Funny Birthday Facts About August 5, 1979
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What day were you born on August 5, 1979?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Sunday, 5
Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
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What day was August 5, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 46th birthday on Tuesday. How was your 46th birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
FYI: You are more than 16,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 5
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,943 Days
2,224 Weeks
556 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 224 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 16943 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5648 days, which is equivalent to 15.47 years. You spent 33.63% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 47 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 48 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 49 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 50 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 51 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 52 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 53 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 54 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 55 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 56 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 5, 1979?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 5
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Famous People Born on August 5
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 5
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1897 | Aksel Larsen, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1972) |
| 1897 | Roberta Dodd Crawford, American soprano and educator (d. 1954) |
| 1900 | Rudolf Schottlaender, German philosopher, classical philologist and translator (d. 1988) |
| 1901 | Claude Autant-Lara, French director, screenwriter, and politician (d. 2000) |
| 1904 | Kenneth V. Thimann, English-American botanist and microbiologist (d. 1997) |
| 1905 | Wassily Leontief, German-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999) |
| 1906 | Joan Hickson, English actress (d. 1998) |
| 1906 | John Huston, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1987) |
| 1908 | Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967) |
| 1908 | Jose Garcia Villa, Filipino short story writer and poet (d. 1997) |
Famous People Died on August 5
Did you know that on August 5
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1678 | Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican tenor and composer (b. 1619) |
| 1729 | Thomas Newcomen, English engineer, invented the eponymous Newcomen atmospheric engine (b. 1664) |
| 1743 | John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (b. 1696) |
| 1778 | Charles Clémencet, French historian and author (b. 1703) |
| 1778 | Thomas Linley the younger, English composer (b. 1756) |
| 1792 | Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (b. 1732) |
| 1799 | Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician (b. 1726) |
| 1868 | Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and historian (b. 1788) |
| 1877 | Robert Williams (known as Trebor Mai), Welsh poet (b. 1830) |
| 1880 | Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician and dermatologist (b. 1816) |
Historical Events on August 5
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 5
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23, 1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely. |
| 1979 | In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government. |
| 1981 | President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. |
| 1984 | A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board. |
| 1995 | Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day. |
| 2003 | A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150. |
| 2008 | The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo. |
| 2010 | Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. |
| 2010 | The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days. |
| 2012 | The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police. |
Popular Baby Name on August 5, 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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