Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2006 was the year of the Dog (Yang Wood).
Native American Zodiac: The 8th of April, 2006 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Age: Anyone born on the 8th of April, 2006, will be 12 years of age.
American Format: 04-08-2006 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 2006-04-08. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "20060408" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1144450800.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 8th of April, 2006:
United States: Bad Day - Daniel Powter
United Kingdom: Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "Ice Age 2" 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 8th of April, 2006.
MySpace
Between 2005 and 2008, MySpace was the most popular social network in the world.
Crocs
Throughout 2006, foam clogs called Crocs surged in popularity; with sales tripling over the course of the year.
Bebo
In countries such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Ireland, a social network called Bebo (Blog Early Blog Often) is beginning to overtake its rival MySpace. Bebo is famous for its quizzes, auto-playing video box, whiteboard, "Bebo Skins" and "Bebo Luv" features.
Keira Knightley
21-year-old English actress Keira Knightley is named as FHM's sexiest woman in 2006.
Time Person of the Year 2006
The Time Person of the Year 2006 is listed as "You". This is in recognition of how everyone has the ability to become a content creator on the Internet.
LOLcats
During this period of time, an Internet meme called "LOLcats" is beginning to take-off.
Weather
Weather information for the 8th of April, 2006:
Dublin, Ireland: It was 9.4 degrees Celsius. It was a wet day. It was a windy day. It was a sunny day.
New York, USA: Temperature: 34.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 1.44 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 9.14cm.
Enter your date of birth below to find out how old you were on the 8th of April, 2006.
Videos
Looking for some nostalgia? Here are some Youtube videos relating to the 8th of April, 2006. Please note that videos are automatically selected by Youtube and that results may vary! Click on the "Load Next Video" button to view the next video in the search playlist. In many cases, you'll find episodes of old TV shows, documentaries, music videos and soap dramas.
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Visualize
Visualize the days that have passed since the 8th of April, 2006. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.
Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 8th of April, 2006.
4,698 days have passed since this date.
405,910,800 seconds have passed since the 8th of April, 2006.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 473,562,600 times.
Since the 8th of April, 2006, earth has travelled approximately 209,449,972,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 67,651,800 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 34,908,329 steps. That's about 15,515 miles!
Since this date, 4,870,930 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
Translations
Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Saturday" in other languages is:
German: Samstag.
French: Samedi.
Italian: Sabato.
Spanish: Sabado.
Portuguese: Sabado.
Comments
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