Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, February 4, 1972:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Thursday How many days until my birthday ›
305 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
1 month
29 days
26 minutes
Number one movie › The Godfather Number one video game › Pong Number one song › "American Pie" by Don McLean
Chinese Zodiac › Rat Sun Sign › Aquarius Zodiac Element › Air Zodiac Quality › Fixed Ruling Planet › Uranus ♅ Spirit Animal › Otter
Life Path Number › 7 Birth flower › Violet Birthstone › Amethyst Lucky day › Wednesday ⬤Power Color › Blue
Gas price per gallon › $0.36
President of United States › World population › 3,851,545,181 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 31,068,800,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 475,352,640 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 2,236,953,600 times. You have taken about 3,262,224,000 steps. You have taken about 391,466,880 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on October 13, 2003.
What happened on my birthday
211
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta.
960
Coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of the Song, initiating three centuries of Song Dynasty dominance in southern China.
1789
1st US electoral college chooses George Washington as President and John Adams as Vice-President.
1844
World's oldest known Bible, "The Codex Sinaiticus" (Sinai Bible), is discovered or stolen in Egypt by Constantin von Tischendorf.
1865
Robert E. Lee is named general-in-chief of Confederate forces.
1969
The Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat chairman of the PLO.
1988
Panamanian General Manuel Noriega indicted by US federal grand jury for drug trafficking and racketeering.
2004
Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from his Harvard dormitory room.
John Schuck, American actor (McMillan & Wife, Holmes & Yoyo)
1951
Patrick Bergin, Irish actor
1990
Zach King, American internet personality (TikTok, YouTube), filmmaker and illusionist
1970
Gabrielle Anwar, English actress (Body Snatchers)
1968
Kristen Marie, actress (Cheryl McKinnon-Another World)
1937
Collin Wilcox, Highlands NC, actor (To Kill a Mocking Bird)
Holidays on Friday, February 4th
Create a Vacuum Day
"Create a Vacuum Day, celebrated every February 4th, is a fun day where people learn about and experiment with creating spaces where there's less air pressure, kind of like making a mini space void, but safely and with cool experiments."
Medjoola Date Day
Medjool Date Day, celebrated on February 4th, is all about enjoying and learning the benefits of Medjool dates, a sweet and healthy snack that tastes a bit like caramel, and has been popular in the U.S. since the 18th century.
Liberace Day
Liberace Day, celebrated on February 4th, honors the legendary, flashy pianist Liberace, famous for his extravagant style and showmanship, by remembering his contributions to music and performance.
Lung Leavin' Day
Lung Leavin' Day is a day created by a cancer survivor to celebrate overcoming fears, especially health-related ones, by symbolically throwing those fears into a fire, marking her victory over a severe lung disease.
Torture Abolition Day
Torture Abolition Day, observed on February 4th in the United States, is a day dedicated to remembering the fight against and ending the inhumane practice of torture, emphasizing that everyone deserves to be treated with respect and kindness.