Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Sunday, August 5, 1979:
🕰️ 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 › Kramer vs. Kramer
🎮 Number one video game › Asteroids
🎵 Number one song › "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer
🐐 Chinese Zodiac › Goat
☀️ Sun Sign › Leo
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Sun ☉
🐼 Spirit Animal › Salmon
🔢 Life Path Number › 3
🌼 Birth flower › Gladiolus
🪨 Birthstone › Peridot and Sardonyx
📅 Lucky day › Sunday ⬤Power Color › Orange
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.86
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,174,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 400,468,320 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,884,556,800 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,748,312,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 329,797,440 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on April 13, 2011.
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
1974
Kajol Mukherjee, Indian actress (Fanaa, My Name Is Khan)
1975
Antony Cotton, English actor (Coronation Street)
1963
James Wilder, American actor (Scorchers, Zombie High, Murder 1)
1951
John Jarratt, Australian actor, director and producer (Picnic at Hanging Rock)
1976
Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor (Stairway to Heaven)
1950
Holly Palance, American actress (Thorn Birds, Ripley's Believe It)
1980
Sophie Winkleman, English actress
2184
Christine Lauren Chapel, (Star Trek)
Holidays on Sunday, 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.
Sandcastle Day
Sandcastle Day, celebrated on the first Saturday in August, is a fun holiday that encourages everyone to enjoy building sandcastles at the beach, reminding us of the simple joys of summer and childhood.
Mead Day
Mead Day is a holiday celebrated on the first Saturday of August where people appreciate mead, an ancient alcoholic drink made from fermented honey, often flavored with fruits, spices, or flowers.
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 Underwear Day
National Underwear Day, celebrated on August 5, is a fun holiday that appreciates how underwear keeps us comfortable and confident, coming in all sorts of styles and colors to fit everyone's needs.
