Funny Birthday Facts About August 2, 1978
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What day were you born on August 2, 1978?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 2
Countdown to Your 48th Birthday
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What day was August 2, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 47th birthday on Saturday. How was your 47th 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 17,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 2
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
17,312 Days
2,272 Weeks
568 Months
47 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 220 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 17312 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5771 days, which is equivalent to 15.81 years. You spent 33.64% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday | 48 Years Old |
| 2027 | Monday | 49 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 50 Years Old |
| 2029 | Thursday | 51 Years Old |
| 2030 | Friday | 52 Years Old |
| 2031 | Saturday | 53 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 54 Years Old |
| 2033 | Tuesday | 55 Years Old |
| 2034 | Wednesday | 56 Years Old |
| 2035 | Thursday | 57 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 2, 1978?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 2
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Famous People Born on August 2
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 2
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1937 | Billy Cannon, American football player and dentist (d. 2018) |
| 1937 | Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer |
| 1937 | María Duval, Mexican actress and singer |
| 1937 | Ron Brierley, New Zealand businessman |
| 1938 | Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007) |
| 1938 | Pierre de Bané, Israeli-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2019) |
| 1938 | Terry Peck, Falkland Islander soldier (d. 2006) |
| 1939 | Benjamin Barber, American theorist, author, and academic (d. 2017) |
| 1939 | John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury |
| 1939 | Wes Craven, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
Famous People Died on August 2
Did you know that on August 2
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1890) |
| 1976 | László Kalmár, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1905) |
| 1978 | Antony Noghès, French businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (b. 1890) |
| 1978 | Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer and conductor (b. 1899) |
| 1979 | Thurman Munson, American baseball player (b. 1947) |
| 1981 | Kieran Doherty, Irish hunger striker and politician (b. 1955) |
| 1981 | Stefanie Clausen, Danish diver (b. 1900) |
| 1983 | James Jamerson, American bass player (b. 1936) |
| 1986 | Roy Cohn, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927) |
| 1988 | Joe Carcione, American activist and author (b. 1914) |
Historical Events on August 2
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 2
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1918 | The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver. |
| 1922 | A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China, killing more than 50,000 people. |
| 1923 | Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding. |
| 1932 | The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson. |
| 1934 | Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg. |
| 1937 | The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal. |
| 1939 | Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon. |
| 1943 | The Holocaust: Jewish prisoners stage a revolt at Treblinka, one of the deadliest of Nazi death camps where approximately 900,000 persons were murdered in less than 18 months. |
| 1943 | World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew. |
| 1944 | ASNOM: Birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in North Macedonia. |
Popular Baby Name on August 2, 1978
In 1978, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,157 baby boys were named Michael in 1978. The rest were named Jason, Christopher, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1978 was Jennifer. There were 56,319 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Melissa, Jessica, Amy and Heather. 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 1978 there were 4,304,533,599 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 358,711,134. This shows that there were 358,711,134 babies born every month in 1978. It can also be concluded that there are 11,957,038 babies born every day and 8,304 babies born every minute which is mean that 139 babies born every second in the year 1978. Maybe one of them is you.
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