Funny Birthday Facts About August 23, 1940
Did you know that August 23, 1940 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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What day were you born on August 23, 1940?
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Countdown to Your 85th Birthday
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What day was August 23, 2024?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 84th birthday on Friday. How was your 84th birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
FYI: You are more than 30,000 days old
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Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
30,782 Days
4,044 Weeks
1,011 Months
84 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 264 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 85 years old. There have been 30782 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 10261 days, which is equivalent to 28.11 years. You spent 33.46% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Saturday | 85 Years Old |
| 2026 | Sunday | 86 Years Old |
| 2027 | Monday | 87 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 88 Years Old |
| 2029 | Thursday | 89 Years Old |
| 2030 | Friday | 90 Years Old |
| 2031 | Saturday | 91 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 92 Years Old |
| 2033 | Tuesday | 93 Years Old |
| 2034 | Wednesday | 94 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 23, 1940?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 23
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Famous People Born on August 23
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on August 23
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Manuel Vidrio, Mexican footballer, coach, and manager |
| 1972 | Mark Butcher, English cricketer and singer |
| 1972 | Martin Grainger, English footballer and manager |
| 1972 | Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican-American baseball player |
| 1973 | Casey Blake, American baseball player |
| 1973 | Kerry Walmsley, New Zealand cricketer |
| 1974 | Benjamin Limo, Kenyan runner |
| 1974 | Konstantin Novoselov, Russian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1974 | Lexi Alexander, American film and television director |
| 1974 | Mark Bellhorn, American baseball player |
Famous People Died on August 23
Did you know that on August 23
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1574 | Ebussuud Efendi, Turkish lawyer and jurist (b. 1490) |
| 1591 | Luis de León, Spanish poet and academic (b. 1527) |
| 1618 | Gerbrand Adriaenszoon Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1585) |
| 1628 | George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (b. 1592) |
| 1652 | John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English soldier and politician (b. 1600) |
| 1706 | Edward Nott, English politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1654) |
| 1723 | Increase Mather, American minister and author (b. 1639) |
| 1806 | Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (b. 1736) |
| 1813 | Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (b. 1766) |
| 1819 | Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785) |
Historical Events on August 23
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 23
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Singing Revolution: Two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius-Tallinn road, holding hands. |
| 1990 | Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union. |
| 1990 | Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War. |
| 1990 | West and East Germany announce that they will reunite on October 3. |
| 1991 | The World Wide Web is opened to the public. |
| 1994 | Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. |
| 2000 | Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143. |
| 2006 | Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity. |
| 2007 | The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia. |
| 2010 | The Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people including the perpetrator while injuring 9 others. |
Popular Baby Name on August 23, 1940
In 1940, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 62,476 baby boys were named James in 1940. The rest were named Robert, John, William and Richard. While the popular baby girl name in 1940 was Mary. There were 56,208 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Barbara, Patricia, Judith and Betty. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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