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August 8, 1879

August 8, 1879, was a Friday. It was 145 years, 4 months, and 16 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date was 53,100 days ago. Approximately 1,770 months have passed. It was the 220th day of 1879, in week 32. The decade was the 1870s. Everyone who was born on this day is now dead. The Earth has experienced 590 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 8, 1879, will have the star sign Leo.
  • Zodiac Element: Fire.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1879 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
  • Native American Zodiac: August 8, 1879 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

Celebrity birthdays

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

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Actor
Born on August 8, 1937
He was born exactly 58 years after this date.

Louis van Gaal

Louis van Gaal

Soccer manager
Born on August 8, 1951
He was born exactly 72 years after this date.

The Edge

The Edge

U2
Born on August 8, 1961
He was born exactly 82 years after this date.

Chris Eubank

Chris Eubank

Boxer
Born on August 8, 1966
He was born exactly 87 years after this date.

Drew Lachey

Drew Lachey

98 Degrees
Born on August 8, 1976
He was born exactly 97 years after this date.

JC Chasez

JC Chasez

NSYNC
Born on August 8, 1976
He was born exactly 97 years after this date.

Meagan Good

Meagan Good

Actress
Born on August 8, 1981
She was born exactly 102 years after this date.

Roger Federer

Roger Federer

Tennis player
Born on August 8, 1981
He was born exactly 102 years after this date.

Shawn Mendes

Shawn Mendes

Singer
Born on August 8, 1998
He was born exactly 119 years after this date.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on August 8:

USA

US President

Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the President of the United States on August 8, 1879.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Benjamin Disraeli was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on August 8, 1879 was most likely conceived around November 15, 1878.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 8, 1879 is close to April 30, 1880.

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Stats for August 8, 1879

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 8, 1879:

  • 53,100 days have passed since this date.
  • 7,585 weeks have passed.
  • 4,587,838,479 seconds have passed since August 8, 1879.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 5,352,478,226 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 2,367,324,655,164 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 764,639,747 times.
  • You have taken approximately 394,554,109 steps. That's roughly 175,357 miles.
  • 55,054,062 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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