Did you know that August 31, 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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-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 17th birthday on Sunday. 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.
Did you know that people born on August 31
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 253 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 18 years old. There have been 6321 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2107 days, which is equivalent to 5.77 years. You spent 33.94% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 18 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 19 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 20 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 21 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 22 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 23 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 24 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 25 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 26 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 27 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 31

People born on 31
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 31
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Caligula, Roman emperor (d. 41) |
| 161 | Commodus, Roman emperor (d. 192) |
| 1018 | Jeongjong II, Korean ruler (d. 1046) |
| 1168 | Zhang Zong, Chinese emperor (d. 1208) |
| 1542 | Isabella de' Medici, Italian princess (d. 1576) |
| 1569 | Jahangir, Mughal emperor (d. 1627) |
| 1652 | Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Italian nobleman (d. 1708) |
| 1663 | Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705) |
| 1721 | George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1775) |
| 1741 | Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer and educator (d. 1816) |
Did you know that on August 31
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 318 | Liu Cong, emperor of the Xiongnu state |
| 577 | John Scholasticus, Byzantine patriarch and saint |
| 651 | Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint |
| 731 | Ōtomo no Tabito, Japanese poet (b. 665) |
| 894 | Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i, Muslim governor |
| 1054 | Kunigunde of Altdorf, Frankish noblewoman (b. c. 1020) |
| 1056 | Theodora, Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire (b. 981) |
| 1115 | Turgot of Durham (b.c. 1050) |
| 1158 | Sancho III of Castile (b. 1134) |
| 1234 | Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 31
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1056 | After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty. |
| 1057 | Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one year. |
| 1218 | Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty. |
| 1314 | King Haakon V of Norway moves the capital from Bergen to Oslo. |
| 1420 | The 8.8-9.4 Caldera earthquake shakes Chile's Atacama Region causing tsunami in Chile, Hawaii, and Japan. |
| 1422 | King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of nine months. |
| 1535 | Pope Paul III excommunicates English King Henry VIII from the church. He drew up a papal bull of excommunication which began Eius qui immobilis. |
| 1776 | William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term. |
| 1795 | War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands. |
| 1798 | Irish Rebellion: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht. |
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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