Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Saturday, August 5, 1978:
🕰️ 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 › Grease
🎮 Number one video game › Space Invaders
🎵 Number one song › "Miss You" by The Rolling Stones
🐎 Chinese Zodiac › Horse
☀️ Sun Sign › Leo
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Sun ☉
🐼 Spirit Animal › Salmon
🔢 Life Path Number › 11
🌼 Birth flower › Gladiolus
🪨 Birthstone › Peridot and Sardonyx
📅 Lucky day › Sunday ⬤Power Color › Orange
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.63
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,753,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 409,330,080 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,926,259,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,809,128,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 337,095,360 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on April 13, 2010.
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
2186
Kevin Thomas Riley, Tasvennir, Tarsus IV (Star Trek)
1936
John Dancy, American newscaster (Prime Time Sunday)
1976
Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor (Stairway to Heaven)
1945
Ja'net Dubois, American actress (Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210)
1965
Mark Labbett, English TV personality ('The Beast' on The Chaser)
1987
Genelia D'Souza, Indian actress (Bommarillu)
1966
Jonathan Silverman, American actor (Brighton Beach Memoirs, Single Guy)
1951
John Jarratt, Australian actor, director and producer (Picnic at Hanging Rock)
Holidays on Saturday, August 5th
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.
Blogger Day
Blogger Day, celebrated on August 5th, is a day to appreciate and recognize the platform Blogger, which has allowed countless people to share their thoughts, information, and passions with the world through blogging.
National Couscous Day
National Couscous Day, celebrated on August 5th, is a day to enjoy and spread the love for this versatile, healthy North African grain that pairs well with a variety of foods.
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.
