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 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
6,176 Days
808 Weeks
202 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 398 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6176 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2059 days, which is equivalent to 5.64 years. You spent 35.25% 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
What is birthstone for people born on August 5, 2008? It's Peridot. Your radiant and joyful nature is a guiding light to those closest to you. This natural tendency of those around you leads them to be creative problem-solvers who are intelligent and energetic.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Bruno Coquatrix, French songwriter and manager (d. 1979) |
| 1910 | Herminio Masantonio, Argentinian footballer (d. 1956) |
| 1911 | Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (d. 1969) |
| 1912 | Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007) |
| 1914 | Parley Baer, American actor (d. 2002) |
| 1916 | Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | Betty Oliphant, English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded Canada's National Ballet School (d. 2004) |
| 1918 | Tom Drake, American actor and singer (d. 1982) |
| 1919 | Rosalind Hicks, British literary guardian and the only child of author, Agatha Christie (d. 2004) |
| 1920 | George Tooker, American painter and academic (d. 2011) |
Famous People Died on August 5
Did you know that on August 5
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Paul Brown, American football player and coach (b. 1908) |
| 1991 | Soichiro Honda, Japanese engineer and businessman, founded Honda (b. 1906) |
| 1992 | Robert Muldoon, New Zealand politician, 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1921) |
| 1994 | Alain de Changy, Belgian race car driver (b. 1922) |
| 1994 | Menachem Avidom, Israeli composer (b. 1908) |
| 1998 | Otto Kretschmer, German commander (b. 1912) |
| 1998 | Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian commander and politician, 36th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1911) |
| 2000 | Alec Guinness, English actor (b. 1914) |
| 2000 | Lala Amarnath, Indian cricketer who scored India's first Test century (b. 1911) |
| 2000 | Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1920) |
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, 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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