Funny Birthday Facts About August 18, 1978
Did you know that August 18, 1978 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 18, 1978?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Friday, 18
Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
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What day was August 18, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 47th birthday on Monday. 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 18
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
17,100 Days
2,244 Weeks
561 Months
46 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 432 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 17100 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5700 days, which is equivalent to 15.62 years. You spent 33.96% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday | 48 Years Old |
| 2027 | Wednesday | 49 Years Old |
| 2028 | Friday | 50 Years Old |
| 2029 | Saturday | 51 Years Old |
| 2030 | Sunday | 52 Years Old |
| 2031 | Monday | 53 Years Old |
| 2032 | Wednesday | 54 Years Old |
| 2033 | Thursday | 55 Years Old |
| 2034 | Friday | 56 Years Old |
| 2035 | Saturday | 57 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 18, 1978?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 18
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Famous People Born on August 18
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 18
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Huw Edwards, Welsh-English journalist and author |
| 1961 | Timothy Geithner, American banker and politician, 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury |
| 1962 | Adam Storke, American actor |
| 1962 | Felipe Calderón, Mexican lawyer and politician, 56th President of Mexico |
| 1962 | Geoff Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1964 | Andi Deris, German singer and songwriter |
| 1964 | Craig Bierko, American actor and singer |
| 1964 | Kenny Walker, American basketball player and sportscaster |
| 1964 | Mark Sargent, Australian rugby league player |
| 1965 | Ikue Ōtani, Japanese voice actress |
Famous People Died on August 18
Did you know that on August 18
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Levente Lengyel, Hungarian chess player (b. 1933) |
| 2015 | Bud Yorkin, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | Khaled al-Asaad, Syrian archaeologist and author (b. 1932) |
| 2015 | Louis Stokes, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925) |
| 2015 | Roger Smalley, English-Australian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1943) |
| 2015 | Suvra Mukherjee, Wife of former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee (b. 1940) |
| 2016 | Ernst Nolte, German historian (b. 1923) |
| 2017 | Bruce Forsyth, English television presenter and entertainer (b. 1928) |
| 2017 | Zoe Laskari, Greek actress and beauty pageant winner (b. 1944) |
| 2018 | Denis Edozie, Nigerian Supreme Court judge (b. 1935) |
Historical Events on August 18
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 18
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1949 | Kemi Bloody Thursday: Two protesters die in the scuffle between the police and the strikers' protest procession in Kemi, Finland. |
| 1950 | Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium, is assassinated. The Party newspaper blames royalists and Rexists. |
| 1958 | Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition as the first Bengali and the first Asian to do so, placing first among the 39 competitors. |
| 1958 | Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States. |
| 1963 | Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi. |
| 1965 | Vietnam War: Operation Starlite begins: United States Marines destroy a Viet Cong stronghold on the Van Tuong peninsula in the first major American ground battle of the war. |
| 1966 | Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in Phước Tuy Province. |
| 1971 | Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam. |
| 1973 | Aeroflot Flight A-13 crashes after takeoff from Baku-Bina International Airport in Azerbaijan, killing 56 people and injuring eight. |
| 1976 | The Korean axe murder incident in Panmunjom results in the deaths of two US Army officers. |
Popular Baby Name on August 18, 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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