Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Virgo.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1983 was the year of the .
Native American Zodiac: The 26th of August, 1983 falls under the Bear.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Age: Anyone born on the 26th of August, 1983, will be 34 years of age.
American Format: 08-26-1983 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 1983-08-26. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19830826" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 430700400.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 26th of August, 1983:
United States: Every Breath You Take - Police
United Kingdom: Give It Up - KC & Sunshine Band
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "Easy Money" was at the top of the box office on this date.
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 26th of August, 1983.
Iran-Iraq War
Between the 22nd of September, 1980, and the 20th of August, 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.
US President
Who was the US President on this particular date?
Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on the 26th of August, 1983.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on the 26th of August, 1983 was probably conceived around the 16th of November, 1982. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 26th of August, 1983 is the 4th of June, 1984. (Rough Estimate).
Around This Time...
Things that happened during this general period of time...
29th of July, 1983: National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) is released in cinemas.
Enter your date of birth below to find out how old you were on the 26th of August, 1983.
Videos
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Visualize
Visualize the days that have passed since the 26th of August, 1983. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.
Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 26th of August, 1983.
12,656 days have passed since this date.
1,093,478,400 seconds have passed since the 26th of August, 1983.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,275,724,800 times.
Since the 26th of August, 1983, earth has travelled approximately 564,234,854,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 182,246,400 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 94,039,142 steps. That's about 41,795 miles!
Since this date, 13,121,741 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.
Comments
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