Date:August 28, 2001

August 28, 2001

August 8, 2001 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Tuesday, August 28, 2001 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 172,186,560 breaths and experienced over 983,923,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 209,083,680 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 23 years, 4 months, and 18 days


📅 You were born on a Tuesday


🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation Z


🐍 Born in → The Year of the Serpent


😴 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: 2,847 days of your life or 7.8 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Fallin" by Alicia Keys (source: Billboard Hot 100)


The number 1 DJ in the world was John Digweed followed by Sasha and Danny Tenaglia according to DJ Mag.

♍ August 28 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 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 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 28th

1929
Roxie Roker, Bahamian-American actress (The Jeffersons- Helen Willis)

1943
David Soul [Solberg], American-British actor (Starsky & Hutch; Here Come s the Brides), and singer ("Don't Give Up On Us")

1961
Jennifer Coolidge, American actress and comedian (Legally Blonde film series; Christopher Guest films)

1960
Emma [Elizabeth Wylie Samuelson] Samms, British actress (Colby's, General Hospital)

1968
Billy Boyd, Scottish actor (Seed of Chucky)

1949
Charles Rocket, American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live)

1969
Jack Black, American actor (High Fidelity; Kung Fu Panda), comedian, and singer (Tenacious D)

1944
Boyd Coddington, American auto designer (owner Boyd Coddington Hot Rod Shop) and television host (American Hot Rod on TLC)

At the age of 45, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2001 with $58.7 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $32.3 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1189
Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan.

1609
English explorer Henry Hudson, discovers and explores Delaware Bay.

1830
1st American built locomotive, "Tom Thumb" races a horse-drawn car from Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. Let history record that due to mechanical problems the horse won!.

1845
Scientific American magazine publishes its first issue.

1963
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I have a dream speech" addressing civil rights march at Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.


🎄 Holidays on August 28

National Cherry Turnover Day
National Cherry Turnover Day, celebrated on August 28th in the United States, is a fun day to enjoy and share cherry-filled puff pastries, a perfect treat for outdoor activities like picnics or camping, as summer winds down.

Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day, celebrated on August 28, is a special day to remember and honor all the beloved pets we've lost, inspired by a heartfelt idea from Deborah Barnes to share cherished memories of our animal friends, from dogs to snakes.

Crackers Over The Keyboard Day
Crackers Over The Keyboard Day, celebrated on August 28th, is a fun holiday where you can enjoy eating crackers right over your computer keyboard without worrying about the mess, just clean up when you're done.


🏆 Sports in 2001

🏒 NHL
Colorado Avalanche defeated New Jersey Devils (4 - 3) to win the 2001 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants (34 - 7) to win Super Bowl XXXV on January 28, 2001 in Tampa Bay, FL.

⚾ MLB
Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees (4 - 3) to win the 2001 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2001 US Open Championships, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras (7-6(7-4), 6-1, 6-1) to win the men's singles title. Venus Williams beat Serena Williams (6-2, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 28, 2001 can be written as VIII-XXVIII-MMI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for August 28, 2001
Day Index: 240th day of 2001
Day of week: Tuesday
Week Index: 4th Tuesday of 2001
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 24 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 12,299,097 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 2,847 days
Months spent sleeping: 93 months
Years spent sleeping: 7.8 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 290 🌔
Life path number: 3
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 2001: 6,223,412,158 Source: un.org

The 2001 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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