26 July 1985: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Friday, July 26, 1985 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 290,263,680 breaths and experienced over 1,658,649,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 352,463,040 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 39 years, and 5 months

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐂 Born in → The Year of the Ox

😴 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: 4,799 days of your life or 13.15 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Back to the Future

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Everytime You Go Away" by Paul Young (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 11 ?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

1977

Emma Barton, English actress (Eastenders)

1965

Jennifer Ashe, American actress (As the World Turns)

1956

Tommy Rich, American professional wrestler

1926

James Best [Jewel Franklin Guy], American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, Sounder)

1936

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

1987

Miriam McDonald, Canadian actress (Degrassi: The Next Generation)

1955

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

1993

Taylor Momsen, American singer and actress (Gossip Girl)

📜 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

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.

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.

National Disability Independence Day

National Disability Independence Day, celebrated every July 26th, commemorates the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, which made discrimination against people with disabilities illegal and ensured they could fully participate in society, work, and live independently.

🏆 Sports in 1985

🏒 NHL

Edmonton Oilers defeated Philadelphia Fyers (4 - 1) to win the 1985 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins (38 - 16) to win Super Bowl XIX on January 20, 1985 in Stanford, CA.

⚾ MLB

Kansas City Royals beat St. Cardinals Louis (4 - 3) to win the 1985 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1985 US Open Championships, Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe (7-6(7-1), 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Hana Mandlikova beat Martina Navratilova (7-6(7-3), 1-6, 7-6(7-2)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 26, 1985 can be written as VII-XXVI-MCMLXXXV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 26, 1985
→ Day Index: 207th day of 1985
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 4th Friday of 1985
→ Next same calendar year: 2030
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 40 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 20,733,704 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,799 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 158 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 13.15 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 488 🌓
→ Life path number: 11
→ Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Salmon
→ Power Color: Orange
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1985: 4,873,781,796 Source: un.org

The 1985 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2030. So, mark your calendars!

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