26 August 1973: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Sunday, August 26, 1973 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

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You’ve taken nearly 383,140,800 breaths and experienced over 2,189,376,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 465,242,400 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 52 years, and 12 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent 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: 6,335 days of your life or 17.36 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Sting

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

♍ August 26 zodiac sign is Virgo ?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 9 ?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 Mercury ☿

🪨 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 → Wednesday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Bear

⭐ Celebrities born on August 26th

1922

Irving R. Levine, American journalist (NBC News)

1976

Mike Colter, American actor (Luke Cage in Marvel Universe)

1952

Michael Jeter, American actor (The Fisher King)

1928

Yvette Vickers [Vedder], American actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman; Attack of the Giant Leeches), and Playboy playmate (July 1959)

1986

Cassie [Ventura], American singer (Me & U) and actress

1919

Ronny Graham [Stringer], American composer, lyricist, screenwriter (M*A*S*H (TV series), and actor (Chico & the Man; Mel Brooks films)

1941

Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress (You Only Live Twice)

1988

Evan Ross [Naess], American actor (96 Minutes), and singer

📜 Historical events on this date

1346

Battle of Crecy, south of Calais in northern France; Edward III's English longbows defeat Philip VI's army, cannons used for first time in battle.

1924

The Catastrophe of Smyrna: known as the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks. The Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor. (August 13 OS).

1945

Japanese diplomats board USS Missouri to receive instructions on Japan's surrender at the end of WWII.

1959

British Motor Corporation introduced the Morris Mini-Minor, designed by Alec Issigonis it was only 10 ft long but seated 4 passengers.

1996

US President Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law, representing major shift in welfare policy.

🎄 Holidays on August 26

Women's Equality Day

Women's Equality Day celebrates the victory of women getting the right to vote in 1920 and reminds us to keep fighting for women's rights and equality in all areas of life.

National Cherry Popsicle Day

National Cherry Popsicle Day, celebrated every August 26, is a fun holiday where everyone enjoys cherry-flavored popsicles to cool off and celebrate a favorite summer treat.

National WebMistress Day

National WebMistress Day, celebrated on August 26th, honors women who design and manage websites, encouraging more girls to explore careers in technology and STEM fields.

🏆 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 26, 1973 can be written as VIII-XXVI-MCMLXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 26, 1973
→ Day Index: 238th day of 1973
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 4th Sunday of 1973
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday: 352 days
→ Age on next birthday: 53 years old
→ Days since birth: 19005 days
→ You are: 27,367,699 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 6,335 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 208 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 17.36 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 644 🌘
→ Life path number: 9
→ Zodiac sign: Virgo ♍
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Mercury
→ Birth flower: Gladiolus
→ Birthstone: Peridot and Sardonyx
→ Spirit Animal: Bear
→ Power Color: Brown
→ 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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