Date:August 5, 2018

August 5, 2018

August 8, 2018 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Sunday, August 5, 2018 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 46,751,040 breaths and experienced over 267,148,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 56,769,120 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 6 years, 4 months, and 5 days


📅 You were born on a Sunday


🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha


🐕 Born in → The Year of the Dog


😴 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: 773 days of your life or 2.12 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Black Panther


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "In My Feelings" by Drake (source: Billboard Hot 100)


The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Hardwell 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 6 ?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

1972
Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese professional wrestler

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

1974
Kajol Mukherjee, Indian actress (Fanaa, My Name Is Khan)

1980
Sophie Winkleman, English actress

1950
Holly Palance, American actress (Thorn Birds, Ripley's Believe It)

1936
John Dancy, American newscaster (Prime Time Sunday)

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

1937
Alan Howard, English theater and film actor (Royal Shakespeare Company)

At the age of 54, Jeff Bezos was the richest person in the world in 2018 with $112 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $90 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

Sandcastle Day
Sandcastle Day, celebrated on the first Saturday in August, is a fun holiday that encourages everyone to enjoy building sandcastles at the beach, reminding us of the simple joys of summer and childhood.

National Oyster Day
National Oyster Day, celebrated every year on August 5th, is a day dedicated to appreciating and enjoying oysters, a type of seafood that can be eaten in many delicious ways, from raw to boiled or even in soup.

National Couscous Day
National Couscous Day, celebrated on August 5th, is a day to enjoy and spread the love for this versatile, healthy North African grain that pairs well with a variety of foods.


🏆 Sports in 2018

🏒 NHL
Washington Capitals defeated Las Vegas Golden Knights (4 - 1) to win the 2018 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Philadelphia Eagles beat New England Patriots (41 - 33) to win Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, MN.

⚾ MLB
Boston Red Sox beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 3) to win the 2018 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2018 US Open Championships, Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro (6-3, 7-6(7-4), 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Naomi Osaka beat Serena Williams (6-2, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 5, 2018 can be written as VIII-V-MMXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 5, 2018
Day Index: 217th day of 2018
Day of week: Sunday
Week Index: 1st Sunday of 2018
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 7 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 3,340,559 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 773 days
Months spent sleeping: 25 months
Years spent sleeping: 2.12 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 79 🌗
Life path number: 6
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 2018: 7,632,819,325 Source: un.org

The 2018 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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