Did you know that August 21, 2001 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 25th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 24th birthday on Thursday. How was your 24th 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 21
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 249 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 25 years old. There have been 8882 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2961 days, which is equivalent to 8.11 years. You spent 33.79% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 25 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 26 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 27 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 28 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 29 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 30 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 31 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 32 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 33 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 34 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 21

Peridot is the gemstone of people born on 21
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 21
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1665 | Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician (d. 1729) |
| 1670 | James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (d. 1734) |
| 1725 | Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter and educator (d. 1805) |
| 1754 | Banastre Tarleton, English general and politician (d. 1833) |
| 1754 | William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting (d. 1839) |
| 1765 | William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837) |
| 1789 | Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic (d. 1857) |
| 1798 | Jules Michelet, French historian and philosopher (d. 1874) |
| 1800 | Hiram Walden, American general and politician (d. 1880) |
| 1801 | Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian and politician (d. 1876) |
Did you know that on August 21
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1614 | Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and purported serial killer (b. 1560) |
| 1622 | Juan de Tassis, 2nd Count of Villamediana, Spanish poet and politician (b. 1582) |
| 1627 | Jacques Mauduit, French composer and academic (b. 1557) |
| 1673 | Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, English soldier (b. 1599) |
| 1689 | William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier (b. 1661) |
| 1762 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1689) |
| 1763 | Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710) |
| 1775 | Zahir al-Umar, Arabian ruler (b. 1690) |
| 1796 | John McKinly, American physician and politician, first Governor of Delaware (b. 1721) |
| 1814 | Benjamin Thompson, American-English physicist and colonel (b. 1753) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 21
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 959 | Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège. |
| 1140 | Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin-Song Wars. |
| 1169 | Battle of the Blacks: Uprising by the black African forces of the Fatimid army, along with a number of Egyptian emirs and commoners, against Saladin. |
| 1192 | Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes Sei-i Taishōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: the 12th day of the seventh month in the third year of the Kenkyū (建久) era). |
| 1331 | King Stefan Uroš III, after months of anarchy, surrenders to his son and rival Stefan Dušan, who succeeds as King of Serbia. |
| 1415 | Henry the Navigator leads Portuguese forces to victory over the Marinids at the Conquest of Ceuta. |
| 1680 | Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt. |
| 1689 | The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland. |
| 1716 | Seventh Ottoman-Venetian War: The arrival of naval reinforcements and the news of the Battle of Petrovaradin force the Ottomans to abandon the Siege of Corfu, thus preserving the Ionian Islands under Venetian rule. |
| 1770 | James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales. |
In 2001, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Jacob is the most used. A total of 32,554 baby boys were named Jacob in 2001. The rest were named Michael, Matthew, Joshua and Christopher. While the popular baby girl name in 2001 was Emily. There were 25,057 baby girls named Emily that year. While the rest were named Madison, Hannah, Ashley and Alexis. 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 2001 there were 6,222,626,531 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 518,552,211. This shows that there were 518,552,211 babies born every month in 2001. It can also be concluded that there are 17,285,074 babies born every day and 12,004 babies born every minute which is mean that 201 babies born every second in the year 2001. Maybe one of them is you.
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