

1957
Federation of Malaya gains independence from Great Britain.

1994
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Sinn Fein) declares a ceasefire in Northern Ireland.

1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris.


🎄 Holidays on August 31

National Matchmaker Day
National Matchmaker Day, celebrated on August 31st, is a day to appreciate those who help people find love and happiness by bringing them together.

We Love Memoirs Day
"We Love Memoirs Day, celebrated every year on August 31, is all about appreciating the stories and personal experiences people share in their memoirs, giving us a unique look into their lives and the events that shaped them."

Eat Outside Day
Eat Outside Day, celebrated on August 31, encourages everyone to enjoy their meals in the fresh air, just like our ancestors did, whether you prefer a fancy meal in the open or a simple picnic in nature.


🏆 Sports in 1979

🏒 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 31, 1979 can be written as VIII-XXXI-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 31, 1979
Day Index: 243rd day of 1979
Day of week: Friday
Week Index: 5th Friday of 1979
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 46 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 23,901,072 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,532 days
Months spent sleeping: 182 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.16 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 563 🌓
Life path number: 11
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 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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