Date:August 8, 1985

August 8, 1985

August 8, 1985 birthday facts

Learn interesting facts about Thursday, August 8, 1985 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 297,097,920 breaths and experienced over 1,697,702,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 360,761,760 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 40 years, 4 months, and 5 days


📅 You were born on a Thursday


🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐂 Born in → The Year of the Ox


😴 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: 4,912 days of your life or 13.46 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Back to the Future


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Shout" by Tears for Fears (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♌ August 8 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 3 ?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 8th

1955
Branscombe Richmond, American actor (Renegade, Commando)

1980
Michael Urie, American actor and director

1981
Kaori Iida, Japanese pop singer and actress (Morning Musume; Dream Morning Musume)

1987
Katie Leung, Scottish actress (Harry Potter love interest)

1962
Suzee Pai, American actress (Big Trouble in Little China)

1935
Donald P. Bellisario, American television producer (Magnum P.I., NCIS)

1947
Larry Wilcox, actor (Lassie, Officer Jon Baker-CHiPs)

1967
Howard Cross, American NFL tight end, 1989-2001 (NY Giants), and broadcaster


📜 Historical events on this date

1509
Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire in Southern India.

1609
Venetian senate examines Galileo Galilei's telescope.

1786
US Congress unanimously chooses the dollar as the money unit for the United States.

1925
1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (between 25,000 and 40,000 marchers) in Washington, D.C.

1945
USSR establishes a communist government in North Korea.

1974
US President Richard Nixon announces he will resign at 12pm the next day.

1988
Ceasefire between Iran & Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war.


🎄 Holidays on August 8

National Tarantula Appreciation Day
National Tarantula Appreciation Day, celebrated on August 8th, is all about showing love for these often misunderstood, hairy spiders, highlighting their gentleness and the powerful symbolism they carry.

National Mochi Day
National Mochi Day, celebrated on August 8, is all about enjoying and appreciating mochi, a sweet and sticky Japanese rice cake that comes in various shapes and can be combined with treats like ice cream for a delicious dessert.

National Dollar Day
National Dollar Day, celebrated on August 8, marks the creation of the U.S. monetary system, acknowledging the importance of the dollar which is widely used around the world and had over $2 trillion in circulation as of early 2021.


🏆 Sports in 1985

🏒 NHL
Edmonton Oilers defeated Philadelphia Fyers (4 - 1) to win the 1985 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins (38 - 16) to win Super Bowl XIX on January 20, 1985 in Stanford, CA.

⚾ MLB
Kansas City Royals beat St. Cardinals Louis (4 - 3) to win the 1985 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1985 US Open Championships, Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe (7-6(7-1), 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Hana Mandlikova beat Martina Navratilova (7-6(7-3), 1-6, 7-6(7-2)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 8, 1985 can be written as VIII-VIII-MCMLXXXV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 8, 1985
Day Index: 220th day of 1985
Day of week: Thursday
Week Index: 2nd Thursday of 1985
Next same calendar year: 2030
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 41 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 21,221,467 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 4,912 days
Months spent sleeping: 161 months
Years spent sleeping: 13.46 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 500 🌗
Life path number: 3
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 1985: 4,873,781,796 Source: un.org

The 1985 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2030. So, mark your calendars!

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