Did you know that August 5, 1966 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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If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Friday, 5
Countdown to Your 60th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 59th birthday on Tuesday. How was your 59th 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 224 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 60 years old. There have been 21691 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7231 days, which is equivalent to 19.81 years. You spent 33.58% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 60 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 61 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 62 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 63 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 64 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 65 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 66 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 67 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 68 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 69 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 5

Coming in at the tail end of summer are August babies. If you were born on 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 |
|---|---|
| 1874 | Wesley Clair Mitchell, American economist and academic (d. 1948) |
| 1876 | Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and activist (d. 1958) |
| 1877 | Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (d. 1917) |
| 1880 | Gertrude Rush, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1962) |
| 1880 | Ruth Sawyer, American author and educator (d. 1970) |
| 1882 | Anne Acheson, Irish sculptor (d. 1962) |
| 1887 | Reginald Owen, English-American actor and singer (d. 1972) |
| 1889 | Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (d. 1973) |
| 1890 | Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (d. 1956) |
| 1890 | Naum Gabo, Russian-American sculptor (d. 1977) |
Did you know that on August 5
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942) |
| 2014 | Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (b. 1914) |
| 2014 | Harold J. Greene, American general (b. 1962) |
| 2014 | Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | Vladimir Orlov, Russian author (b. 1936) |
| 2015 | Arthur Walter James, English journalist and politician (b. 1912) |
| 2015 | Tony Millington, Welsh footballer (b. 1943) |
| 2018 | Alan Rabinowitz, American zoologist (b. 1953) |
| 2019 | Toni Morrison, American author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Nobel laureate (b. 1931). |
| 2020 | Hawa Abdi, Somali human rights activist and physician (b. 1947) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 5
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23, 1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely. |
| 1979 | In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government. |
| 1981 | President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. |
| 1984 | A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board. |
| 1995 | Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day. |
| 2003 | A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150. |
| 2008 | The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo. |
| 2010 | Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. |
| 2010 | The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days. |
| 2012 | The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police. |
In 1966, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 79,990 baby boys were named Michael in 1966. The rest were named David, James, John and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1966 was Lisa. There were 56,918 baby girls named Lisa that year. While the rest were named Kimberly, Mary, Michelle 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 1966 there were 3,407,922,631 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 283,993,553. This shows that there were 283,993,553 babies born every month in 1966. It can also be concluded that there are 9,466,452 babies born every day and 6,574 babies born every minute which is mean that 110 babies born every second in the year 1966. Maybe one of them is you.
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