Date:August 26, 1983

August 26, 1983

August 8, 1983 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Friday, August 26, 1983 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 304,274,880 breaths and experienced over 1,738,713,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 369,476,640 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 41 years, 3 months, and 26 days


📅 You were born on a Friday


🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐖 Born in → The Year of the Pig


😴 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: 5,031 days of your life or 13.78 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police (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 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 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

1928
Yvette Vickers [Vedder], American actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman; Attack of the Giant Leeches), and Playboy playmate (July 1959)

1977
Saeko Chiba, Japanese voice actor and singer

1937
Tom Heinsohn, American NBA star, coach (Boston Celtics) and broadcaster

1954
Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ and actor (Funny Man)

1922
Irving R. Levine, American journalist (NBC News)

1978
Amanda Schull, American actress (12 Monkeys)

1960
Ola Ray, American model, Playboy playmate (Jun, 1980) and actress (girlfriend in Thriller music video)

1919
Ronny Graham [Stringer], American composer, lyricist, screenwriter (M*A*S*H (TV series), and actor (Chico & the Man; Mel Brooks films)


📜 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

National Toilet Paper Day
National Toilet Paper Day, celebrated on August 26th, appreciates the importance of toilet paper, a basic yet essential item we often take for granted until it's missing.

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 Dog Day
National Dog Day, celebrated on August 26th, is a special day dedicated to showing love and appreciation for our loyal and furry dog friends who have been with humans for over 14,000 years.


🏆 Sports in 1983

🏒 NHL
New York Islanders defeated Edmonton Oilers (4 - 0) to win the 1983 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Washington Redskins beat Miami Dolphins (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XVII on January 30, 1983 in Pasadena, CA.

⚾ MLB
Baltimore Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies (4 - 1) to win the 1983 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1983 US Open Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Ivan Lendl (6-3, 6-7(2-7), 7-5, 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Martina Navratilova beat Chris Evert (6-1, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 26, 1983 can be written as VIII-XXVI-MCMLXXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 26, 1983
Day Index: 238th day of 1983
Day of week: Friday
Week Index: 4th Friday of 1983
Next same calendar year: 2033
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 42 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 21,734,664 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,031 days
Months spent sleeping: 165 months
Years spent sleeping: 13.78 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 512 🌖
Life path number: 1
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 1983: 4,701,530,843 Source: un.org

The 1983 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2033. So, mark your calendars!

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