Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, October 16, 1974:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Thursday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › Blazing Saddles
🎮 Number one video game › Maze War
🎵 Number one song › "Nothing From Nothing" by Billy Preston
🐅 Chinese Zodiac › Tiger
☀️ Sun Sign › Libra
💨 Zodiac Element › Air
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Venus ♀
🐼 Spirit Animal › Raven
🔢 Life Path Number › 11
🌼 Birth flower › Marigold
🪨 Birthstone › Opal and Tourmaline
📅 Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Pink
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.53
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,003,448,151 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 28,948,800,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 442,916,640 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,084,313,600 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,039,624,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 364,754,880 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on June 24, 2006.
What happened on my birthday
1813
Battle of Leipzig, largest battle in Europe prior to WWI, Napoleon's forces defeated by Prussia, Austria and Russia.
1900
Great Britain and Germany sign the Anglo-German Treaty, agreeing to maintain territorial integrity of China and support'open door' policy called for by US Secretary of State.
1934
Mao Zedong & 25,000 troops begin 6,000 mile Long March.
1962
Cuban missile crisis begins as JFK is shown photos confirming the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
1978
Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected Pope John Paul II.
1998
Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a Spanish warrant requesting his extradition on murder charges.
Famous people with my birthday
1941
Tim McCarver, American baseball catcher (World Series 1964, 67; MLB All-Star 1966, 67 St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (NY Mets, ABC, CBS, FOX)
1965
Tom Tolbert, American sports broadcaster (KNBR SF-'The Razor & Mr. T'; NBC, ESPN, ABC) and basketball forward (GS Warriors, Orlando Magic, LA Clippers)
1963
Missy Hyatt, wrestling manager (WCW, ECW)
1975
Kellie Martin, Riverside CA, actress (Life Goes On, Cristy)
1938
Nico [Christa Päffgen], German singer-songwriter (Velvet Underground), fashion model, and actress
1948
Hema Malini, Indian Actress
1936
Peter Bowles, British actor (I, Claudius; Rumpole of the Bailey - "Featherstone")
1928
Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Millie Helper"; The Nanny - "Yetta")
Holidays on Wednesday, October 16th
National Department Store Day
National Department Store Day, celebrated on October 16, honors the big shops where you can find almost everything you need, from clothes to furniture, and how they play a big role in America's economy.
Dictionary Day
Dictionary Day, celebrated on October 16, honors Noah Webster, who made the first American dictionary, making it easier for everyone to understand and spell words correctly.
World Food Day
World Food Day, celebrated on October 16th, is a day to raise awareness about global hunger and the importance of ensuring everyone has access to enough nutritious food.
Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day
Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day is a special day to thank and celebrate the volunteers who spend their Sundays teaching kids about their religion, and it happens every third Sunday in October.
National Liqueur Day
National Liqueur Day, celebrated on October 16, is a day when adults enjoy a variety of sweet and flavored alcoholic drinks, from maraschino to coffee, by sharing a toast with friends.
