26 July 1980: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Saturday, July 26, 1980 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 327,096,000 breaths and experienced over 1,869,120,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 397,188,000 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 44 years, 5 months, and 1 day

📅 You were born on a Saturday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐒 Born in → The Year of the Monkey

😴 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: 5,408 days of your life or 14.82 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" by Billy Joel (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♌ July 26 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 6 ?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 Ruby ?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 July is Larkspur ?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 July 26th

1971

Dan Harris, American journalist and TV anchor (Nightline; Good Morning America)

1993

Taylor Momsen, American singer and actress (Gossip Girl)

1983

Roderick Strong, American professional wrestler

1982

Chez Starbuck, American actor (The Thirteenth Year)

1936

Kathryn Hays, American actress (Kim Hughes-As the World Turns)

1933

Lance Percival, English actor and comedian (That Was The Week That Was)

1944

Kiel Martin, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Det. LaRue")

1964

Danny Woodburn, American actor and comedian

📜 Historical events on this date

657

Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates River.

1519

Francisco Pizarro receives royal charter for the west coast of South America.

1803

The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London.

1908

United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).

1945

Declaration of Potsdam: US, Britain and China demand the Japanese surrender during WWII.

1953

Fidel Castro leads a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, intended to spark a revolution in Cuba.

🎄 Holidays on July 26

National Bagelfest Day

National Bagelfest Day, celebrated on July 26th, is a fun holiday dedicated to enjoying and learning cool facts about bagels, the unique bread boiled before it's baked, with lots of eating and maybe some coffee on the side.

National All or Nothing Day

National All or Nothing Day, celebrated on July 26th, encourages you to go big or go home, pushing you to take risks and fully commit to your dreams, whether it's acing a test, trying a new sport, or making a new friend, for one whole day.

Tisha B'Av

Tisha B'Av is a solemn Jewish holiday that remembers the destruction of two important temples and other tragedies, making it a day of mourning and fasting.

🏆 Sports in 1980

🏒 NHL

New York Islanders defeated Philadelphia Flyers (4 - 2) to win the 1980 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Pittsburgh Steelers beat Los Angeles Rams (31 - 19) to win Super Bowl XIV on January 20, 1980 in Pasadena, CA.

⚾ MLB

Philadelphia Phillies beat Kansas City Royals (4 - 2) to win the 1980 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1980 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (7-6(7-4), 6-1, 6-7(5-7), 5-7, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Hana Mandlikova (5-7, 6-1, 6-1) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 26, 1980 can be written as VII-XXVI-MCMLXXX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 26, 1980
→ Day Index: 208th day of 1980
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 4th Saturday of 1980
→ Next same calendar year: 2036
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 45 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 23,364,754 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,408 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 178 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.82 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 550 🌔
→ Life path number: 6
→ Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Salmon
→ Power Color: Orange
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1980: 4,458,411,534 Source: un.org

The 1980 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2036. So, mark your calendars!

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