Funny Birthday Facts About August 5, 1985
Did you know that August 5, 1985 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 5, 1985?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Monday, 5
Countdown to Your 41st Birthday
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What day was August 5, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 40th birthday on Tuesday. How was your 40th 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 14,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 5
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
14,752 Days
1,936 Weeks
484 Months
40 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 223 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 41 years old. There have been 14752 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 4918 days, which is equivalent to 13.47 years. You spent 33.68% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 41 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 42 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 43 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 44 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 45 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 46 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 47 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 48 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 49 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 50 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 5, 1985?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 5
Peridot is birthstone for people born on 5
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 |
|---|---|
| 1843 | James Scott Skinner, Scottish violinist and composer (d. 1927) |
| 1844 | Ilya Repin, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1930) |
| 1850 | Guy de Maupassant, French short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1893) |
| 1860 | Louis Wain, English artist (d. 1939) |
| 1862 | Joseph Merrick, English man with severe deformities (d. 1890) |
| 1866 | Carl Harries, German chemist and academic (d. 1923) |
| 1866 | Harry Trott, Australian cricketer (d. 1917) |
| 1868 | Oskar Merikanto, Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1924) |
| 1872 | Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (d. 1917) |
| 1874 | Horace Rawlins, English golfer (d. 1935) |
Famous People Died on August 5
Did you know that on August 5
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942) |
| 2014 | Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (b. 1914) |
| 2014 | Harold J. Greene, American general (b. 1962) |
| 2014 | Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | Vladimir Orlov, Russian author (b. 1936) |
| 2015 | Arthur Walter James, English journalist and politician (b. 1912) |
| 2015 | Tony Millington, Welsh footballer (b. 1943) |
| 2018 | Alan Rabinowitz, American zoologist (b. 1953) |
| 2019 | Toni Morrison, American author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Nobel laureate (b. 1931). |
| 2020 | Hawa Abdi, Somali human rights activist and physician (b. 1947) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 25 | Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty. |
| 70 | Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are extinguished. |
| 642 | Battle of Maserfield: Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Northumbria. |
| 910 | The last major Danish army to raid England for nearly a century is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward the Elder and Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians. |
| 939 | The Battle of Alhandic is fought between Ramiro II of León and Abd-ar-Rahman III at Zamora in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. The battle resulted in a victory for the Emirate of Córdoba. |
| 1068 | Byzantine-Norman wars: Italo-Normans begin a nearly-three-year siege of Bari. |
| 1100 | Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey. |
| 1278 | Spanish Reconquista: the forces of the Kingdom of Castile initiate the ultimately futile Siege of Algeciras against the Emirate of Granada. |
| 1305 | First Scottish War of Independence: Sir John Stewart of Menteith, the pro-English Sheriff of Dumbarton, successfully manages to capture Sir William Wallace of Scotland, leading to Wallace's subsequent execution by hanging, evisceration, drawing and quartering, and beheading 18 days later. |
| 1388 | The Battle of Otterburn, a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England, is fought near Otterburn. |
Popular Baby Name on August 5, 1985
In 1985, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 64,924 baby boys were named Michael in 1985. The rest were named Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and Daniel. While the popular baby girl name in 1985 was Jessica. There were 48,347 baby girls named Jessica that year. While the rest were named Ashley, Jennifer, Amanda and Sarah. 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 1985 there were 4,870,921,666 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 405,910,139. This shows that there were 405,910,139 babies born every month in 1985. It can also be concluded that there are 13,530,338 babies born every day and 9,397 babies born every minute which is mean that 157 babies born every second in the year 1985. Maybe one of them is you.
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