Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Sunday, July 16, 1978:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Wednesday
🎂 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 › 3
🌼 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 26,785,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 409,819,680 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,928,563,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,812,488,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 337,498,560 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on March 24, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
622
Muslim Era begins - Muhammad begins flight from Mecca to Medina (Hijra).
1054
Three Roman legates fracture relations between Western and Eastern Christian churches by placing invalid Papal Bull of Excommunication on altar of Hagia Sophia during liturgy. Often dated start of the East-West Schism.
1519
Public debate between Martin Luther & theologist John Eck at Pleissenburg Castle in Liepzig, Luther denies the divine right of the Pope.
1809
La Paz, Bolivia declares its independence from the Spanish Crown and forms the Junta Tuitiva. The first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo.
1940
Adolf Hitler orders preparations for the invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion).
Famous people with my birthday
1970
Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai film director (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives)
1956
Tony Kushner, American playwright and screenwriter (Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes)
1963
Phoebe Cates, American actress (Fast Times at Ridgemount High)
1991
Randall Bentley, American actor
1945
Jos Stelling, Dutch film director (Pointsman)
1935
Tom Rosenthal, British publisher and broadcaster
1953
Philece Sampler, American actress (Another World, 1987-89 -"Donna Love"; Days Of Our Lives, 1981-84 - "Renée"), and anime voice dubber
1986
Calum Gittins, New Zealand actor (The King's Speech)
Holidays on Sunday, July 16th
National Personal Chef's Day
National Personal Chef's Day, celebrated every July 16th in the U.S., honors chefs who prepare meals for multiple clients, often tailoring dishes to dietary needs and personal tastes, unlike private chefs who serve just one household.
Rural Transit Day
Rural Transit Day, celebrated every July 16th since 2019, is a day dedicated to appreciating and improving transportation in rural areas, recognizing the efforts of those who work in it, and discussing how to make it better through activities like contests and pledges on social media.
Lake Superior Day
Lake Superior Day, celebrated on the third Sunday of July, is a fun-filled day where communities around the largest of the Great Lakes come together to enjoy activities, music, food, and learn about the lake's importance and conservation.
National D.R.E.S.S. Syndrome Day
National D.R.E.S.S. Syndrome Day, observed on July 16, raises awareness about a severe drug allergy known as D.R.E.S.S. syndrome, aiming to improve care and honor those affected by it.
National Personal Chef Day
National Personal Chef Day, celebrated on July 16, is a special day to appreciate the personal chefs who make delicious meals tailored to individual tastes and dietary needs.
