Funny Birthday Facts About August 15, 1979
Did you know that August 15, 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 15, 1979?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 15
Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
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What day was August 15, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 46th birthday on Friday. 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 15
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,933 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 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 234 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 16933 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5645 days, which is equivalent to 15.47 years. You spent 33.63% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | 47 Years Old |
| 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 |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 15, 1979?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 15
Coming in at the tail end of summer are August babies. If you were born on 15
Famous People Born on August 15
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 15
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Tom Colicchio, American chef and author |
| 1962 | Vilja Savisaar-Toomast, Estonian lawyer and politician |
| 1963 | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1963 | Jack Russell, England cricketer and coach |
| 1963 | Simon Hart, Welsh soldier and politician |
| 1964 | Jane Ellison, English lawyer and politician |
| 1964 | Melinda Gates, American businesswoman and philanthropist, co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| 1965 | Rob Thomas, American author, screenwriter, and producer |
| 1966 | Dimitris Papadopoulos, Greek basketball player and coach |
| 1966 | Scott Brosius, American baseball player and coach |
Famous People Died on August 15
Did you know that on August 15
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 398 | Lan Han, official of the Xianbei state Later Yan |
| 423 | Honorius, Roman emperor (b. 384) |
| 465 | Libius Severus, Roman emperor (b. 420) |
| 698 | Theodotus of Amida, Syrian Orthodox holy man |
| 767 | Abu Hanifa, Iraqi scholar and educator (b. 699) |
| 778 | Roland, Frankish military leader |
| 873 | Yi Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 833) |
| 874 | Altfrid, bishop of Hildesheim |
| 912 | Han Jian, Chinese warlord (b. 855) |
| 932 | Ma Xisheng, Chinese governor and king (b. 899) |
Historical Events on August 15
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 15
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1907 | Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies. |
| 1914 | A servant of American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home, Taliesin, and murders seven people there. |
| 1914 | The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon. |
| 1914 | World War I: Beginning of the Battle of Cer, the first Allied victory of World War I. |
| 1914 | World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia. |
| 1915 | A story in New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production. |
| 1920 | Polish-Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula. |
| 1935 | Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after their aircraft develops engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska. |
| 1939 | The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California. |
| 1939 | Twenty-six Junkers Ju 87 bombers commanded by Walter Sigel meet unexpected ground fog during a dive-bombing demonstration for Luftwaffe generals at Neuhammer. Thirteen of them crash and burn. |
Popular Baby Name on August 15, 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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