Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Thursday, February 23, 1978:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Monday
🎂 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 › "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees
🐎 Chinese Zodiac › Horse
☀️ Sun Sign › Pisces
🌊 Zodiac Element › Water
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Mutable
🪐 Ruling Planet › Neptune ♆
🐼 Spirit Animal › Wolf
🔢 Life Path Number › 5
🌼 Birth flower › Violet
🪨 Birthstone › Amethyst
📅 Lucky day › Thursday ⬤Power Color › Light Green
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.63
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,985,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 412,879,680 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,942,963,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,833,488,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 340,018,560 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on November 1, 2009.
What happened on my birthday
303
Roman Emperor Diocletian begins his policy of persecuting Christians, razing the church at Nicomedia.
1455
Johannes Gutenberg prints his first Bible (estimated date).
1540
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's expedition sets off from Mexico in search of the 7 cities of Cibola.
1836
Alamo besieged for 13 days until March 6 by Mexican army under General Santa Anna; entire garrison eventually killed.
1904
United States acquires control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million.
1945
US Marines raise American flag on top of Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Photo of which by Joe Rosenthall later became iconic, inspiring the Marine Corps War Memorial sculpture.
1954
1st mass inoculation against polio with Salk vaccine (Pittsburgh).
1998
Osama bin Laden publishes a fatwa declaring jihad against all Jews and Crusaders.
Famous people with my birthday
1940
Peter Fonda, American actor (Easy Rider, Ulee's Gold)
1915
Jon Hall, American actor (Ramar of the Jungle)
1895
Richard Goolden, British actor (Two Days to Live, School for Husbands)
1965
Kristin Davis, American actress (Melrose Place; Sex and the City)
1959
Linda Nolan, Irish-British pop singer (The Nolans - "I'm In the Mood for Dancing"), and stage actress
1943
Jada Rowland, American actress (Penny-Hamptons, Amy-Secret Storm)
1967
Tamsin Greig, English actress
1964
Dana Katherine Scully, American fictional character (The X-Files)
Holidays on Thursday, February 23rd
Tootsie Roll Day
Tootsie Roll Day, celebrated on February 23, honors the creation of the iconic Tootsie Roll candy by Leo Hershfield in 1907, encouraging everyone to enjoy this classic chocolate-flavored treat.
Pinocchio Day
Pinocchio Day, celebrated on February 23rd, marks the anniversary of the famous Disney movie's release in 1940, showcasing the adventure of a puppet striving to become a real boy.
National Banana Bread Day
National Banana Bread Day celebrates the yummy treat of banana bread, making it a special day to bake, share, and enjoy this sweet and comforting homemade dessert.
Play Tennis Day
Play Tennis Day, celebrated every February 23rd in the U.S., encourages people of all backgrounds to play tennis, a globally loved racket sport that originated from the ancient game known as "real tennis."
National Dog Biscuit Day
National Dog Biscuit Day, celebrated on February 23, is a special day to spoil your furry best friend with their favorite treats, because today, more than any other day, it's all about showing love through delicious dog biscuits.
