22 August 2012: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Wednesday, August 22, 2012 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 90,800,640 breaths and experienced over 518,860,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 110,257,920 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 12 years, 3 months, and 30 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐉 Born in → The Year of the Dragon

😴 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: 1,501 days of your life or 4.11 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Marvel's The Avengers

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Whistle" by Flo Rida (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Armin van Buuren followed by Tiësto and Avicii according to DJ Mag.

♌ 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 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 22nd

1992

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

1975

Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor (Love Actually)

1979

Brandon Quintin Adams, American actor (The People Under the Stairs)

1939

Valerie Harper, American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Rhoda)

1911

Edith Atwater, American actress (Phyllis-Love on a Rooftop)

1945

James G Richardson, actor (Tim Cassidy-Sierra)

1928

John Lupton, American actor (Tom-Broken Arrow)

1934

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

At the age of 72, Carlos Slim & family was the richest person in the world in 2012 with $69 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $61 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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

Never Bean Better Day

Never Bean Better Day, celebrated on August 22nd, is a day to show love and appreciation for dogs, especially therapy dogs like Bean, who help improve people's lives in various settings.

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.

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 2012

🏒 NHL

Los Angeles Kings defeated New Jersey Devils (4 - 2) to win the 2012 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New York Giants beat New England Patriots (21 - 17) to win Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, IN.

⚾ MLB

San Francisco Giants beat Detroit Tigers (4 - 0) to win the 2012 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2012 US Open Championships, Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic (7-6(12-10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka (6-2, 2-6, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 22, 2012 can be written as VIII-XXII-MMXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 22, 2012
→ Day Index: 235th day of 2012
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 4th Wednesday of 2012
→ Next same calendar year: 2040
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 13 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 6,487,068 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,501 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 49 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 4.11 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 153 🌒
→ 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 2012: 7,128,176,935 Source: un.org

The 2012 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2040. So, mark your calendars!

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