Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, November 8, 1972:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Sunday
🎂 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 › "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash
🐀 Chinese Zodiac › Rat
☀️ Sun Sign › Scorpio
🌊 Zodiac Element › Water
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Pluto ♇
🐼 Spirit Animal › Snake
🔢 Life Path Number › 11
🌼 Birth flower › Chrysanthemum
🪨 Birthstone › Topaz and Citrine
📅 Lucky day › Tuesday ⬤Power Color › Black
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.36
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 3,851,545,181 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 30,462,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 466,074,720 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,193,292,800 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,198,552,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 383,826,240 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on July 17, 2004.
What happened on my birthday
392
Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion the state religion.
1519
1st meeting of Moctezuma II & Hernán Cortes in Tenochtitlan, Mexico.
1701
William Penn presents Charter of Priviliges.
1734
Vincent la Chapelle, master cook to various nobility and royalty, forms Free Masons Lodge in Netherlands.
1895
German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen produces and detects electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Rontgen rays.
2002
Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council under Resolution 1441 unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".
2016
Republican Donald Trump is elected President of the United States of America, defeating democrat Hillary Clinton, who received 2.9 million more votes.
Chi Chi LaRue [Larry David Paciotti], American gay alternative film director and drag queen
1941
Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress (The Liver Birds; The District Nurse)
1956
Randi Brooks, American actress (Man With 2 Brains, Tightrope)
1972
Gretchen Mol, American actress
1991
DanTDM [Daniel Middleton], British professional gamer and YouTube personality (The Diamond Minecraft)
1982
Sam Sparro [Falson], Australian producer, singer, songwriter (Boombox Eternal), and former child actor
1981
Joe Cole, English soccer midfielder (56 caps; West Ham United, Chelsea, Liverpool) and broadcaster (TNT Sports)
Holidays on Wednesday, November 8th
Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day, celebrated on November 8, is a fun holiday where you get to make and eat dishes that are super spicy or have really strong smells, like garlic or mustard, to shake up your usual food routine.
NYC Kidney Walk
The NYC Kidney Walk is an annual event organized by the National Kidney Foundation to raise awareness about kidney disease and funds to support patients, research, and education.
National Harvey Wallbanger Day
National Harvey Wallbanger Day, celebrated on November 8, is a day dedicated to enjoying a classic cocktail made from vodka, Galliano liqueur, and orange juice, popular since the 1970s and featured in various movies and TV shows.
National Dunce Day
National Dunce Day, celebrated on November 8th, remembers philosopher John Duns Scotus, who thought cone-shaped hats could make people smarter, leading to the modern joke of calling someone a "dunce" if they wear one.
National Cappuccino Day
National Cappuccino Day, celebrated on November 8th, is a day when people enjoy a special coffee made with espresso, steamed milk, and foam, highlighting how simple ingredients can bring so much happiness.
