Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Thursday, August 5, 1971:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Tuesday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › Fiddler on the Roof
🎮 Number one video game › The Oregon Trail
🎵 Number one song › "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" by The Bee Gees
🐖 Chinese Zodiac › Pig
☀️ Sun Sign › Leo
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Sun ☉
🐼 Spirit Animal › Salmon
🔢 Life Path Number › 4
🌼 Birth flower › Gladiolus
🪨 Birthstone › Peridot and Sardonyx
📅 Lucky day › Sunday ⬤Power Color › Orange
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.36
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 3,775,790,900 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 30,817,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 471,509,280 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,218,867,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,235,848,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 388,301,760 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on April 13, 2003.
What happened on my birthday
910
The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl Aethelred.
1305
William Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution.
1583
Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the British crown - first English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire.
1716
Battle of Petrovaradin/Peterwardein: Habsburgs under Eugene of Savoy defeat the Turks in a decisive victory.
1864
Battle of Mobile Bay, won by the Union Army led by Rear Admiral Farragut with the cry "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" (US Civil War).
Famous people with my birthday
1997
Olivia Holt, American actress (Cloak and Dagger) and singer
1937
Alan Howard, English theater and film actor (Royal Shakespeare Company)
1946
Erika Slezak, American actress (One Life to Live - "Viki")
1966
Jonathan Silverman, American actor (Brighton Beach Memoirs, Single Guy)
1972
Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese professional wrestler
1976
Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor (Stairway to Heaven)
1945
Ja'net Dubois, American actress (Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210)
1981
Jesse Williams, American actor (Grey's Anatomy), director and activist
Holidays on Thursday, August 5th
Work Like a Dog Day
Work Like a Dog Day, celebrated on August 5, is a day to acknowledge and appreciate people who put in extra effort in their work, inspired by the hardworking nature of dogs, especially those trained to assist.
National Oyster Day
National Oyster Day, celebrated every year on August 5th, is a day dedicated to appreciating and enjoying oysters, a type of seafood that can be eaten in many delicious ways, from raw to boiled or even in soup.
Mead Day
Mead Day is a holiday celebrated on the first Saturday of August where people appreciate mead, an ancient alcoholic drink made from fermented honey, often flavored with fruits, spices, or flowers.
Sandcastle Day
Sandcastle Day, celebrated on the first Saturday in August, is a fun holiday that encourages everyone to enjoy building sandcastles at the beach, reminding us of the simple joys of summer and childhood.
National Couscous Day
National Couscous Day, celebrated on August 5th, is a day to enjoy and spread the love for this versatile, healthy North African grain that pairs well with a variety of foods.
