Funny Birthday Facts About August 5, 1968
Did you know that August 5, 1968 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 5, 1968?
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Countdown to Your 58th Birthday
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What day was August 5, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 57th birthday on Tuesday. How was your 57th 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 20,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 5
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
20,961 Days
2,752 Weeks
688 Months
57 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 223 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 58 years old. There have been 20961 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 6987 days, which is equivalent to 19.14 years. You spent 33.58% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 58 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 59 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 60 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 61 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 62 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 63 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 64 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 65 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 66 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 67 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 5, 1968?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 5
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Famous People Born on August 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 |
|---|---|
| 1897 | Aksel Larsen, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1972) |
| 1897 | Roberta Dodd Crawford, American soprano and educator (d. 1954) |
| 1900 | Rudolf Schottlaender, German philosopher, classical philologist and translator (d. 1988) |
| 1901 | Claude Autant-Lara, French director, screenwriter, and politician (d. 2000) |
| 1904 | Kenneth V. Thimann, English-American botanist and microbiologist (d. 1997) |
| 1905 | Wassily Leontief, German-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1906 | Joan Hickson, English actress (d. 1998) |
| 1906 | John Huston, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1987) |
| 1908 | Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967) |
| 1908 | Jose Garcia Villa, Filipino short story writer and poet (d. 1997) |
Famous People Died on August 5
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) |
Historical Events on August 5
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 5
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 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. |
Popular Baby Name on August 5, 1968
In 1968, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 81,995 baby boys were named Michael in 1968. The rest were named David, John, James and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1968 was Lisa. There were 49,534 baby girls named Lisa that year. While the rest were named Michelle, Kimberly, Jennifer and Melissa. 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 1968 there were 3,551,599,436 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 295,966,620. This shows that there were 295,966,620 babies born every month in 1968. It can also be concluded that there are 9,865,554 babies born every day and 6,852 babies born every minute which is mean that 115 babies born every second in the year 1968. Maybe one of them is you.
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