8 July 2015: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Wednesday, July 8, 2015 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 72,636,480 breaths and experienced over 415,065,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 88,201,440 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 9 years, 10 months, and 11 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐐 Born in → The Year of the Goat

😴 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: 1,201 days of your life or 3.29 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike followed by Hardwell and Martin Garrix according to DJ Mag.

♋ 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 5 ?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

1965

Corey Parker, American actor (How I Got into College, Roger-Eddie Dodd)

1974

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

2001

Riele Downs, Canadian actress (Henry Danger)

1940

Marcia Rodd, American actress (Little Murders, T R Baskins)

1967

Jordan Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer

1934

Marty Feldman, English comedian (Young Frankenstein)

1955

Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress

1962

Rob Burnett, American television head writer (David Letterman)

At the age of 59, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2015 with $79.2 billion fortune, followed by Carlos Slim with $77.1 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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

National Chocolate with Almonds Day

National Chocolate with Almonds Day, celebrated every July 8th, is a special day dedicated to enjoying the delicious combination of chocolate and almonds, which besides being tasty, also offers some benefits for heart health.

Oneofusismissing Day

Oneofusismissing Day, celebrated on July 8, is a special day to remember and honor people we've lost, reminding us to cherish life and come together, regardless of our differences, through activities like sharing stories and watching family videos.

Math 2.0 Day

Math 2.0 Day, celebrated on July 8, is all about how math and technology team up to create cool stuff and make our lives easier, from video games to smartphones.

🏆 Sports in 2015

🏒 NHL

Chicago Blackhawks defeated Tampa Bay Lightning (4 - 2) to win the 2015 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New England Patriots beat Seattle Seahawks (28 - 24) to win Super Bowl XLIX on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, AZ.

⚾ MLB

Kansas City Royals beat New York Mets (4 - 1) to win the 2015 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2015 US Open Championships, Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer (6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Flavia Pennetta beat Roberta Vinci (7-6(7-4), 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 8, 2015 can be written as VII-VIII-MMXV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 8, 2015
→ Day Index: 189th day of 2015
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 2nd Wednesday of 2015
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 10 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 5,188,430 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,201 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 39 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 3.29 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 122 🌖
→ Life path number: 5
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2015: 7,383,008,820 Source: un.org

The 2015 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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