Funny Birthday Facts About August 5, 1948
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What day were you born on August 5, 1948?
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Countdown to Your 78th Birthday
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What day was August 5, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 77th birthday on Tuesday. How was your 77th 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 28,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 5
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
28,267 Days
3,712 Weeks
928 Months
77 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 222 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 78 years old. There have been 28267 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 9423 days, which is equivalent to 25.82 years. You spent 33.53% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 78 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 79 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 80 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 81 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 82 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 83 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 84 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 85 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 86 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 87 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 5, 1948?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 5
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Famous People Born on August 5
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 5
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1843 | James Scott Skinner, Scottish violinist and composer (d. 1927) |
| 1844 | Ilya Repin, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1930) |
| 1850 | Guy de Maupassant, French short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1893) |
| 1860 | Louis Wain, English artist (d. 1939) |
| 1862 | Joseph Merrick, English man with severe deformities (d. 1890) |
| 1866 | Carl Harries, German chemist and academic (d. 1923) |
| 1866 | Harry Trott, Australian cricketer (d. 1917) |
| 1868 | Oskar Merikanto, Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1924) |
| 1872 | Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (d. 1917) |
| 1874 | Horace Rawlins, English golfer (d. 1935) |
Famous People Died on August 5
Did you know that on August 5
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1678 | Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican tenor and composer (b. 1619) |
| 1729 | Thomas Newcomen, English engineer, invented the eponymous Newcomen atmospheric engine (b. 1664) |
| 1743 | John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (b. 1696) |
| 1778 | Charles Clémencet, French historian and author (b. 1703) |
| 1778 | Thomas Linley the younger, English composer (b. 1756) |
| 1792 | Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1732) |
| 1799 | Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician (b. 1726) |
| 1868 | Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and historian (b. 1788) |
| 1877 | Robert Williams (known as Trebor Mai), Welsh poet (b. 1830) |
| 1880 | Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician and dermatologist (b. 1816) |
Historical Events on August 5
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 5
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1796 | The Battle of Castiglione in Napoleon's first Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars. |
| 1816 | The British Admiralty dismisses Francis Ronalds's new invention of the first working electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the semaphore. |
| 1824 | Greek War of Independence: Konstantinos Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the Battle of Samos. |
| 1858 | Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month. |
| 1860 | Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim. |
| 1861 | American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872). |
| 1861 | The United States Army abolishes flogging. |
| 1862 | American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats. |
| 1864 | American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports. |
| 1874 | Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom. |
Popular Baby Name on August 5, 1948
In 1948, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, James is the most used. A total of 88,589 baby boys were named James in 1948. The rest were named Robert, John, William and David. While the popular baby girl name in 1948 was Linda. There were 96,212 baby girls named Linda that year. While the rest were named Mary, Barbara, Patricia and Susan. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
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