Funny Birthday Facts About August 23, 1961
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What day were you born on August 23, 1961?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 23
Countdown to Your 65th Birthday
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What day was August 23, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 64th birthday on Saturday. How was your 64th 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 23,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 23
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
23,499 Days
3,088 Weeks
772 Months
64 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 242 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 65 years old. There have been 23499 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7833 days, which is equivalent to 21.46 years. You spent 33.53% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday | 65 Years Old |
| 2027 | Monday | 66 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 67 Years Old |
| 2029 | Thursday | 68 Years Old |
| 2030 | Friday | 69 Years Old |
| 2031 | Saturday | 70 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 71 Years Old |
| 2033 | Tuesday | 72 Years Old |
| 2034 | Wednesday | 73 Years Old |
| 2035 | Thursday | 74 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 23, 1961?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 23
Peridot is birthstone for people born on 23
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 |
|---|---|
| 1769 | Georges Cuvier, French biologist and academic (d. 1832) |
| 1783 | William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge (d. 1852) |
| 1785 | Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (d. 1819) |
| 1800 | Evangelos Zappas, Greek patriot, philanthropist, and businessman (d. 1865) |
| 1805 | Anton von Schmerling, Austrian judge and politician (d. 1893) |
| 1814 | James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (d. 1877) |
| 1829 | Moritz Cantor, German mathematician and historian (d. 1920) |
| 1843 | William Southam, Canadian publisher (d. 1932) |
| 1846 | Alexander Milne Calder, Scottish-American sculptor (d. 1923) |
| 1847 | Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1927) |
Famous People Died on August 23
Did you know that on August 23
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Kathleen Freeman, American actress (b. 1919) |
| 2001 | Peter Maas, American journalist and author (b. 1929) |
| 2002 | Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player and coach (b. 1922) |
| 2003 | Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and manager (b. 1946) |
| 2003 | Jack Dyer, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1913) |
| 2003 | Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (b. 1917) |
| 2003 | Michael Kijana Wamalwa, Kenyan lawyer and politician, 8th Vice President of Kenya (b. 1944) |
| 2005 | Brock Peters, American actor (b. 1927) |
| 2006 | Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1928) |
| 2008 | John Russell, English-American author and critic (b. 1919) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John P. Richter perform the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours. |
| 1927 | Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial. |
| 1929 | Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine occur, continuing until the next day, resulting in the death of 65-68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city. |
| 1939 | World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret protocol to the pact, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania are divided into German and Soviet "spheres of influence". |
| 1942 | World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad. |
| 1943 | World War II: Kharkiv is liberated by the Soviet Red Army for the second time after the Battle of Kursk. |
| 1944 | Freckleton air disaster: A United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into a school in Freckleton, England, killing 61 people. |
| 1944 | World War II: King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of Marshal Antonescu, who is later arrested. Romania switches sides from the Axis to the Allies. |
| 1944 | World War II: Marseille is liberated by the Allied forces. |
| 1945 | World War II: Soviet-Japanese War: The USSR State Defense Committee issues Decree no. 9898cc "About Receiving, Accommodation, and Labor Utilization of the Japanese Army Prisoners of War". |
Popular Baby Name on August 23, 1961
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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