Funny Birthday Facts About August 18, 1979
Did you know that August 18, 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 18, 1979?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Saturday, 18
Countdown to Your 46th Birthday
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What day was August 18, 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 18
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,735 Days
2,196 Weeks
549 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 432 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 16735 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5579 days, which is equivalent to 15.28 years. You spent 33.96% 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 18, 1979?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 18
Peridot is birthstone for people born on 18
Famous People Born on August 18
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 18
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Jeremy Shockey, American football player |
| 1980 | Rob Nguyen, Australian race car driver |
| 1980 | Ryan O'Hara, Australian rugby league player |
| 1981 | César Delgado, Argentinian footballer |
| 1981 | Dimitris Salpingidis, Greek footballer |
| 1983 | Cameron White, Australian cricketer |
| 1983 | Mika, Lebanese-born English recording artist and singer-songwriter |
| 1984 | Robert Huth, German footballer |
| 1984 | Sigourney Bandjar, Dutch footballer |
| 1985 | Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rican footballer |
Famous People Died on August 18
Did you know that on August 18
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Levente Lengyel, Hungarian chess player (b. 1933) |
| 2015 | Bud Yorkin, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | Khaled al-Asaad, Syrian archaeologist and author (b. 1932) |
| 2015 | Louis Stokes, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925) |
| 2015 | Roger Smalley, English-Australian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1943) |
| 2015 | Suvra Mukherjee, Wife of former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee (b. 1940) |
| 2016 | Ernst Nolte, German historian (b. 1923) |
| 2017 | Bruce Forsyth, English television presenter and entertainer (b. 1928) |
| 2017 | Zoe Laskari, Greek actress and beauty pageant winner (b. 1944) |
| 2018 | Denis Edozie, Nigerian Supreme Court judge (b. 1935) |
Historical Events on August 18
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 18
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1903 | German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers. |
| 1917 | A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece, destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless. |
| 1920 | The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage. |
| 1923 | The first British Track and Field championships for women are held in London, Great Britain. |
| 1933 | The Volksempfänger is first presented to the German public at a radio exhibition; the presiding Nazi Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, delivers an accompanying speech heralding the radio as the ‘eighth great power’. |
| 1937 | A lightning strike starts the Blackwater Fire of 1937 in Shoshone National Forest, killing 15 firefighters within three days and prompting the United States Forest Service to develop their smokejumper program. |
| 1938 | The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States, with Ontario, Canada, over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
| 1940 | World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain, takes place. At that point, it is the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides. |
| 1945 | Soviet-Japanese War: Battle of Shumshu: Soviet forces land at Takeda Beach on Shumshu Island and launch the Battle of Shumshu; the Soviet Union’s Invasion of the Kuril Islands commences. |
| 1945 | Sukarno takes office as the first president of Indonesia, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day. |
Popular Baby Name on August 18, 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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