Did you know that August 5, 1961 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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Countdown to Your 64th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 63rd birthday on Monday. How was your 63rd 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.
Did you know that people born on August 5
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 287 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 64 years old. There have been 23089 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7697 days, which is equivalent to 21.09 years. You spent 33.48% of your life sleeping!
Year | Day | Your Age |
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2025 | Tuesday | 64 Years Old |
2026 | Wednesday | 65 Years Old |
2027 | Thursday | 66 Years Old |
2028 | Saturday | 67 Years Old |
2029 | Sunday | 68 Years Old |
2030 | Monday | 69 Years Old |
2031 | Tuesday | 70 Years Old |
2032 | Thursday | 71 Years Old |
2033 | Friday | 72 Years Old |
2034 | Saturday | 73 Years Old |
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 5
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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 |
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1910 | Bruno Coquatrix, French songwriter and manager (d. 1979) |
1910 | Herminio Masantonio, Argentinian footballer (d. 1956) |
1911 | Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (d. 1969) |
1912 | Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
1914 | Parley Baer, American actor (d. 2002) |
1916 | Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (d. 2006) |
1918 | Betty Oliphant, English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded Canada's National Ballet School (d. 2004) |
1918 | Tom Drake, American actor and singer (d. 1982) |
1919 | Rosalind Hicks, British literary guardian and the only child of author, Agatha Christie (d. 2004) |
1920 | George Tooker, American painter and academic (d. 2011) |
Did you know that on August 5
Year | Name |
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940 | Li Decheng, Chinese general (b. 863) |
1063 | Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd |
1364 | Kōgon, Japanese emperor (b. 1313) |
1415 | Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham (b. 1370) |
1415 | Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (b. 1375) |
1447 | John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (b. 1395) |
1579 | Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (b. 1504) |
1600 | John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, Scottish conspirator (b. 1577) |
1610 | Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and politician, Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1552) |
1633 | George Abbot, English archbishop and academic (b. 1562) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 5
Year | Event |
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1882 | Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, today known as ExxonMobil, is established officially. The company would later grow to become the holder of all Standard Oil companies and the entity at the center of the breakup of Standard Oil. |
1884 | The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor. |
1888 | Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008. |
1901 | Peter O'Connor sets the first World Athletics recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years. |
1906 | Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy. |
1914 | In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed. |
1914 | World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion. |
1914 | World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SS Pfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War. |
1916 | World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula. |
1925 | Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out. |
In 1961, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 86,917 baby boys were named Michael in 1961. The rest were named David, John, James and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1961 was Mary. There were 47,680 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Lisa, Susan, Linda and Karen. 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 1961 there were 3,091,843,513 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 257,653,627. This shows that there were 257,653,627 babies born every month in 1961. It can also be concluded that there are 8,588,455 babies born every day and 5,965 babies born every minute which is mean that 100 babies born every second in the year 1961. Maybe one of them is you.
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