26 July 1981: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Sunday, July 26, 1981 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 319,798,080 breaths and experienced over 1,827,417,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 388,326,240 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 43 years, 5 months, and 4 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐓 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: 5,288 days of your life or 14.49 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Raiders of the Lost Ark

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield (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 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 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

1957

Hart Hanson, American television writer and producer

1955

Nicholas Walker, actor (Capitol, Jimmy-General Hospital)

1993

Taylor Momsen, American singer and actress (Gossip Girl)

1965

Jennifer Ashe, American actress (As the World Turns)

1983

Roderick Strong, American professional wrestler

1973

Kate Beckinsale, British actress (Underworld series)

1933

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

1967

Anthony Durante, American professional wrestler

📜 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 Coffee Milkshake Day

National Coffee Milkshake Day, on July 26, is a cool holiday where you get to enjoy a delicious blend of ice cream and coffee in a milkshake, perfect for a hot summer day and a fun, tasty way to get a little caffeine kick.

National Aunt and Uncle Day

National Aunt and Uncle Day, celebrated every July 26, is a special day to honor and spend time with your aunts and uncles, recognizing their unique role in your life, often as second parents or close friends who have fun stories from your childhood.

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.

🏆 Sports in 1981

🏒 NHL

New York Islanders defeated Minnesota North Stars (4 - 1) to win the 1981 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XV on January 25, 1981 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees (4 - 2) to win the 1981 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1981 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova (1-6, 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-1)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 26, 1981 can be written as VII-XXVI-MCMLXXXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 26, 1981
→ Day Index: 207th day of 1981
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 4th Sunday of 1981
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 44 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 22,843,431 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,288 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 174 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.49 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 538 🌘
→ Life path number: 7
→ Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Salmon
→ Power Color: Orange
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1981: 4,537,845,777 Source: un.org

The 1981 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2026. So, mark your calendars!

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