5 August 2023: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Saturday, August 5, 2023 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 17,216,640 breaths and experienced over 98,380,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 20,905,920 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 2 years, 4 months, and 1 day

📅 You were born on a Saturday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐇 Born in → The Year of the Rabbit

😴 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: 285 days of your life or 0.78 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Try That in a Small Town" by Jason Aldean (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was David Guetta followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Martin Garrix 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 2 ?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

1951

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

1950

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

1946

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

1976

Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor (Stairway to Heaven)

1961

[Julie] Tawny Kitaen, American actress (Bachelor Party; Whitesnake videos; Witchboard)

1980

Sophie Winkleman, English actress

1936

John Dancy, American newscaster (Prime Time Sunday)

2184

Christine Lauren Chapel, (Star Trek)

At the age of 74, Benard Arnault was the richest person in the world in 2023 with $211 billion fortune, followed by Elon Musk with $180 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 Underwear Day

National Underwear Day, celebrated on August 5, is a fun holiday that appreciates how underwear keeps us comfortable and confident, coming in all sorts of styles and colors to fit everyone's needs.

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.

Mead Day

Mead Day is a holiday celebrated on the first Saturday of August where people appreciate mead, an ancient alcoholic drink made from fermented honey, often flavored with fruits, spices, or flowers.

🏆 Sports in 2023

🏒 NHL

Florida Panthers defeated Vegas Golden Knights (4 - 1) to win the 2023 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Kansas City Chiefs beat Philadelphia Eagles (38 - 35) to win Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.

⚾ MLB

Texas Rangers beat Arizona Diamondbacks (4 - 1) to win the 2023 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2023 US Open Championships, Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev (6-3, 7-6(7-5), 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Coco Gauff beat Aryna Sabalenka (2-6, 6-3, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 5, 2023 can be written as VIII-V-MMXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 5, 2023
→ Day Index: 217th day of 2023
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 1st Saturday of 2023
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 3 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 1,229,812 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 285 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 9 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 0.78 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 29 🌖
→ Life path number: 2
→ 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 2023: 8,045,311,447 Source: un.org

The 2023 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

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