July 8, 1981 | BirthdayAnswers

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, July 8, 1981 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 315,322,560 breaths and experienced over 1,801,843,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 382,891,680 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 42 years, 9 months, and 27 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐓 Born in → The Year of the Rooster

😴 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: 5,214 days of your life or 14.28 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Raiders of the Lost Ark

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♋ July 8 zodiac sign is Cancer ?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 Moon ☽

🪨 Your birthstone is Ruby ?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 July is Larkspur ?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 → Monday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Woodpecker

⭐ Celebrities born on July 8th

1935

Steve Lawrence [Sidney Leibowitz], American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning pop singer ("Go Away Little Girl"; Steve and Eydie), and actor (The Lonely Guy; The Blues Brothers)

1944

Jeffrey Tambor, American character actor (Larry Sanders - "Hank"; Arrested Decelopment)

1971

Wendy Benson, American actress (Meredith-As the World Turns)

1917

Faye Emerson, American actress (I've Got a Secret)

1974

Tami Erin, American actress and model (The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking)

1987

Vlada Roslyakova, Russian model

1955

Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress

1998

Jaden Smith, American actor (The Karate Kid)

📜 Historical events on this date

1099

First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on.

1497

Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departs on his first voyage, becoming the 1st European to reach India by sea.

1777

Vermont introduces new constitution making it the 1st US state to abolish slavery.

1800

Dr Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination in the US to his son to prevent smallpox.

1853

Commodore Matthew C. Perry sails his frigate Susquehanna into Tokyo Bay, opening Japan to Western influence and trade.

1948

500th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated in Moscow.

🎄 Holidays on July 8

Be a Kid Again Day

Be a Kid Again Day, on July 8, is a fun holiday where everyone gets to act like a kid again, forgetting all adult worries and just having a blast like when they were younger.

National Video Game Day

National Video Game Day on July 8 is a holiday where everyone is encouraged to play and enjoy their favorite video games, celebrating the huge variety and community of gaming that has grown since the first simple video game was created.

National Ice Cream Sundae Day

National Ice Cream Sundae Day, celebrated every July 8th, is a fun day where people across the U.S. enjoy their favorite ice cream sundaes, topped with delicious syrups and various toppings like fruits and nuts.

🏆 Sports in 1981

🏒 NHL

New York Islanders defeated Minnesota North Stars (4 - 1) to win the 1981 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XV on January 25, 1981 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees (4 - 2) to win the 1981 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1981 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova (1-6, 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-1)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 8, 1981 can be written as VII-VIII-MCMLXXXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 8, 1981
→ Day Index: 189th day of 1981
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 2nd Wednesday of 1981
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 43 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 22,524,058 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,214 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 171 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.28 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 530 🌒
→ Life path number: 7
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1981: 4,537,845,777 Source: un.org

The 1981 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2026. So, mark your calendars!

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