August 5, 1888

August 5, 1888, was a Sunday. It was 136 years, 4 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.

Facts

This date occurred 49,813 days ago. Approximately 1,660 months have passed. It was the 218th day of 1888, in week 31. The decade was the 1880s. Everyone who was born on this day is now dead. 1888 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. The Earth has experienced 553 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 5, 1888, will have the star sign Leo.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1888 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 2.
Native American Zodiac: August 5, 1888 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 5.

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut Deceased
Born on August 5, 1930
He was born exactly 42 years after this date.

Louis Walsh

X Factor judge / Talent manager
Born on August 5, 1952
He was born exactly 64 years after this date.

MCA

Beastie Boys member Deceased
Born on August 5, 1964
He was born exactly 76 years after this date.

Colin McRae

Scottish rally driver Deceased
Born on August 5, 1968
He was born exactly 80 years after this date.

US President

Grover Cleveland was the President of the United States on August 5, 1888.

UK Prime Minister

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 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 5, 1888 was most likely conceived around November 13, 1887.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 5, 1888 is close to April 28, 1889.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 5, 1888:

49,813 days have passed since this date.
7,116 weeks have passed.
4,303,841,679 seconds have passed since August 5, 1888.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 5,021,148,626 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 2,220,782,306,364 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 717,306,947 times.
You have taken approximately 370,130,384 steps. That's roughly 164,502 miles.
51,646,100 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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