3 August 2012: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Friday, August 3, 2012 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 91,244,160 breaths and experienced over 521,395,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 110,796,480 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 12 years, 4 months, and 21 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌕 The moon was in Full 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: 1,509 days of your life or 4.13 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Marvel's The Avengers

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen (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 3 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 7 ?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 3rd

1992

Karlie Kloss, American model (Project Runway host)

1937

Steven Berkoff, English actor (Rambo: First Blood Part II)

1983

Mamie Gummer, American actress (Nancy Crozier-The Good Wife)

1977

Tómas Lemarquis, Icelandic actor (Nói Albínói)

1955

Corey Burton [Weinberg], American voice actor (Adventures in Odyssey; Dismey themeparks and films)

1967

John Femia, American actor (Square Pegs, Hello Larry)

1950

Jo Marie Payton, American actress (Harriette-Family Matters)

1942

Mary Ann Esposito, American chef and TV host (Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito)

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

1492

Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage with three ships, Santa Maria, Pinta and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain for the "Indies".

1596

David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star).

1914

Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France, beginning World War I.

1934

Adolf Hitler merges the offices of German Chancellor and President, declaring himself "Führer" (leader).

1972

U.S. Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

🎄 Holidays on August 3

National IPA Day (India Pale Ale Beer)

National IPA Day is a special day on the first Thursday of August where people celebrate and learn more about a popular type of beer called India Pale Ale, or IPA, by trying different kinds and sharing their favorites.

National Watermelon Day

National Watermelon Day, celebrated on August 3rd, is a fun holiday that honors the delicious and refreshing watermelon, a fruit with a history that dates back to Ancient Egypt.

National Big Forehead Day

National Big Forehead Day, celebrated on August 3rd, is all about embracing and celebrating people with big foreheads, showing that every feature is beautiful in its own way.

🏆 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 3, 2012 can be written as VIII-III-MMXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 3, 2012
→ Day Index: 216th day of 2012
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 1st Friday of 2012
→ Next same calendar year: 2040
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 13 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 6,517,957 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,509 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 49 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 4.13 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 153 🌕
→ Life path number: 7
→ 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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