Funny Birthday Facts About August 9, 1978
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What day were you born on August 9, 1978?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 9
Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
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What day was August 9, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 47th birthday on Saturday. 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 9
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
17,109 Days
2,248 Weeks
562 Months
46 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 423 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 17109 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5703 days, which is equivalent to 15.62 years. You spent 33.96% 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 9, 1978?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 9
Peridot is the gemstone of people born on 9
Famous People Born on August 9
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 9
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1845 | André Bessette, Canadian saint (d. 1937) |
| 1847 | Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, French-Italian wife of Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1876) |
| 1848 | Alfred David Benjamin, Australian-born businessman and philanthropist. (d. 1900) |
| 1861 | Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer and academic (d. 1942) |
| 1867 | Evelina Haverfield, Scottish nurse and activist (d. 1920) |
| 1872 | Archduke Joseph August of Austria (d. 1962) |
| 1874 | Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (d. 1947) |
| 1875 | Albert Ketèlbey, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1959) |
| 1878 | Eileen Gray, Irish architect and furniture designer (d. 1976) |
| 1879 | John Willcock, Australian politician, 15th Premier of Western Australia, (d. 1956) |
Famous People Died on August 9
Did you know that on August 9
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Helen Rollason, English sports journalist and sportscaster (b. 1956) |
| 2000 | John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920) |
| 2000 | Nicholas Markowitz, American murder victim (b. 1984) |
| 2002 | Paul Samson, English guitarist (b. 1953) |
| 2003 | Gregory Hines, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1946) |
| 2003 | Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (b. 1929) |
| 2003 | R. Sivagurunathan, Sri Lankan lawyer, journalist, and academic (b. 1931) |
| 2003 | Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (b. 1945) |
| 2004 | David Raksin, American composer and educator (b. 1912) |
| 2004 | Robert Lecourt, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (b. 1908) |
Historical Events on August 9
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 9
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1942 | Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony is premiered in a besieged Leningrad. |
| 1942 | World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force. |
| 1944 | The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time. |
| 1944 | World War II: Continuation War: The Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war. |
| 1945 | The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria. |
| 1945 | World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200-28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers. |
| 1960 | South Kasai secedes from the Congo. |
| 1965 | Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly. |
| 1969 | Tate-LaBianca murders: Followers of Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent. |
| 1970 | LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground. |
Popular Baby Name on August 9, 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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