10 August 1979: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Friday, August 10, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

17
days

18
hours

35
minutes

44
seconds

You’ve taken nearly 338,365,440 breaths and experienced over 1,933,516,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 410,872,320 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 11 months, and 13 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐐 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: 5,595 days of your life or 15.33 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♌ August 10 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 8 ?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 10th

1952

Daniel Hugh Kelly, American actor (Hardcastle and McCormick)

1941

Kees van Kooten, Dutch TV host/founder (Simplistic Union)

1965

Claudia Christian, American actress (Babylon 5), and author

1950

Patti Austin, American soul, pop, and jazz singer (with James Ingram - "Come To Me")

1979

Ted Geoghegan, American filmmaker and author

1940

Michael “Tunes” Antunes, American rock and blues saxophonist (John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band), and actor (Eddie And The Cruisers)

1971

Justin Theroux, American actor (Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire)

1984

Mariel Rodriguez [Maria Padilla], Filipina-American TV host

📜 Historical events on this date

610

In Islam, the traditional date of the Laylat al-Qadr, when Muhammad began to receive the Qur'an.

1497

John Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia".

1675

King Charles II and John Flamsteed lay the foundation stone of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.

1846

US Act of Congress passes establishing the Smithsonian Institution, now world's largest museum and research complex.

🎄 Holidays on August 10

National Lazy Day

National Lazy Day is a chill-out holiday on August 10th where you're encouraged to take a break and do absolutely nothing for a day, just relax and enjoy some lazy time.

National S'mores Day

National S'mores Day, celebrated on August 10th, is a fun holiday honoring the classic campfire treat of gooey marshmallows and chocolate squished between graham crackers, encouraging everyone to enjoy this sweet snack and even try new twists on the traditional recipe.

Duran Duran Appreciation Day

Duran Duran Appreciation Day, celebrated every August 10th, is a fun day dedicated to honoring the legendary '80s band Duran Duran, famous for their unique music and groundbreaking music videos, by enjoying their songs and dancing.

🏆 Sports in 1979

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated New York Rangers (4 - 1) to win the 1979 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys (35 - 31) to win Super Bowl XIII on January 21, 1979 in Miami, FL.

⚾ MLB

Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles (4 - 3) to win the 1979 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1979 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis (7-5, 6-3, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Chris Evert (6-4, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 10, 1979 can be written as VIII-X-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 10, 1979
→ Day Index: 222nd day of 1979
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 2nd Friday of 1979
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday: 17 days
→ Age on next birthday: 46 years old
→ Days since birth: 16784 days
→ You are: 24,169,284 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,595 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 184 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 15.33 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 569 🌖
→ Life path number: 8
→ 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 1979: 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org

The 1979 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2029. So, mark your calendars!

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