Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Saturday, August 5, 1972:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Tuesday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › The Godfather
🎮 Number one video game › Pong
🎵 Number one song › "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan
🐀 Chinese Zodiac › Rat
☀️ Sun Sign › Leo
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Sun ☉
🐼 Spirit Animal › Salmon
🔢 Life Path Number › 5
🌼 Birth flower › Gladiolus
🪨 Birthstone › Peridot and Sardonyx
📅 Lucky day › Sunday ⬤Power Color › Orange
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.36
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 3,851,545,181 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 30,372,800,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 464,703,840 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,186,841,600 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,189,144,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 382,697,280 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on April 13, 2004.
What happened on my birthday
910
The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl Aethelred.
1305
William Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution.
1583
Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the British crown - first English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire.
1716
Battle of Petrovaradin/Peterwardein: Habsburgs under Eugene of Savoy defeat the Turks in a decisive victory.
1864
Battle of Mobile Bay, won by the Union Army led by Rear Admiral Farragut with the cry "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" (US Civil War).
Famous people with my birthday
1981
Jesse Williams, American actor (Grey's Anatomy), director and activist
1945
Ja'net Dubois, American actress (Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210)
1950
Holly Palance, American actress (Thorn Birds, Ripley's Believe It)
1974
Kajol Mukherjee, Indian actress (Fanaa, My Name Is Khan)
1983
Kara Tointon, English actress (EastEnders)
1965
Mark Labbett, English TV personality ('The Beast' on The Chaser)
1976
Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor (Stairway to Heaven)
1963
James Wilder, American actor (Scorchers, Zombie High, Murder 1)
Holidays on Saturday, August 5th
National Twins Day
National Twins Day is a special weekend in August where twins celebrate their unique bond and differences with fun events just for them.
National Oyster Day
National Oyster Day, celebrated every year on August 5th, is a day dedicated to appreciating and enjoying oysters, a type of seafood that can be eaten in many delicious ways, from raw to boiled or even in soup.
National Jamaican Patty Day
National Jamaican Patty Day is a celebration on the first Saturday of August where people enjoy spicy, flaky pastries filled with meats or seafood, showcasing unique Caribbean flavors.
National Dash Cam Day
National Dash Cam Day, celebrated on August 5th, encourages drivers to use dashboard cameras in their cars to improve road safety by recording what happens while driving.
Work Like a Dog Day
Work Like a Dog Day, celebrated on August 5, is a day to acknowledge and appreciate people who put in extra effort in their work, inspired by the hardworking nature of dogs, especially those trained to assist.
