Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Tuesday, February 28, 1978:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Saturday
🎂 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 › "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" by Andy Gibb
🐎 Chinese Zodiac › Horse
☀️ Sun Sign › Pisces
🌊 Zodiac Element › Water
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Mutable
🪐 Ruling Planet › Neptune ♆
🐼 Spirit Animal › Wolf
🔢 Life Path Number › 1
🌼 Birth flower › Violet
🪨 Birthstone › Amethyst
📅 Lucky day › Thursday ⬤Power Color › Light Green
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.63
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 27,360,000,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 418,608,000 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,969,920,000 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,872,800,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 344,736,000 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on November 6, 2009.
What happened on my birthday
1710
In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock.
1854
Republican Party formally organized in Ripon, Wisconsin.
1915
WWI: After the French try to drive the Germans forces back into the Champagne region, they gain a few hundred yards - at the cost of 50,000 casualties.
1947
February 28 Incident: Anti-government uprising in Taiwan is violently put down by Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang-led Republic of China government with the loss of 18,000-28,000 lives. Marks the beginning of the White Terror.
1953
Francis Crick and James Watson discover the chemical structure of DNA-molecule (double-helix polymer).
1991
Gulf War ends after Iraq accepts a ceasefire following their retreat from Kuwait.
Famous people with my birthday
1944
Colin Nutley, director/writer (Such is Life, Black Jack)
1962
Rae Dawn Chong, actress (Quest for Fire)
1952
Cristina Raines [Tina Herazo], actress (Sentinel)
1953
Ricky "Dragon" Steamboat [Richard Blood], American professional wrestler (NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA)
1957
Ian Smith, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (63 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 173, 176 dismissals; Central Districts, Auckland) and broadcaster (Sky Sports, SEN)
1943
Charles Bernstein, American composer of film and television scores
1931
Gavin MacLeod [Allan See], American actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Murray"; The Love Boat - "Captain Stubing"; McHale's Navy - "Happy")
1971
Junya Nakano, Japanese video game composer (Threads Of Fate; Final Fantasy X)
Holidays on Tuesday, February 28th
Linus Pauling Day
Linus Pauling Day, celebrated on February 28th, honors the birthday of a scientist who won two Nobel Prizes for his groundbreaking work in chemistry and peace activism.
National Vegan Lipstick Day
National Vegan Lipstick Day, celebrated on February 28th, is all about appreciating cruelty-free lipsticks that don't harm animals or use animal ingredients, a choice reflecting the ancient tradition of makeup but with a modern, ethical twist.
National Chocolate Souffle Day
National Chocolate Soufflé Day, celebrated on February 28th, is a day to indulge in and celebrate this luxurious French dessert, marking a perfect occasion to either bake or enjoy a delicious chocolate soufflé.
Car Keys and Small Change Day
Car Keys and Small Change Day, celebrated on February 28th, isn't about celebrating car keys and coins but is actually a fun holiday honoring the pockets in our clothes, a useful feature that's been around since 3300 B.C.
Floral Design Day
Floral Design Day, celebrated on February 28, is a day to appreciate and create beautiful flower arrangements, recognizing their long history as a form of art used around the world.
