13 August 2014: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Wednesday, August 13, 2014 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 76,265,280 breaths and experienced over 435,801,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 92,607,840 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 10 years, 4 months, and 8 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 Horse

😴 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: 1,261 days of your life or 3.45 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: American Sniper

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Rude" by Magic! (source: Billboard Hot 100)

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

♌ August 13 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 1 ?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 13th

1900

Gordon Sparling, Canadian pioneering filmmaker (Canadian Cameo series - Canada's first major films with sound)

1929

Pat Harrington Jr, American actor (Danny Thomas Show, 1 Day at a Time)

1951

Jeff Altman, American comedian and actor (Nurses; Pink Lady; Soul Man)

1941

Erin Fleming, Canadian actress

1955

Paul Greengrass, English film director (Bloody Sunday)

1943

Susan Jameson, English actress (Secret World of Polly Flint)

1944

Kevin Tighe, American actor (Newsie, Another 48 Hours, K-9)

1933

Madhur Jaffrey (née Bahadur), Indian stage and screen actress (Shakespeare Wallah), and James Beard award-winning cookbook writer (An Invitation to Indian Cooking)

At the age of 58, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2014 with $76 billion fortune, followed by Carlos Slim & family with $72 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1521

Spanish conquistadors under Hernán Cortes capture Aztec Emperor Cuauhtemoc in Tenochtitlan marking the end of the Aztec Empire.

1536

Buddhist monks from Kyōto's Enryaku Temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536).

1642

Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovers Martian south polar cap.

1788

Prussia joins Anglo-Dutch alliance to form Triple Alliance to prevent spread of Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90.

1937

Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese forces begin the Battle of Shanghai, a conflict that will last 3 months and involve 1 million troops.

🎄 Holidays on August 13

National Prosecco Day

National Prosecco Day, celebrated on August 13, is a fun holiday to enjoy the bubbly Italian sparkling wine, marking the end of summer with a festive cheer.

Gay Uncles Day

Gay Uncles Day, celebrated on the second Sunday of August, is a special day to honor and support gay uncles and other LGBTQ+ family members, highlighting the importance of love, acceptance, and the unique roles they play in our lives.

National Filet Mignon Day

National Filet Mignon Day, celebrated on August 13th, is all about appreciating the luxurious and tender steak cut known as filet mignon, a favorite in fancy restaurants because of its melt-in-your-mouth quality.

🏆 Sports in 2014

🏒 NHL

Los Angeles Kings defeated New York Rangers (4 - 1) to win the 2014 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Seattle Seahawks beat Denver Broncos (43 - 8) to win Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2, 2014 in East Rutherford, NJ.

⚾ MLB

San Francisco Giants beat Kansas City Royals (4 - 3) to win the 2014 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2014 US Open Championships, Marin Cilic defeated Kei Nishikori (6-3, 6-3, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Caroline Wozniacki (6-3, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 13, 2014 can be written as VIII-XIII-MMXIV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 13, 2014
→ Day Index: 225th day of 2014
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 2nd Wednesday of 2014
→ Next same calendar year: 2025
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 11 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 5,448,789 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,261 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 41 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 3.45 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 128 🌖
→ Life path number: 1
→ 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 2014: 7,298,453,033 Source: un.org

The 2014 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2025. So, mark your calendars!

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