Funny Birthday Facts About August 4, 1979
Did you know that August 4, 1979 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 4, 1979?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Saturday, 4
Countdown to Your 46th Birthday
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What day was August 4, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 46th 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 16,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 4
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,749 Days
2,200 Weeks
550 Months
45 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 418 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 16749 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5583 days, which is equivalent to 15.3 years. You spent 34% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday | 47 Years Old |
| 2027 | Wednesday | 48 Years Old |
| 2028 | Friday | 49 Years Old |
| 2029 | Saturday | 50 Years Old |
| 2030 | Sunday | 51 Years Old |
| 2031 | Monday | 52 Years Old |
| 2032 | Wednesday | 53 Years Old |
| 2033 | Thursday | 54 Years Old |
| 2034 | Friday | 55 Years Old |
| 2035 | Saturday | 56 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 4, 1979?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 4
Peridot is the gemstone of people born on 4
Famous People Born on August 4
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 4
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1922 | Mayme Agnew Clayton, American librarian (d. 2006) |
| 1926 | George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (d. 2000) |
| 1926 | Perry Moss, American football player and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1928 | Christian Goethals, Belgian race car driver (d. 2003) |
| 1928 | Gerard Damiano, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008) |
| 1928 | Nadežka Mosusova, Serbian composer |
| 1929 | Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1987) |
| 1929 | Vellore G. Ramabhadran, Mridangam artiste from Tamil Nadu, India (d. 2012) |
| 1930 | Ali al-Sistani, Iranian-Iraqi cleric and scholar |
| 1931 | Naren Tamhane, Indian cricketer (d. 2002) |
Famous People Died on August 4
Did you know that on August 4
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1345 | As-Salih Ismail, Sultan of Egypt (b. 1326) |
| 1378 | Galeazzo II Visconti, Lord of Milan (b. c. 1320) |
| 1430 | Philip I, Duke of Brabant (b. 1404) |
| 1526 | Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish explorer and navigator (b. 1476) |
| 1578 | Sebastian of Portugal (b. 1554) |
| 1598 | William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English academic and politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1520) |
| 1612 | Hugh Broughton, English scholar and theologian (b. 1549) |
| 1639 | Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Mexican actor and playwright (b. 1581) |
| 1718 | René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (b. 1656) |
| 1727 | Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (b. 1647) |
Historical Events on August 4
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 4
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1969 | Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuân Thuỷ begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail. |
| 1972 | Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Uganda is no longer responsible for the care of British subjects of Asian origin, beginning the expulsions of Ugandan Asians. |
| 1974 | A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22. |
| 1975 | The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya. |
| 1977 | U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy. |
| 1983 | Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Captain Thomas Sankara. |
| 1984 | The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso. |
| 1987 | The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly". |
| 1995 | Operation Storm begins in Croatia. |
| 2006 | A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF). |
Popular Baby Name on August 4, 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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