Funny Birthday Facts About August 26, 1979
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What day were you born on August 26, 1979?
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Countdown to Your 46th Birthday
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What day was August 26, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 46th birthday on Tuesday. 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 26
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,727 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 440 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 16727 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5576 days, which is equivalent to 15.28 years. You spent 33.96% 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 26, 1979?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 26
What is birthstone for people born on August 26, 1979? It's Peridot. Your radiant and joyful nature is a guiding light to those closest to you. This natural tendency of those around you leads them to be creative problem-solvers who are intelligent and energetic.
Famous People Born on August 26
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 26
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1969 | Adrian Young, American drummer and songwriter |
| 1970 | Brett Schultz, South African cricketer |
| 1970 | Jason Little, Australian rugby player |
| 1970 | Melissa McCarthy, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1971 | Thalía, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1973 | Richard Evatt, English boxer (d. 2012) |
| 1974 | Kelvin Cato, American basketball player and coach |
| 1974 | Meredith Eaton, American actress |
| 1975 | Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player and coach |
| 1976 | Amaia Montero, Spanish singer-songwriter |
Famous People Died on August 26
Did you know that on August 26
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Moondog King, Canadian wrestler and politician (b. 1949) |
| 2005 | Robert Denning, American art collector and interior designer (b. 1927) |
| 2006 | Clyde Walcott, Barbadian cricketer and coach (b. 1926) |
| 2006 | Rainer Barzel, Polish-German lawyer and politician, Minister of Intra-German Relations (b. 1924) |
| 2006 | William Garnett, American landscape photographer (b. 1916) |
| 2007 | Gaston Thorn, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1928) |
| 2009 | Dominick Dunne, American journalist and novelist (b. 1925) |
| 2010 | Raimon Panikkar, Catalan priest and scholar (b. 1918) |
| 2011 | George Band, Taiwanese-English mountaineer and author (b. 1929) |
| 2011 | John McAleese, Scottish sergeant (b. 1949) |
Historical Events on August 26
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 26
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years. Her captors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido are apprehended. |
| 2011 | The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA. |
| 2014 | The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published. |
| 2015 | Two U.S. journalists are shot and killed by a disgruntled former coworker while conducting a live report in Moneta, Virginia. |
| 2018 | Three people are killed and eleven wounded during a mass shooting at a Madden NFL '19 video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida. |
| 2021 | During the 2021 Kabul airlift, a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport kills 13 US military personnel and at least 169 Afghan civilians. |
| 2023 | Exactly 5 years after the 2018 Jacksonville Landing shooting, there is another shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, leaving 3 people dead. |
Popular Baby Name on August 26, 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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