Funny Birthday Facts About August 19, 1976
Did you know that August 19, 1976 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 19, 1976?
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Countdown to Your 49th Birthday
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What day was August 19, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 49th birthday on Tuesday. Get ready, maybe you will get gifts and surprises from your family or friends. It will be a very pleasant day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You can also prepare to make a festive party on your birthday, celebrating in a beautiful place with family and friends will certainly be a pleasant memory.
FYI: You are more than 17,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 19
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
17,829 Days
2,340 Weeks
585 Months
48 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 433 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 50 years old. There have been 17829 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5943 days, which is equivalent to 16.28 years. You spent 33.92% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 50 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 51 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 52 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 53 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 54 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 55 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 56 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 57 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 58 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 59 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 19, 1976?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 19
Peridot is the gemstone of people born on 19
Famous People Born on August 19
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 19
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Bill Foster, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016) |
| 1929 | Ion N. Petrovici, Romanian-German neurologist and academic (d. 2021) |
| 1930 | Frank McCourt, American author and educator (d. 2009) |
| 1931 | Bill Shoemaker, American jockey and author (d. 2003) |
| 1932 | Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister (1995-1996) (d. 2016) |
| 1932 | Thomas P. Salmon, American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of Vermont |
| 1933 | Bettina Cirone, American model and photographer |
| 1933 | David Hopwood, English microbiologist and geneticist |
| 1933 | Debra Paget, American actress |
| 1934 | David Durenberger, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2023) |
Famous People Died on August 19
Did you know that on August 19
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1950 | Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1871) |
| 1954 | Alcide De Gasperi, Italian journalist and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1881) |
| 1957 | David Bomberg, English soldier and painter (b. 1890) |
| 1967 | Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born American author and publisher (b. 1884) |
| 1967 | Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English journalist and historian (b. 1907) |
| 1968 | George Gamow, Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (b. 1904) |
| 1970 | Paweł Jasienica, Polish soldier and historian (b. 1909) |
| 1975 | Mark Donohue, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1937) |
| 1976 | Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor (b. 1900) |
| 1976 | Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1946) |
Historical Events on August 19
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 19
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1942 | World War II: Operation Jubilee: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails. |
| 1944 | World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops. |
| 1945 | August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam. |
| 1953 | Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. |
| 1955 | In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives. |
| 1960 | Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage. |
| 1960 | Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants. |
| 1964 | Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, is launched. Two months later, it would enable live coverage of the 1964 Summer Olympics. |
| 1965 | Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture. |
| 1978 | In Iran, the Cinema Rex fire causes more than 400 deaths. |
Popular Baby Name on August 19, 1976
In 1976, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 66,947 baby boys were named Michael in 1976. The rest were named Jason, Christopher, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1976 was Jennifer. There were 59,474 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Amy, Melissa, 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 1976 there were 4,154,666,827 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 346,222,236. This shows that there were 346,222,236 babies born every month in 1976. It can also be concluded that there are 11,540,742 babies born every day and 8,015 babies born every minute which is mean that 134 babies born every second in the year 1976. Maybe one of them is you.
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