Funny Birthday Facts About August 5, 2008
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What day were you born on August 5, 2008?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Tuesday, 5
Countdown to Your 17th Birthday
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What day was August 5, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 17th 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 6,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 5
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
6,197 Days
812 Weeks
203 Months
16 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 377 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6197 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2066 days, which is equivalent to 5.66 years. You spent 35.38% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 18 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 19 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 20 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 21 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 22 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 23 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 24 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 25 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 26 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 27 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 5, 2008?
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 |
|---|---|
| 1874 | Wesley Clair Mitchell, American economist and academic (d. 1948) |
| 1876 | Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and activist (d. 1958) |
| 1877 | Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (d. 1917) |
| 1880 | Gertrude Rush, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1962) |
| 1880 | Ruth Sawyer, American author and educator (d. 1970) |
| 1882 | Anne Acheson, Irish sculptor (d. 1962) |
| 1887 | Reginald Owen, English-American actor and singer (d. 1972) |
| 1889 | Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (d. 1973) |
| 1890 | Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (d. 1956) |
| 1890 | Naum Gabo, Russian-American sculptor (d. 1977) |
Famous People Died on August 5
Did you know that on August 5
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Erwin Axer, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1917) |
| 2012 | Fred Matua, American football player (b. 1984) |
| 2012 | Martin E. Segal, Russian-American businessman, co-founded Film Society of Lincoln Center (b. 1916) |
| 2012 | Michel Daerden, Belgian lawyer and politician (b. 1949) |
| 2012 | Roland Charles Wagner, French author and translator (b. 1960) |
| 2013 | May Song Vang, American activist (b. 1951) |
| 2013 | Rob Wyda, American commander and judge (b. 1959) |
| 2013 | Roy Rubin, American basketball player and coach (b. 1925) |
| 2013 | Ruth Asawa, American sculptor and educator (b. 1926) |
| 2013 | Shawn Burr, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1966) |
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, 2008
In 2008, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Jacob is the most used. A total of 22,603 baby boys were named Jacob in 2008. The rest were named Michael, Ethan, Joshua and Daniel. While the popular baby girl name in 2008 was Emma. There were 18,817 baby girls named Emma that year. While the rest were named Isabella, Emily, Olivia and Ava. 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 2008 there were 6,789,088,672 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 565,757,390. This shows that there were 565,757,390 babies born every month in 2008. It can also be concluded that there are 18,858,580 babies born every day and 13,097 babies born every minute which is mean that 219 babies born every second in the year 2008. Maybe one of them is you.
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