August 8th, 2021.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 3 months and 24 days have passed since August 8th, 2021.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 31 of 2021.
• Leap Year: 2021 is NOT a leap year.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1628377200.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around August 8th, 2021.

• July 9th, 2021: Protests begin in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal after former president Jacob Zuma is arrested.
• July 10th, 2021: UFC 264: Conor McGregor loses against Dustin Poirier after breaking his leg.
• July 11th, 2021: Italy win the Euro 2020 final after defeating England on penalties.
• July 14th, 2021: Flash floods hit Germany following heavy rain.
• July 14th, 2021: The German city of Hagen declares a state of emergency after the Volme river begins to overflow its banks.
• July 15th, 2021: Residents of the Belgium city of Liège are evacuated due to concerns that the River Meuse could burst its banks.
• July 16th, 2021: Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui is killed in Afghanistan.
• July 16th, 2021: Rapper Biz Markie passes away at the age of 57.
• July 16th, 2021: A heatwave hits Ireland.
• July 19th, 2021: Freedom Day: Mask wearing rules and other COVID-19 restrictions such as bar capacity limits are lifted in the United Kingdom.
• July 20th, 2021: The Milwaukee Bucks win the 2021 NBA Finals after they defeat the Phoenix Suns 4-2.
• July 23rd, 2021: The 2020 Summer Olympics kick off in Tokyo, Japan.
• July 26th, 2021: Slipknot co-founder and former drummer Joey Jordison passes away at the age of 46.
• July 26th, 2021: Rapper DaBaby receives backlash for homophobic remarks that he made while performing at the Rolling Loud Miami Festival.
• July 28th, 2021: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill passes away at the age of 72.
• August 5th, 2021: Soccer: Barcelona announce that Lionel Messi will not be staying with the club.
• August 6th, 2021: The Taliban begins to capture provincial capitals in Afghanistan.
• This date: August 8th, 2021
• August 10th, 2021: Soccer: Lionel Messi joins French side Paris Saint-Germain.
• August 12th, 2021: Soccer: Romelu Lukaku rejoins Chelsea in a £97.5 million transfer.
• August 12th, 2021: Missing person case: Police in Utah encounter Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie following a physical altercation between the pair.
• August 14th, 2021: The Taliban captures seven provincial capital cities in Afghanistan.
• August 14th, 2021: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Haiti.
• August 15th, 2021: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani leaves the country after the Taliban reaches Kabul.
• August 18th, 2021: British comedian Sean Lock dies from cancer at the age of 58.
• August 18th, 2021: New Zealand goes into a nationwide lockdown after a case of the Delta variant is detected in the community in Auckland.
• August 19th, 2021: OnlyFans announces that it is banning explicit content.
• August 21st, 2021: American conservative talk radio host and "vaccine skeptic" Phil Valentine dies from COVID-19 at the age of 61.
• August 23rd, 2021: The FDA approves the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
• August 23rd, 2021: Millie Court and Liam Reardon win the 2021 season of Love Island.
• August 23rd, 2021: Andrew Cuomo resigns as the governor of New York following numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.
• August 24th, 2021: The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts passes away at the age of 80.
• August 24th, 2021: Kathy Hochul becomes the new governor of New York following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo.
• August 25th, 2021: OnlyFans cancels its plans to ban explicit content.
• August 26th, 2021: Soccer: Manchester City left-back Benjamin Mendy is charged with rape and sexual assault.
• August 26th, 2021: At least 182 people, including 13 US service members, are killed by a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
• August 26th, 2021: Rapper Kanye West brings out Marilyn Manson and DaBaby during the third listening party for his upcoming album "Donda".
• August 27th, 2021: Soccer: Cristiano Ronaldo agrees to return to Manchester United.
• August 29th, 2021: Rapper Kanye West releases his album "Donda".
• August 30th, 2021: The last plane carrying Americans leaves Afghanistan.
• September 1st, 2021: The World Health Organization states that it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as "Mu".
• September 1st, 2021: Social news website Reddit bans the misinformation subreddit "NoNewNormal".
• September 2nd, 2021: It is announced that the FTC is investigating why McDonald's ice cream machines are "always broken".
• September 2nd, 2021: The US Supreme Court refuses to block Texas' new abortion law in 5-4 decision.
• September 3rd, 2021: Drake releases his album "Certified Lover Boy".
• September 5th, 2021: Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding passes away from breast cancer at the age of 39.
• September 5th, 2021: Health authorities halt an international soccer game between Brazil and Argentina after four Argentinian players break quarantine rules.
• September 6th, 2021: Actor Michael K. Williams, who played Omar Little in The Wire, dies at the age of 54 from a suspected drug overdose.
• September 6th, 2021: US President Joe Biden approves federal aid for New York and New Jersey following deadly flooding.
• September 7th, 2021: Britney Spears' father files to end her conservatorship.
• September 7th, 2021: Tripwire CEO John Gibson is forced to step down following boycotts over an anti-abortion tweet.
• September 7th, 2021: Kylie Jenner reveals that she and Travis Scott are expecting their second child.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 8th, 2021, will have the star sign Leo.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Cancer.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2021 is the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
• Native American Zodiac: August 8th, 2021 falls under the Salmon.
• Birthstone: Anyone born 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 8th of August.

• Peace Festival

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 8th, 2021 was most likely conceived around November 15th, 2020.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 8th, 2021 is close to May 1st, 2022.

Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 8th, 2021.

• A total of 115 days have passed since this date.
• 16 weeks have passed.
• 9,939,600 seconds have passed since the August 8th, 2021.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 11,596,200 times.
• Since August 8th, 2021, the earth has travelled approximately 5,128,833,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 1,656,600 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 854,806 steps. That's about 380 miles!
• Since this date, 119,275 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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