Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, August 11, 1972:
🕰️ 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 › The Godfather
🎮 Number one video game › Pong
🎵 Number one song › "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan
🐀 Chinese Zodiac › Rat
☀️ Sun Sign › Leo
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Sun ☉
🐼 Spirit Animal › Salmon
🔢 Life Path Number › 11
🌼 Birth flower › Gladiolus
🪨 Birthstone › Peridot and Sardonyx
📅 Lucky day › Sunday ⬤Power Color › Orange
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.36
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 3,851,545,181 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 30,558,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 467,543,520 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,200,204,800 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,208,632,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 385,035,840 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on April 19, 2004.
What happened on my birthday
1945
Allies refuse Japan's offer to surrender on the condition that Emperor Hirohito retains his status.
1954
Formal peace treaty ends over 7 yrs of fighting in Indochina between the French and the Communist Viet Minh.
1988
Al-Qaeda formed at a meeting between Osama bin Laden, Zawahiri and Dr Fadl in Peshawar, Pakistan.
2003
NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
Famous people with my birthday
1942
Mike Hugg, British rock drummer (Manfred Mann - "Mighty Quinn"), and film composer (Up The Junction)
1969
Ashley Jensen, Scottish actress (Extras, After Life)
1937
Allegra Kent [Iris Cohen], American ballet dancer (New York City Ballet), teacher, and author (Ballerina Swan)
1976
Will Friedle, American actor (Eric-Boy Meets World, Gift of Love)
1968
Anna Gunn, American actress
1965
Embeth Davidtz, American actress (Bicentennial Man, Schindler's List)
1941
Patricio Guzman, director/actor (Cruz del Sur, Moon over Parador)
1940
Kip King, actor (Charlie & Company)
Holidays on Friday, August 11th
Hip Hop Day
Hip Hop Day, celebrated on August 11th, marks the birth of hip-hop music and culture during a 1973 New York City party thrown by DJ Kool Herc, transforming it into a global musical phenomenon.
National Raspberry Bombe Day
National Raspberry Bombe Day, celebrated on August 11, is a fun holiday for enjoying a cool, sweet treat made from layers of creamy, sugary, raspberry goodness.
National Fufu Day
National Fufu Day, celebrated on August 11, is a special day to enjoy and appreciate fufu, a popular West African dish, especially during the region's rainy season which aligns with the traditional yam festival.
Shop Online for Groceries Day
Shop Online for Groceries Day, celebrated every second Friday in August, encourages us to buy our food online, a practice that's been around since before the internet, thanks to early pioneers like IBM.
National Align Your Teeth Day
National Align Your Teeth Day, celebrated on August 11, is a day when dentists and orthodontists highlight the importance of having straight teeth for both health and confidence, thanks to modern dental technology.
