Did you know that August 16, 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 Saturday. 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 16
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 247 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 14 years old. There have been 4866 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 | Sunday | 14 Years Old |
| 2027 | Monday | 15 Years Old |
| 2028 | Wednesday | 16 Years Old |
| 2029 | Thursday | 17 Years Old |
| 2030 | Friday | 18 Years Old |
| 2031 | Saturday | 19 Years Old |
| 2032 | Monday | 20 Years Old |
| 2033 | Tuesday | 21 Years Old |
| 2034 | Wednesday | 22 Years Old |
| 2035 | Thursday | 23 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on August 16

Peridot is the gemstone of people born on 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Charles Bukowski, German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1994) |
| 1922 | Ernie Freeman, American pianist and bandleader (d. 2001) |
| 1922 | James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (d. 2011) |
| 1923 | Millôr Fernandes, Brazilian journalist and playwright (d. 2012) |
| 1924 | Fess Parker, American actor (d. 2010) |
| 1924 | Inez Voyce, American baseball player (d. 2022) |
| 1925 | Mal Waldron, American pianist and composer (d. 2002) |
| 1925 | Willie Jones, American baseball player (d. 1983) |
| 1927 | Lois Nettleton, American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1928 | Ann Blyth, American actress and singer |
Did you know that on August 16
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Vassar Clements, American fiddler (b. 1928) |
| 2005 | William Corlett, English novelist and playwright (b. 1938) |
| 2006 | Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and dictator; 46th President of Paraguay (b. 1912) |
| 2007 | Bahaedin Adab, Iranian engineer and politician (b. 1945) |
| 2008 | Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1914) |
| 2008 | Masanobu Fukuoka, Japanese farmer and author (b. 1913) |
| 2008 | Ronnie Drew, Irish musician, folk singer and actor (b. 1934) |
| 2010 | Dimitrios Ioannidis, Greek general (b. 1923) |
| 2011 | Mihri Belli, Turkish activist and politician (b. 1916) |
| 2012 | Abune Paulos, Ethiopian patriarch (b. 1935) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on August 16
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground. |
| 1989 | A solar particle event affects computers at the Toronto Stock Exchange, forcing a halt to trading. |
| 1991 | Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737-200, crashes during approach to Imphal Airport, killing all 69 people on board. |
| 2005 | West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes in Machiques, Venezuela, killing all 160 people on board. |
| 2008 | The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level. |
| 2010 | AIRES Flight 8250 crashes at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport in San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia, killing two people. |
| 2012 | South African police fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute at Marikana near Rustenburg. |
| 2013 | The ferry St. Thomas Aquinas collides with a cargo ship and sinks at Cebu, Philippines, killing 61 people with 59 others missing. |
| 2015 | More than 96 people are killed and hundreds injured following a series of air-raids by the Syrian Arab Air Force on the rebel-held market town of Douma. |
| 2015 | Trigana Air Flight 267, an ATR 42, crashes in Oksibl, Bintang Mountains Regency, killing all 54 people on board. |
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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