Funny Birthday Facts About August 11, 1959
Did you know that August 11, 1959 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 11, 1959?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Tuesday, 11
Countdown to Your 66th Birthday
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What day was August 11, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 66th birthday on Monday. Get ready, maybe you will get gifts and surprises from your family or friends. It will be a very pleasant day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You can also prepare to make a festive party on your birthday, celebrating in a beautiful place with family and friends will certainly be a pleasant memory.
FYI: You are more than 24,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 11
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
24,047 Days
3,160 Weeks
790 Months
65 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 425 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 67 years old. There have been 24047 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 8016 days, which is equivalent to 21.96 years. You spent 33.78% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday | 67 Years Old |
| 2027 | Wednesday | 68 Years Old |
| 2028 | Friday | 69 Years Old |
| 2029 | Saturday | 70 Years Old |
| 2030 | Sunday | 71 Years Old |
| 2031 | Monday | 72 Years Old |
| 2032 | Wednesday | 73 Years Old |
| 2033 | Thursday | 74 Years Old |
| 2034 | Friday | 75 Years Old |
| 2035 | Saturday | 76 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 11, 1959?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 11
Coming in at the tail end of summer are August babies. If you were born on 11
Famous People Born on August 11
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 11
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Audrey Mestre, French biologist and diver (d. 2002) |
| 1974 | Carolyn Murphy, American model and actress |
| 1974 | Hadiqa Kiani, Pakistani singer, songwriter and philanthropist |
| 1974 | Marie-France Dubreuil, Canadian figure skater |
| 1975 | Chris Cummings, Canadian singer-songwriter |
| 1976 | Ben Gibbard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1976 | Bubba Crosby, American baseball player |
| 1976 | Iván Córdoba, Colombian footballer and manager |
| 1976 | Will Friedle, American actor and screenwriter |
| 1976 | Ľubomír Višňovský, Slovak ice hockey player |
Famous People Died on August 11
Did you know that on August 11
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (b. 1916) |
| 2001 | Percy Stallard, English cyclist and coach (b. 1909) |
| 2002 | Galen Rowell, American photographer and mountaineer (b. 1940) |
| 2003 | Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (b. 1923) |
| 2003 | Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1937) |
| 2006 | Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (b. 1920) |
| 2008 | Dursun Karataş, founding leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) in Turkey (b. 1952) |
| 2008 | George Furth, American actor and playwright (b. 1932) |
| 2009 | Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, founded the Special Olympics (b. 1921) |
| 2010 | James Mourilyan Tanner, British paediatric endocrinologist (b. 1920) |
Historical Events on August 11
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 11
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1969 | The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the Moon. |
| 1972 | Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam. |
| 1975 | East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin. |
| 1979 | Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners. |
| 1982 | A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others. |
| 1984 | "We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio. |
| 1988 | A meeting between Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Afghanistan culminates in the formation of Al-Qaeda. |
| 1991 | Nickelodeon’s very first line of “Nicktoons” (Doug, Rugrats & Ren & Stimpy) premiere on the channel. |
| 1992 | The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time the largest shopping mall in the United States. |
| 2000 | An air rage incident occurs on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm the cockpit, but he is subdued by other passengers and dies from his injuries. |
Popular Baby Name on August 11, 1959
In 1959, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 85,224 baby boys were named Michael in 1959. The rest were named David, James, John and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1959 was Mary. There were 54,478 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Susan, Linda, Karen and Donna. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 1959 there were 2,979,576,147 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 248,298,013. This shows that there were 248,298,013 babies born every month in 1959. It can also be concluded that there are 8,276,601 babies born every day and 5,748 babies born every minute which is mean that 96 babies born every second in the year 1959. Maybe one of them is you.
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