Funny Birthday Facts About August 5, 1988
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What day were you born on August 5, 1988?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Friday, 5
Countdown to Your 38th Birthday
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What day was August 5, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 37th birthday on Tuesday. How was your 37th 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 13,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 5
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
13,662 Days
1,792 Weeks
448 Months
37 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 217 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 38 years old. There have been 13662 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 4554 days, which is equivalent to 12.48 years. You spent 33.73% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 38 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 39 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 40 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 41 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 42 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 43 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 44 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 45 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 46 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 47 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 5, 1988?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 5
Coming in at the tail end of summer are August babies. If you were 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 |
|---|---|
| 1921 | Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014) |
| 1922 | Frank Stranahan, American golfer (d. 2013) |
| 1922 | L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (d. 2005) |
| 1926 | Betsy Jolas, French composer |
| 1926 | Jeri Southern, American jazz singer and pianist (d. 1991) |
| 1927 | John H. Moore II, American lawyer and judge (d. 2013) |
| 1929 | Don Matheson, American soldier, police officer, and actor (d. 2014) |
| 1930 | Damita Jo DeBlanc, American comedian, actress, and singer (d. 1998) |
| 1930 | Michal Kováč, Slovak lawyer and politician, 1st President of Slovakia (d. 2016) |
Famous People Died on August 5
Did you know that on August 5
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Tullio Crali, Montenegrin-Italian pilot and painter (b. 1910) |
| 2001 | Christopher Skase, Australian-Spanish businessman (b. 1948) |
| 2001 | Otema Allimadi, Ugandan politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Uganda (b. 1929) |
| 2002 | Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (b. 1916) |
| 2002 | Darrell Porter, American baseball player (b. 1952) |
| 2002 | Franco Lucentini, Italian journalist and author (b. 1920) |
| 2002 | Josh Ryan Evans, American actor (b. 1982) |
| 2002 | Matt Robinson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937) |
| 2005 | Eddie Jenkins, Welsh footballer (b. 1909) |
| 2005 | Jim O'Hora, American football player and coach (b. 1915) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1882 | Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, today known as ExxonMobil, is established officially. The company would later grow to become the holder of all Standard Oil companies and the entity at the center of the breakup of Standard Oil. |
| 1884 | The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor. |
| 1888 | Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008. |
| 1901 | Peter O'Connor sets the first World Athletics recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years. |
| 1906 | Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy. |
| 1914 | In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed. |
| 1914 | World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion. |
| 1914 | World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SS Pfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War. |
| 1916 | World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula. |
| 1925 | Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out. |
Popular Baby Name on August 5, 1988
In 1988, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 64,150 baby boys were named Michael in 1988. The rest were named Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and Andrew. While the popular baby girl name in 1988 was Jessica. There were 51,546 baby girls named Jessica that year. While the rest were named Ashley, Amanda, Sarah and Jennifer. 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 1988 there were 5,145,425,994 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 428,785,500. This shows that there were 428,785,500 babies born every month in 1988. It can also be concluded that there are 14,292,850 babies born every day and 9,926 babies born every minute which is mean that 166 babies born every second in the year 1988. Maybe one of them is you.
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