Funny Birthday Facts About August 12, 1966
Did you know that August 12, 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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What day were you born on August 12, 1966?
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Countdown to Your 60th Birthday
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What day was August 12, 2025?
This 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.
FYI: You are more than 21,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 12
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
21,687 Days
2,848 Weeks
712 Months
59 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 228 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 60 years old. There have been 21687 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7229 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 |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 12, 1966?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 12
Peridot is birthstone for people born on 12
Famous People Born on August 12
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 12
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Dixie D'Amelio, American social media personality and singer |
Famous People Died on August 12
Did you know that on August 12
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1865 | William Jackson Hooker, English botanist and academic (b. 1785) |
| 1891 | James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic (b. 1819) |
| 1896 | Thomas Chamberlain, American colonel (b. 1841) |
| 1900 | Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player and theoretician (b. 1836) |
| 1901 | Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish botanist, geologist, mineralogist, and explorer (b. 1832) |
| 1904 | William Renshaw, English tennis player (b. 1861) |
| 1914 | John Philip Holland, Irish engineer, designed HMS Holland 1 (b. 1840) |
| 1918 | William Thompson, American archer (b. 1848) |
| 1921 | Pyotr Boborykin, Russian playwright and journalist (b. 1836) |
| 1922 | Arthur Griffith, Irish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Dáil Éireann (b. 1871) |
Historical Events on August 12
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 12
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1969 | Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside. |
| 1976 | Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War. |
| 1977 | The Sri Lanka Riots: Targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils, begin, less than a month after the United National Party came to power. Over 300 Tamils are killed. |
| 1977 | The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise. |
| 1981 | The IBM Personal Computer is released. |
| 1985 | Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, to become the worst single-plane air disaster. |
| 1990 | Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota. |
| 1992 | Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). |
| 1994 | Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series. |
| 2000 | The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew. |
Popular Baby Name on August 12, 1966
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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