8 July 2021: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Thursday, July 8, 2021 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 22,478,400 breaths and experienced over 128,448,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 27,295,200 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 3 years, and 19 days

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐂 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: 372 days of your life or 1.02 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Spider-Man: No Way Home

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Butter" by BTS (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was David Guetta followed by Martin Garrix and Armin van Buuren 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 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 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

1942

Janice Pennington, American Playboy playmate (May 1971) and model (The Price is Right)

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)

1977

Milo Ventimiglia, American actor (Gilmore Girls, This is Us)

1962

Rob Burnett, American television head writer (David Letterman)

1949

Frank Delima, American comedian

1928

Norma Donaldson, American stage and screen singer and actress (Across 110th Street; Poetic Justice; The Young And The Restless)

2001

Riele Downs, Canadian actress (Henry Danger)

1960

Valerie Pettiford, American actress (One Life to Live, Half & Half)

At the age of 50, Elon Musk was the richest person in the world in 2021 with $274 billion fortune, followed by Jeff Bezos with $197 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 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 Love Your Skin Day

National Love Your Skin Day, celebrated on July 8, is a day to remember to take care of your skin through simple steps like moisturizing and wearing sunscreen, emphasizing that healthy skin care doesn't have to be expensive or complicated.

National Blueberry Day

National Blueberry Day, celebrated on July 8th, is all about appreciating the tasty and health-packed blueberries, highlighting their nutritional benefits and encouraging everyone to enjoy their deliciousness.

🏆 Sports in 2021

🏒 NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Montreal Canadiens (4 - 1) to win the 2021 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Kansas City Chiefs (31 - 9) to win Super Bowl LV on February 7, 2021 in Inglewood, CA.

⚾ MLB

Atlanta Braves beat Houston Astros (4 - 1) to win the 2021 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2021 US Open Championships, Daniil Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic (6-4, 6-4, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Emma Raducanu beat Leylah Fernandez (6-4, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 8, 2021 can be written as VII-VIII-MMXXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 8, 2021
→ Day Index: 189th day of 2021
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 2nd Thursday of 2021
→ Next same calendar year: 2027
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 4 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 1,605,684 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 372 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 12 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 1.02 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 38 🌘
→ Life path number: 2
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2021: 7,924,798,739 Source: un.org

The 2021 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2027. So, mark your calendars!

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