Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Saturday, July 1, 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 › "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb
🐎 Chinese Zodiac › Horse
☀️ Sun Sign › Cancer
🌊 Zodiac Element › Water
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Moon ☽
🐼 Spirit Animal › Woodpecker
🔢 Life Path Number › 6
🌼 Birth flower › Larkspur
🪨 Birthstone › Ruby
📅 Lucky day › Monday ⬤Power Color › Silver
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.63
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,792,000,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 409,917,600 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,929,024,000 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,813,160,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 337,579,200 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on March 9, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1689
Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu, Japan.
1858
The joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society.
1863
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's northward advance halted.
1867
The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as the first Prime Minister.
1916
First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men (WWI).
1921
The Communist Party of China is founded and Chen Duxiu elected its leader.
1941
Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial.
1997
United Kingdom returns Hong Kong and the New Territories to the People's Republic of China.
Famous people with my birthday
1901
Irna Phillips, American scriptwriter who created 6 soap operas (Guiding Light)
1923
Constance Ford, American model and actress (Burden Hunt, Another World)
1926
Delmar Watson, American child actor (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Heidi, Annie Oakley)
1992
Bryant Jones, American actor (Nate Hastings-Young & Restless)
1966
Patrick McEnroe, American tennis player (French Open doubles & Tour Finals doubles 1989), coach (US Davis Cup 2007) and broadcaster (ESPN, CNN, CBS)
1972
Corey Hirsch, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Olympic silver 1994; Vancouver Canucks) and broadcaster (Sportsnet, Vancouver Canucks radio)
1920
Harold Sakata [Toshiyuki], American actor (Gold Finger, Dimension 5)
1968
Tim Abell, American actor (We Were Soldiers)
Holidays on Saturday, July 1st
National Financial Freedom Day
National Financial Freedom Day is a day to learn about and work towards having enough money saved up or making money without a regular job, so you can live your dream life without worrying about money.
National Gingersnap Day
National Gingersnap Day, celebrated on July 1st every year, is all about enjoying the tasty and slightly healthier ginger, cinnamon, and clove-flavored cookies that pair perfectly with tea and offer some cool health benefits too.
National Television Heritage Day
National Television Heritage Day, celebrated on July 1st, is a holiday that honors nearly a century of television history, reflecting on how TV has evolved from simple boxes in our living rooms to streaming shows online, and encourages some to revisit simpler viewing times.
National Baby-Led Weaning Day
National Baby-Led Weaning Day, celebrated on July 1st, is about letting babies learn to eat solid foods by themselves, encouraging better motor skills and eating habits, based on the ideas of Dr. Gill Rapley.
Early Bird Day
Early Bird Day, on July 1st, is when people wake up super early to score the best deals and special offers at stores and restaurants, because the early bird catches the worm!
