Did you know that August 5, 2012 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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Countdown to Your 14th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 13th birthday on Tuesday. How was your 13th 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 5
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 248 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 14 years old. There have been 4865 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 1622 days, which is equivalent to 4.44 years. You spent 34.15% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 14 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 15 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 16 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 17 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 18 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 19 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 20 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 21 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 22 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 23 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 5

Peridot is birthstone for people born on 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 |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2012) |
| 1930 | Richie Ginther, American race car driver (d. 1989) |
| 1931 | Tom Hafey, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014) |
| 1932 | Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1932 | Vladimir Fedoseyev, Russian conductor |
| 1934 | Gay Byrne, Irish radio and television host (d. 2019) |
| 1934 | Karl Johan Åström, Swedish engineer and theorist |
| 1934 | Wendell Berry, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist |
| 1935 | Michael Ballhaus, German director and cinematographer (d. 2017) |
| 1935 | Peter Inge, Baron Inge, English field marshal (d. 2022) |
Did you know that on August 5
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Ali Haydar, Syrian army officer (b. 1932) |
| 2022 | Cherie Gil, Filipino actress (b. 1963) |
| 2022 | Dillon Quirke, Irish hurler (b. 1998) |
| 2022 | Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer (b. 1938) |
| 2022 | Judith Durham, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1943) |
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. |
In 2012, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Jacob is the most used. A total of 19,088 baby boys were named Jacob in 2012. The rest were named Mason, Ethan, Noah and William. While the popular baby girl name in 2012 was Sophia. There were 22,320 baby girls named Sophia that year. While the rest were named Emma, Isabella, 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 2012 there were 7,125,827,957 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 593,818,997. This shows that there were 593,818,997 babies born every month in 2012. It can also be concluded that there are 19,793,967 babies born every day and 13,746 babies born every minute which is mean that 230 babies born every second in the year 2012. Maybe one of them is you.
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