August 2nd, 2018

On this day.

What happened on August 2nd, 2018?

• musical.ly becomes TikTok after the two apps are merged together.
• Technology company Apple becomes the first publicly-listed company in the US to reach $1 trillion in market value.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on August 2nd, 2018.

• United States: In My Feelings - Drake
• United Kingdom: In My Feelings - Drake

Take me back to August 2nd, 2018!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is August 2nd, 2018, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual.

The song In My Feelings by Drake is at the top of the singles charts in both the USA and the United Kingdom. Donald Trump is the President of the United States, and the movie Mission: Impossible - Fallout is at the top of the box office. Theresa May is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

It's 2018, so the music charts are being dominated by artists such as Drake, Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, Post Malone, Cardi B, Juice Wrld and Dua Lipa. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Shanann Watts, Aretha Franklin, Kofi Annan, and Stefán Karl Stefánsson would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Big Bang Theory", "Suits", "Black Mirror", and "Stranger Things".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "What Remains of Edith Finch", "Fortnite", "Call of Duty: WWII", and "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Horrid Henry", "Paw Patrol", "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", and "Bunnicula". Popular toys at the moment include the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One, FurReal Roarin' Tyler, and the Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 2nd, 2018.

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  The Momo Challenge hoax.

  An urban legend about a fake social media challenge called the "Momo Challenge" was spreading throughout the Internet during the summer of 2018.

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  Record of the Year: 2018.

  The song "This Is America" by Childish Gambino won a Grammy for 2018's Record of the Year.

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  2018 in music.

  Popular music artists in 2018 included Drake, Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha, Post Malone, XXXTentacion, Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, Eminem, Juice Wrld, Travis Scott and Kodak Black.

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  Jamal Khashoggi and Other Journalists.

  "Jamal Khashoggi and Other Journalists" were named the Time Person of the Year in 2018.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 2018?

  The best NBA players in 2018 were Russell Westbrook, James Harden, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and Anthony Davis.

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  2018 in movies.

  Movies released in 2018 included Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Incredibles 2, Aquaman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Venom, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Deadpool 2, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, A Quiet Place, A Star Is Born and Halloween.

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  Green Book.

  "Green Book" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2018.

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  Best soccer players.

  The best soccer players in 2018 were Luka Modrić, Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah, Raphaël Varane, Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne, and Harry Kane.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 4 years, 9 months, and 26 days have passed since August 2nd, 2018.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 31 of 2018.
• Leap Year: 2018 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on August 2nd, 2018, are now 4 years old.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1533164400.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to August 2nd, 2018.

• July 3rd, 2018: 18 people are killed after a bus carrying a group of German senior citizens crashes into a truck on a highway near Muenchberg, Bavaria.
• July 6th, 2018: The film "Ant-Man and the Wasp" is released in movie theaters.
• July 7th, 2018: Justin Bieber gets engaged to model Hailey Baldwin.
• July 9th, 2018: US president Donald Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court.
• July 9th, 2018: Boris Johnson resigns as UK Foreign Secretary in protest of Theresa May's "softer" stance on Brexit.
• July 10th, 2018: Soccer: Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo joins Italian side Juventus.
• July 11th, 2018: World Cup Semi-Final: Croatia defeats England 2-1 in Extra Time.
• July 12th, 2018: US President Trump makes his first official visit to the United Kingdom.
• July 13th, 2018: Football: Chelsea sack manager Antonio Conte.
• July 14th, 2018: Soccer: Maurizio Sarri becomes the new manager of Chelsea FC.
• July 15th, 2018: France wins the 2018 FIFA World Cup after defeating Croatia 4-2.
• July 19th, 2018: 17 people lose their lives after a duck boat sinks at Table Rock Lake in Missouri.
• July 20th, 2018: Disney fire film director James Gunn from "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" after old controversial tweets of his are found and publicized.
• July 22nd, 2018: US President Donald Trump threatens Iranian president Hassan Rouhani in an "ALL CAPS" tweet on Twitter.
• July 23rd, 2018: 102 people lose their lives in wildfires in East Attica, Greece.
• July 24th, 2018: Singer Demi Lovato is rushed to hospital after an opioid overdose.
• July 26th, 2018: Facebook's stock price plummets by 19 percent following a disappointing quarterly report.
• July 26th, 2018: The final episode of the talk show Jerry Springer is aired on TV.
• July 27th, 2018: The film "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" is released in movie theaters.
• July 30th, 2018: Love Island: Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham are crowned as winners.
• This date: August 2nd, 2018
• August 3rd, 2018: Travis Scott releases his album "Astroworld".
• August 3rd, 2018: The game "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4" is released.
• August 4th, 2018: Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro survives an apparent assassination attempt after drones armed with explosives are detonated overhead while he is giving a speech.
• August 6th, 2018: American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is banned from Facebook, Spotify, Apple and Twitter.
• August 7th, 2018: China bans Disney's film "Christopher Robin" after people compare Chinese President Xi Jinping to Winnie the Pooh.
• August 13th, 2018: Watts family murders: Chris Watts reports that his wife Shanann and their two daughters have gone missing.
• August 15th, 2018: Watts family murders: Chris Watts confesses to the murders of his pregnant wife Shanann and their two daughters.
• August 15th, 2018: The romantic comedy-drama film "Crazy Rich Asians" is released in movie theaters.
• August 16th, 2018: Singer Aretha Franklin passes away at the age of 76.
• August 18th, 2018: Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan passes away at the age of 80.
• August 18th, 2018: Imran Khan becomes the new prime minister of Pakistan.
• August 20th, 2018: "Havana" by Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug) wins Video of the Year at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.
• August 20th, 2018: Former English soccer player Paul Gascoigne is arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on a train.
• August 21st, 2018: Icelandic actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson (Robbie Rotten on LazyTown) dies from cancer at the age of 43.
• August 24th, 2018: Liberal leader Scott Morrison becomes the new Prime Minister of Australia.
• August 25th, 2018: American politician John McCain passes away.
• August 25th, 2018: KSI and Logan Paul draw in a boxing match at the Manchester Arena.
• August 30th, 2018: Irish TV channel TV3 is rebranded as Virgin Media One.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 2nd, 2018, will have the star sign Leo.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2018 was the year of the Dog (Yang Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
• Native American Zodiac: August 2nd, 2018 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.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 2nd of August.

• Republic Day (Republic of Macedonia)

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 2nd, 2018 was most likely conceived around November 9th, 2017.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 2nd, 2018 is close to April 25th, 2019.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 2nd, 2018.

• A total of 1,760 days have passed since this date.
• 251 weeks have passed.
• 152,064,000 seconds have passed since the August 2nd, 2018.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 177,408,000 times.
• Since August 2nd, 2018, the Earth has travelled approximately 78,465,024,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 25,344,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 13,077,504 steps. That's about 5,812 miles!
• Since this date, 1,824,768 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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