Funny Birthday Facts About August 5, 2008
Did you know that August 5, 2008 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, 2008?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Tuesday, 5
Countdown to Your 18th Birthday
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What day was August 5, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 17th birthday on Tuesday. How was your 17th 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 6,000 days old
Did you know that people born on August 5
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
6,342 Days
832 Weeks
208 Months
17 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 232 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6342 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2114 days, which is equivalent to 5.79 years. You spent 34.06% 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
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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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Maik Franz, German footballer |
| 1981 | Rachel Scott, American murder victim, inspired the Rachel's Challenge (d. 1999) |
| 1981 | Travie McCoy, American rapper, singer, and songwriter |
| 1982 | Jamie Houston, English-German rugby player |
| 1982 | Jeff Robson, Australian rugby league player |
| 1982 | Lolo Jones, American hurdler |
| 1982 | Michele Pazienza, Italian footballer |
| 1982 | Pete Sell, American mixed martial artist |
| 1982 | Tobias Regner, German singer-songwriter |
| 1984 | Helene Fischer, German singer-songwriter |
Famous People Died on August 5
Did you know that on August 5
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1939 | Béla Jankovich, Hungarian economist and politician, Minister of Education of Hungary (b. 1865) |
| 1944 | Maurice Turnbull, Welsh cricketer and rugby player (b. 1906) |
| 1946 | Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1863) |
| 1948 | Montagu Toller, English cricketer and lawyer (b. 1871) |
| 1952 | Sameera Moussa, Egyptian physicist and academic (b. 1917) |
| 1955 | Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (b. 1909) |
| 1957 | Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877) |
| 1959 | Edgar Guest, English-American journalist and poet (b. 1881) |
| 1960 | Arthur Meighen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874) |
| 1963 | Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (b. 1898) |
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 |
|---|---|
| 1796 | The Battle of Castiglione in Napoleon's first Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars. |
| 1816 | The British Admiralty dismisses Francis Ronalds's new invention of the first working electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the semaphore. |
| 1824 | Greek War of Independence: Konstantinos Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the Battle of Samos. |
| 1858 | Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month. |
| 1860 | Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim. |
| 1861 | American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872). |
| 1861 | The United States Army abolishes flogging. |
| 1862 | American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats. |
| 1864 | American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports. |
| 1874 | Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom. |
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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