Did you know that August 29, 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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Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis 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.
Did you know that people born on August 29
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 248 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 16919 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5640 days, which is equivalent to 15.45 years. You spent 33.59% 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 |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 29

Peridot is the gemstone of people born on 29
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 29
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1724 | Giovanni Battista Casti, Italian poet and author (d. 1803) |
| 1725 | Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1767) |
| 1728 | Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, electress of Bavaria (d. 1797) |
| 1756 | Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Austrian general and politician (d. 1845) |
| 1756 | Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1830) |
| 1772 | James Finlayson, Scottish Quaker (d. 1852) |
| 1773 | Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (d. 1858) |
| 1777 | Hyacinth, Russian religious leader, founded Sinology (d. 1853) |
| 1780 | Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (d. 1867) |
| 1792 | Charles Grandison Finney, American minister and author (d. 1875) |
Did you know that on August 29
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1159 | Bertha of Sulzbach, Byzantine empress |
| 1298 | Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar, English princess (b. 1269) |
| 1315 | Charles of Taranto, Italian nobleman (b. 1296) |
| 1315 | Peter Tempesta, Italian nobleman (b. 1291) |
| 1395 | Albert III, duke of Austria (b. 1349) |
| 1442 | John V, duke of Brittany (b. 1389) |
| 1499 | Alesso Baldovinetti, Florentine painter (b. 1427) |
| 1523 | Ulrich von Hutten, Lutheran reformer (b. 1488) |
| 1526 | Louis II, king of Hungary and Croatia (b. 1506) |
| 1526 | Pál Tomori Hungarian archbishop and soldier (b. 1475) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 29
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1997 | At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria. |
| 1997 | Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service. |
| 1998 | Eighty people are killed when Cubana de Aviación Flight 389 crashes during a rejected takeoff from the Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador. |
| 2001 | Four people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near Málaga Airport. |
| 2003 | Sayed Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf. |
| 2005 | Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage. |
| 2012 | At least 26 Chinese miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua, Sichuan Province. |
| 2012 | The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom. |
| 2022 | Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson. |
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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