August 8, 1740

August 8, 1740, was a Monday. It was 284 years, 3 months, and 7 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 103,829 days ago. Approximately 3,461 months have passed. It was the 221st day of 1740, in week 32. The decade was the 1740s. Everyone who was born on this day is now dead. 1740 had 366 days because it was a leap year. The Earth has experienced 1154 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 8, 1740, will have the star sign Leo.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1740 was the year of the Monkey (Yang Water).
The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
Native American Zodiac: August 8, 1740 falls under the Salmon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 8.

Dustin Hoffman

Actor
Born on August 8, 1937
He was born exactly 197 years after this date.

Louis van Gaal

Soccer manager
Born on August 8, 1951
He was born exactly 211 years after this date.

The Edge

U2
Born on August 8, 1961
He was born exactly 221 years after this date.

Chris Eubank

Boxer
Born on August 8, 1966
He was born exactly 226 years after this date.

Drew Lachey

98 Degrees
Born on August 8, 1976
He was born exactly 236 years after this date.

JC Chasez

NSYNC
Born on August 8, 1976
He was born exactly 236 years after this date.

Meagan Good

Actress
Born on August 8, 1981
She was born exactly 241 years after this date.

Roger Federer

Tennis player
Born on August 8, 1981
He was born exactly 241 years after this date.

Shawn Mendes

Singer
Born on August 8, 1998
He was born exactly 258 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on August 8:

Peace Festival

UK Prime Minister

Sir Robert Walpole was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on August 8, 1740 was most likely conceived around November 16, 1739.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 8, 1740 is close to May 1, 1741.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 8, 1740:

103,829 days have passed since this date.
14,832 weeks have passed.
8,970,824,079 seconds have passed since August 8, 1740.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 10,465,961,426 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 4,628,945,224,764 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 1,495,137,347 times.
You have taken approximately 771,490,871 steps. That's roughly 342,885 miles.
107,649,889 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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