Date:August 5, 2001

August 5, 2001

August 8, 2001 birthday facts

Learn cool facts about Sunday, August 5, 2001 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 170,210,880 breaths and experienced over 972,633,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 206,684,640 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 23 years, 1 month, and 11 days


📅 You were born on a Sunday


🌕 The moon was in Full phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation Z


🐍 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: 2,814 days of your life or 7.71 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Bootylicious" by Destiny's Child (source: Billboard Hot 100)


The number 1 DJ in the world was John Digweed followed by Sasha and Danny Tenaglia according to DJ Mag.

♌ August 5 zodiac sign is Leo ?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 Sun


🪨 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 → Sunday


🦅 Your spirit animal → Salmon


Celebrities born on August 5th

1981
Jesse Williams, American actor (Grey's Anatomy), director and activist

1968
Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Japanese professional wrestler

1946
Erika Slezak, American actress (One Life to Live - "Viki")

2184
Christine Lauren Chapel, (Star Trek)

1951
John Jarratt, Australian actor, director and producer (Picnic at Hanging Rock)

1975
Antony Cotton, English actor (Coronation Street)

1970
James Gunn, American filmmaker (Guardians of the Galaxy)

1997
Olivia Holt, American actress (Cloak and Dagger) and singer

At the age of 45, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2001 with $58.7 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $32.3 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

910
The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl Aethelred.

1305
William Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution.

1583
Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the British crown - first English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire.

1716
Battle of Petrovaradin/Peterwardein: Habsburgs under Eugene of Savoy defeat the Turks in a decisive victory.

1864
Battle of Mobile Bay, won by the Union Army led by Rear Admiral Farragut with the cry "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" (US Civil War).


🎄 Holidays on August 5

National Jamaican Patty Day
National Jamaican Patty Day is a celebration on the first Saturday of August where people enjoy spicy, flaky pastries filled with meats or seafood, showcasing unique Caribbean flavors.

Work Like a Dog Day
Work Like a Dog Day, celebrated on August 5, is a day to acknowledge and appreciate people who put in extra effort in their work, inspired by the hardworking nature of dogs, especially those trained to assist.

National Dash Cam Day
National Dash Cam Day, celebrated on August 5th, encourages drivers to use dashboard cameras in their cars to improve road safety by recording what happens while driving.


🏆 Sports in 2001

🏒 NHL
Colorado Avalanche defeated New Jersey Devils (4 - 3) to win the 2001 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants (34 - 7) to win Super Bowl XXXV on January 28, 2001 in Tampa Bay, FL.

⚾ MLB
Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees (4 - 3) to win the 2001 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2001 US Open Championships, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras (7-6(7-4), 6-1, 6-1) to win the men's singles title. Venus Williams beat Serena Williams (6-2, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 5, 2001 can be written as VIII-V-MMI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 5, 2001
Day Index: 217th day of 2001
Day of week: Sunday
Week Index: 1st Sunday of 2001
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 24 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 12,158,201 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 2,814 days
Months spent sleeping: 92 months
Years spent sleeping: 7.71 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 286 🌕
Life path number: 7
Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
Birth flower: Gladiolus
Birthstone: Peridot and Sardonyx
Spirit Animal: Salmon
Power Color: Orange
President of United States:
World population 2001: 6,223,412,158 Source: un.org

The 2001 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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