Did you know that August 31, 1974 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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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 250 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 52 years old. There have been 18743 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 6248 days, which is equivalent to 17.12 years. You spent 33.57% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 52 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 53 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 54 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 55 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 56 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 57 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 58 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 59 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 60 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 61 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 31

Peridot is birthstone for people born on 31
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 31
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1842 | Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist (d. 1924) |
| 1843 | Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (d. 1919) |
| 1870 | Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator (d. 1952) |
| 1871 | James E. Ferguson, American banker and politician, 26th Governor of Texas (d. 1944) |
| 1875 | Rosa Lemberg, Namibian-born Finnish American teacher, singer and choral conductor (d. 1959) |
| 1878 | Frank Jarvis, American sprinter and lawyer (d. 1933) |
| 1879 | Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and author (d. 1964) |
| 1879 | Taishō, emperor of Japan (d. 1926) |
| 1880 | Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands (d. 1962) |
| 1884 | George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science (d. 1956) |
Did you know that on August 31
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1730 | Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (b. 1660) |
| 1741 | Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (b. 1681) |
| 1772 | William Borlase, English geologist and historian (b. 1695) |
| 1795 | François-André Danican Philidor, French-English chess player and composer (b. 1726) |
| 1799 | Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect and academic, designed the Bernstorff Palace and Marienlyst Castle (b. 1720) |
| 1811 | Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1729) |
| 1814 | Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738) |
| 1817 | Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1747) |
| 1818 | Robert Calder, Scottish admiral (b. 1745) |
| 1858 | Chief Oshkosh, Menominee chief (b. 1795) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 31
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent. |
| 1963 | Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah) achieves self governance. |
| 1972 | Aeroflot Flight 558 crashes in the Abzelilovsky District in Bashkortostan, Russia (then the Soviet Union), killing all 102 people aboard. |
| 1986 | Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground. |
| 1986 | The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423. |
| 1987 | Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard. |
| 1988 | CAAC Flight 301 overshoots the runway at Kai Tak Airport and crashes into Kowloon Bay, killing seven people. |
| 1988 | Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes during takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14. |
| 1991 | Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union. |
| 1993 | Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania. |
In 1974, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,580 baby boys were named Michael in 1974. The rest were named Jason, Christopher, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1974 was Jennifer. There were 63,116 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Amy, Michelle, Heather and Angela. 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 1974 there were 4,003,794,178 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 333,649,515. This shows that there were 333,649,515 babies born every month in 1974. It can also be concluded that there are 11,121,651 babies born every day and 7,724 babies born every minute which is mean that 129 babies born every second in the year 1974. Maybe one of them is you.
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