30 August 2017: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, August 30, 2017 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 53,847,360 breaths and experienced over 307,699,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 65,386,080 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 7 years, 3 months, and 23 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐓 Born in → The Year of the Rooster

😴 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: 890 days of your life or 2.44 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Armin van Buuren according to DJ Mag.

♍ August 30 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 30th

1976

Sarah-Jane Potts, English actress

1938

Steve Delaney, English newscaster (Monitor)

1973

Lisa Ling, American journalist (CNN)

1956

Jayne Irving, English TV hostess (Live at 3)

1896

Raymond Massey, Canadian-American stage and screen actor (Abe Lincoln In Illinois; Dr. Kildare (TV series))

1959

Mark Jackson, Australian rules footballer and actor

1925

Julien Schoenaerts, Flemish actor (Daens/Medea)

1949

Christopher Collins, American actor (True Identity), voice actor (Cobra Commander-G.I. Joe) and comedian

At the age of 61, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2017 with $86 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $75.6 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1146

European leaders outlaw crossbow, intending to end war for all time.

1363

Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history during Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty.

1590

Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590).

1682

William Penn leaves England to sail to the New World.

1928

Jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India.

1941

Siege of Leningrad by German troops begins during WWII.

🎄 Holidays on August 30

National Beach Day

National Beach Day, celebrated on August 30, is a fun holiday that encourages people to enjoy and protect our beautiful beaches by keeping them clean and safe.

National Toasted Marshmallow Day

National Toasted Marshmallow Day, celebrated on August 30, is a fun holiday where we toast marshmallows over a fire, marking the end of summer and honoring a treat that originated thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt.

Slinky Day

Slinky Day, celebrated on August 30th, honors the iconic spring toy invented in 1943 that became a hit for its mesmerizing ability to 'walk' down stairs and perform tricks, encouraging kids to play, create, and even untangle the occasionally knotty fun.

🏆 Sports in 2017

🏒 NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Nashville Predators (4 - 2) to win the 2017 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New England Patriots beat Atlanta Falcons (34 - 28) to win Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX.

⚾ MLB

Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 3) to win the 2017 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2017 US Open Championships, Rafael Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson (6-3, 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Sloane Stephens beat Madison Keys (6-3, 6-0) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

August 30, 2017 can be written as VIII-XXX-MMXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for August 30, 2017
→ Day Index: 242nd day of 2017
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 5th Wednesday of 2017
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 8 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 3,846,744 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 890 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 29 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 2.44 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 91 🌓
→ 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 2017: 7,550,262,101 Source: un.org

The 2017 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

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