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25th of August, 1978

Here are some facts about this particular date:

• What Day: The 25th of August, 1978, fell on a Friday.
• Decade: 1970s.
• 40 years, 1 months and 22 days have passed since the 25th of August, 1978.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 34 of 1978.

• Day 237 of 1978.
• Leap Year: 1978 was NOT a leap year.
• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Virgo.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1978 was the year of the Horse (Yang Metal).
• Native American Zodiac: The 25th of August, 1978 falls under the Bear.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Age: Anyone born on the 25th of August, 1978, will be 40 years of age.
• American Format: 08-25-1978 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
• YMD Format: 1978-08-25. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19780825" are easier to sort.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 272847600.

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 25th of August, 1978:

• United States: Grease - Frankie Valli
• United Kingdom: Three Times A Lady - Commodores

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

• Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States on the 25th of August, 1978.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

• A baby that was born on the 25th of August, 1978 was probably conceived around the 15th of November, 1977. (Rough Estimate).
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 25th of August, 1978 is the 4th of June, 1979. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

Things that happened during this general period of time...

• 6th of August, 1978: Pope Paul VI passes away.
• 26th of August, 1978: Pope John Paul I succeeds Pope Paul VI.
• 7th of September, 1978: The Who drummer Keith Moon dies of a drug overdose.
• 16th of September, 1978: 25,000 people are killed when an earthquake hits the Iranian city of Tabas.
• 17th of September, 1978: The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 25th of August:

• 25th of August, 1967: American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell is assassinated in Arlington, Virginia.
• 25th of August, 2001: RnB singer Aaliyah dies in a plane crash.
• 25th of August, 2012: Voyager 1 enters interstellar space.
• 25th of August, 1996: The Steve Harvey Show is broadcasted for the first time.
• 25th of August, 2000: Bring It On (2000) is released.
• 25th of August, 2009: The game "Batman: Arkham Asylum" is released.

Television

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

• Dallas - Soap opera.
• The Incredible Hulk - Starring Lou Ferrigno.
• The Love Boat - Television series that was set on a cruise ship. Starring Gavin MacLeod as Captain Merrill Stubing.
• Chips - TV show about two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers called Jon Baker and Frank "Ponch" Poncherello.
• Soap - Comedy series / satire about soap operas. Starring Billy Crystal as Jodie Dallas.
• Eight Is Enough - Television series about the "Bradford brood" and their father.
• Three's Company - Sitcom about two girls and their male room mate.
• Quincy, M.E. - TV show about a Los Angeles County medical examiner called Dr. Quincy.
• Charlie's Angels - TV show about three female police academy-trained private detectives.
• The Muppet Show - American TV show that included characters such as Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 25th of August:

• 25th of August, 1930: Sean Connery: Actor.
• 25th of August, 1961: Billy Ray Cyrus: Singer.
• 25th of August, 1987: Blake Lively: Actress.

Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 25th of August, 1978.

• 14,663 days have passed since this date.
• 1,266,883,200 seconds have passed since the 25th of August, 1978.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,478,030,400 times.
• Since the 25th of August, 1978, earth has travelled approximately 653,711,731,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 211,147,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 108,951,955 steps. That's about 48,423 miles!
• Since this date, 15,202,598 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

Translations

Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Friday" in other languages is:

• German: Freitag.
• French: Vendredi.
• Italian: Venerdi.
• Spanish: Viernes.
• Portuguese: Sexta-feira.

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