22 August 1973: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, August 22, 1973 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 377,979,840 breaths and experienced over 2,159,884,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 458,975,520 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 51 years, 3 months, and 30 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐂 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: 6,250 days of your life or 17.12 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Sting

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Brother Louie" by Stories (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♌ August 22 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 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 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 22nd

1935

Morton Dean [Dubitsky], American TV news correspondent, anchor (CBS, ABC), and author

1934

Diana Sands, American actress (Raisin in the Sun, Doctor's Wife)

1985

Jey Uso [Joshua Samuel Fatu], American professional wrestler (Raw Tag Team champion with twin brother Jimmy)

1953

Paul Ellering, American wrestling manager

1915

Hugh Paddick, English actor (Round the Horne)

1973

Kristen Wiig, American comedian and actress (Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters)

1968

Casper Christensen, Danish comedian (Hvaffor en hånd)

1992

Naomi Ackie, English actress (The End of the F***ing World)

📜 Historical events on this date

1485

Battle of Bosworth Field - Henry Tudor's forces defeat English King Richard III during last battle in the Wars of the Roses.

1639

Madras (now Chennai), India, founded by the British East India Company on sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.

1642

Civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament.

1864

First Geneva Convention adopted in Geneva "for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field".

1864

First Geneva Convention, governing the protection of victims in warfare, signed by 12 nations.

1945

Vietnam conflict begins as Ho Chi Minh leads a successful coup.

🎄 Holidays on August 22

National Bao Day

National Bao Day, celebrated on August 22, is all about enjoying and learning more about the delicious and diverse dumplings called bao, which come stuffed with everything from pork to sweet custard.

National Surgical Oncologist Day

National Surgical Oncologist Day, celebrated on August 22, honors doctors who specialize in removing tumors and fighting cancer, helping many people live longer and healthier lives.

Be An Angel Day

Be An Angel Day, celebrated every August 22, is about doing good deeds, big or small, to make the world a better place by being kind and helpful to others.

🏆 Sports in 1973

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Chicago Blackhawks (4 - 2) to win the 1973 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins (14 - 7) to win Super Bowl VII on January 14, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.

⚾ MLB

Oakland Athletics beat New York Mets (4 - 3) to win the 1973 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1973 US Open Championships, John Newcombe defeated Jan Kodeš (6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Margaret Court beat Evonne Goolagong Cawley (7-6, 5-7, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 22, 1973 can be written as VIII-XXII-MCMLXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 22, 1973
→ Day Index: 234th day of 1973
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 4th Wednesday of 1973
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 52 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 26,999,170 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 6,250 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 205 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 17.12 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 636 🌗
→ Life path number: 5
→ 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 1973: 3,927,538,695 Source: un.org

The 1973 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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