Funny Birthday Facts About August 16, 2008
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What day were you born on August 16, 2008?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Saturday, 16
Countdown to Your 18th Birthday
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What day was August 16, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 17th birthday on Saturday. 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 16
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
6,345 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 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 229 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6345 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2115 days, which is equivalent to 5.79 years. You spent 34.06% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sunday | 18 Years Old |
| 2027 | Monday | 19 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 20 Years Old |
| 2029 | Thursday | 21 Years Old |
| 2030 | Friday | 22 Years Old |
| 2031 | Saturday | 23 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 24 Years Old |
| 2033 | Tuesday | 25 Years Old |
| 2034 | Wednesday | 26 Years Old |
| 2035 | Thursday | 27 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for August 16, 2008?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 16
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Famous People Born on August 16
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 16
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1963 | Aloísio Pires Alves, Brazilian footballer and manager |
| 1963 | Christine Cavanaugh, American voice artist (d. 2014) |
| 1964 | Jimmy Arias, American tennis player and sportscaster |
| 1966 | Eddie Olczyk, American ice hockey player, coach, and commentator |
| 1967 | Mark Coyne, Australian rugby league player |
| 1967 | Ulrika Jonsson, Swedish journalist, actress, and author |
| 1968 | Andy Milder, American actor |
| 1968 | Arvind Kejriwal, Indian civil servant and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Delhi |
| 1968 | Mateja Svet, Slovenian skier |
| 1968 | Wolfgang Tillmans, German photographer |
Famous People Died on August 16
Did you know that on August 16
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1963 | Joan Eardley, British artist (b. 1921) |
| 1971 | Spyros Skouras, Greek-American businessman (b. 1893) |
| 1972 | Pierre Brasseur, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1905) |
| 1973 | Selman Waksman, Ukrainian-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888) |
| 1977 | Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (b. 1935) |
| 1978 | Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch soldier and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1888) |
| 1979 | John Diefenbaker, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1895) |
| 1983 | Earl Averill, American baseball player (b. 1902) |
| 1984 | Duško Radović, Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor (b. 1922) |
| 1986 | Jaime Sáenz, Bolivian author and poet (b. 1921) |
Historical Events on August 16
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 16
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1793 | French Revolution: A levée en masse is decreed by the National Convention. |
| 1812 | War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army. |
| 1819 | Peterloo Massacre: Seventeen people die and over 600 are injured in cavalry charges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, Manchester, England. |
| 1841 | U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history. |
| 1844 | Governor-general of the Philippines Narciso Claveria, signed a decree to reform the country's calendar to get in sync within the rest of Asia by skipping Tuesday, December 31. As a solution to the time zone discrepancy of the Philippines with China, Dutch East Indies and neighboring territories to ease the trade system, since Mexico became independent from Spain 23 years earlier on September 27, 1821. Claveria ordered that Monday, December 30, 1844, should be followed immediately by Wednesday, January 1, 1845. |
| 1858 | U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks. |
| 1859 | The Grand Duchy of Tuscany formally deposes the exiled House of Lorraine. |
| 1863 | The Dominican Restoration War begins when Gregorio Luperón raises the Dominican flag in Santo Domingo after Spain had recolonized the country. |
| 1869 | Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguayan battalion largely made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the Paraguayan War. |
| 1870 | Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory. |
Popular Baby Name on August 16, 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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