22 August 1980: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Friday, August 22, 1980 that no one tells you about.

Your next birthday is in:

2
months

22
days

4
hours

19
minutes

44
seconds

You’ve taken nearly 329,656,320 breaths and experienced over 1,883,750,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 400,296,960 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

You have been alive for: 44 years, 9 months, and 8 days

You were born on a Friday

The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

Born into → Millennials Generation

Born in → The Year of the Monkey

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: 5,451 days of your life or 14.93 years.

#1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

#1 song on your birthday: "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John (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 3 ?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

1948

Eleonora Brown, Italian actress (The Sailor from Gibraltar)

1974

Brimstone, American professional wrestler

1973

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

1958

Colm Feore, American actor (The Chronicles of Riddick)

1980

Christi Shake, American model and actress

1975

Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor (Love Actually)

1907

Oliver McGowan, American actor (Banning, Stagecoach)

1986

Keiko Kitagawa, Japanese actress

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 Rainbow Baby Day

National Rainbow Baby Day, celebrated on August 22, honors babies born after their parents have experienced a loss, symbolizing hope and healing like a rainbow after a storm.

National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day

National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day is a special day to remember to take care of our furry cat friends by making sure they have a check-up at the vet for their health.

Sports in 1980

NHL

New York Islanders defeated Philadelphia Flyers (4 - 2) to win the 1980 Stanley Cup.

NFL

Pittsburgh Steelers beat Los Angeles Rams (31 - 19) to win Super Bowl XIV on January 20, 1980 in Pasadena, CA.

MLB

Philadelphia Phillies beat Kansas City Royals (4 - 2) to win the 1980 World Series.

Tennis

In the 1980 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (7-6(7-4), 6-1, 6-7(5-7), 5-7, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Hana Mandlikova (5-7, 6-1, 6-1) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 22, 1980 can be written as VIII-XXII-MCMLXXX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

Facts Summary for August 22, 1980
→ Day Index: 235th day of 1980
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 4th Friday of 1980
→ Next same calendar year: 2036
→ Days until next birthday: 83 days
→ Age on next birthday: 45 years old
→ Days since birth: 16352 days
→ You are: 23,548,300 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,451 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 179 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.93 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 554
→ Life path number: 3
→ 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 1980: 4,458,411,534 Source: un.org

The 1980 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2036. So, mark your calendars!

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