Funny Birthday Facts About August 1, 1979
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What day were you born on August 1, 1979?
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Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
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What day was August 1, 2026?
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 16,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 1
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,966 Days
2,228 Weeks
557 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 566 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 16966 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5656 days, which is equivalent to 15.5 years. You spent 33.7% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Sunday | 48 Years Old |
| 2028 | Tuesday | 49 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 50 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 51 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 52 Years Old |
| 2032 | Sunday | 53 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 54 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 55 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 56 Years Old |
| 2036 | Friday | 57 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 1, 1979?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 1
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Famous People Born on August 1
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 1
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1934 | John Beck, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2000) |
| 1935 | Geoff Pullar, English cricketer (d. 2014) |
| 1936 | Laurie Taylor, English sociologist, radio host, and academic |
| 1936 | W. D. Hamilton, Egyptian born British biologist, psychologist, and academic (d. 2000) |
| 1936 | Yves Saint Laurent, Algerian-French fashion designer, co-founded Yves Saint Laurent (d. 2008) |
| 1937 | Al D'Amato, American lawyer and politician |
| 1939 | Bob Frankford, English-Canadian physician and politician (d. 2015) |
| 1939 | Robert James Waller, American author and photographer (d. 2017) |
| 1939 | Stephen Sykes, English bishop and theologian (d. 2014) |
| 1939 | Terry Kiser, American actor |
Famous People Died on August 1
Did you know that on August 1
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1911 | Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter and illustrator (b. 1852) |
| 1911 | Samuel Arza Davenport, American lawyer and politician (b. 1843) |
| 1918 | John Riley Banister, American cowboy and police officer (b. 1854) |
| 1920 | Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian freedom fighter, lawyer and journalist (b. 1856) |
| 1921 | T.J. Ryan, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Queensland (b. 1876) |
| 1922 | Donát Bánki, Hungarian engineer (b. 1856) |
| 1929 | Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer (b. 1870) |
| 1938 | Edmund C. Tarbell, American painter and academic (b. 1862) |
| 1943 | Lydia Litvyak, Soviet lieutenant and pilot (b. 1921) |
| 1944 | Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines (b. 1878) |
Historical Events on August 1
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 1
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1664 | Ottoman forces are defeated in the battle of Saint Gotthard by an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, resulting in the Peace of Vasvár. |
| 1714 | George, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain, marking the beginning of the Georgian era of British history. |
| 1759 | Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments. |
| 1774 | British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele. |
| 1798 | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay): Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action. |
| 1800 | The Acts of Union 1800 are passed which merge the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. |
| 1801 | First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of modern-day Libya. |
| 1834 | Construction begins on the Wilberforce Monument in Kingston Upon Hull. |
| 1834 | Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force, although it remains legal in the possessions of the East India Company until the passage of the Indian Slavery Act, 1843. |
| 1842 | The Lombard Street riot erupts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
Popular Baby Name on August 1, 1979
In 1979, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,742 baby boys were named Michael in 1979. The rest were named Christopher, Jason, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1979 was Jennifer. There were 56,716 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Melissa, Amanda, Jessica and Amy. 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 1979 there were 4,380,506,185 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 365,042,183. This shows that there were 365,042,183 babies born every month in 1979. It can also be concluded that there are 12,168,073 babies born every day and 8,451 babies born every minute which is mean that 141 babies born every second in the year 1979. Maybe one of them is you.
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