Funny Birthday Facts About August 26, 1978
Did you know that August 26, 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 26, 1978?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Saturday, 26
Countdown to Your 48th Birthday
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What day was August 26, 2026?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 48th birthday on Wednesday. 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 26
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
17,301 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 596 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 49 years old. There have been 17301 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5767 days, which is equivalent to 15.8 years. You spent 33.62% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Thursday | 49 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 50 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 51 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 52 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 53 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 54 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 55 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 56 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 57 Years Old |
| 2036 | Tuesday | 58 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 26, 1978?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 26
Peridot is the gemstone of people born on 26
Famous People Born on August 26
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 26
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981) |
| 1910 | Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) |
| 1911 | Otto Binder, American author and screenwriter (d. 1974) |
| 1914 | Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Turkish soldier and poet (d. 2008) |
| 1914 | Julio Cortázar, Belgian-Argentinian author and translator (d. 1984) |
| 1915 | Humphrey Searle, English composer and conductor (d. 1982) |
| 1918 | Katherine Johnson, American physicist and mathematician (d. 2020) |
| 1919 | Gerard Campbell, American priest and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1920 | Brant Parker, American illustrator (d. 2007) |
| 1920 | Prem Tinsulanonda, Thai general and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Thailand (d. 2019) |
Famous People Died on August 26
Did you know that on August 26
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (b. 1901) |
| 1974 | Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and explorer (b. 1902) |
| 1975 | Olaf Holtedahl, Norwegian geologist and academic (b. 1885) |
| 1976 | Lotte Lehmann, German-American soprano (b. 1888) |
| 1977 | H. A. Rey, German-American author and illustrator, created Curious George (b. 1898) |
| 1978 | Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1899) |
| 1978 | José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1916) |
| 1979 | Mika Waltari, Finnish author, translator, and academic (b. 1908) |
| 1980 | Rosa Albach-Retty, German-Austrian actress (b. 1874) |
| 1980 | Tex Avery, American animator, director, and voice actor (b. 1908) |
Historical Events on August 26
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 26
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 683 | Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah. |
| 1071 | The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia. |
| 1278 | Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia. |
| 1303 | Chittorgarh falls to the Delhi Sultanate. |
| 1346 | At the Battle of Crécy, an English army easily defeats a French one twice its size. |
| 1444 | Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel. |
| 1542 | Francisco de Orellana crosses South America from Guayaquil on the Pacific coast to the mouth of the Amazon River on the Atlantic coast. |
| 1642 | Dutch-Portuguese War: Second Battle of San Salvador: The Dutch force the Spanish garrison at San Salvador (modern day Keelung, Taiwan) to surrender, ending the short-lived Spanish colony on Formosa and replacing it with a new Dutch administration. |
| 1648 | The Fronde: First Fronde: In the wake of the successful Battle of Lens, Cardinal Mazarin, Chief Minister of France, suddenly orders the arrest of the leaders of the Parlement of Paris, provoking the rest of Paris to break into insurrection and barricade the streets the next day. |
| 1748 | The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia. |
Popular Baby Name on August 26, 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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