Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, August 16, 1978:
🕰️ 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 › Grease
🎮 Number one video game › Space Invaders
🎵 Number one song › "Three Times A Lady" by The Commodores
🐎 Chinese Zodiac › Horse
☀️ Sun Sign › Leo
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Sun ☉
🐼 Spirit Animal › Salmon
🔢 Life Path Number › 4
🌼 Birth flower › Gladiolus
🪨 Birthstone › Peridot and Sardonyx
📅 Lucky day › Sunday ⬤Power Color › Orange
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.63
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 27,089,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 414,470,880 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,950,451,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,844,408,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 341,328,960 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on April 24, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1896
Gold first discovered in Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Alaska by George Carmack.
1930
1st British Empire Games open in Hamilton, Canada.
1945
Puyi, the last Chinese Emperor and ruler of Manchukuo is captured by Soviet troops.
1946
Direct Action Day: Widespread riots erupt in Calcutta between Muslims and Hindus over whether Pakistan should be a separate state, killing over 4,000 and leaving 100,000 homeless.
2012
Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange is granted political asylum by Ecuador.
Famous people with my birthday
1940
Bruce Beresford, Australian film director (Driving Miss Daisy; Tender Mercies)
1968
Donovan Leitch Jr., American actor (I Shot Andy Warhol) and musician (Camp Freddy)
1949
Naseeruddin Shah, Indian actor (Zinda Bhaag, Masoom, Paar)
1985
Agnes Bruckner, American actress
1967
Ulrika Jonsson, Swedish television personality
1969
Andy Milder, American voice actor
1936
Anita Gillette, American actress (Quincy ME, Marathon, Moonstruck)
1945
Bob Balaban, American actor and director (2010, Girlfriends, Gosford Park)
Holidays on Wednesday, August 16th
National Backflow Prevention Day
National Backflow Prevention Day, celebrated on August 16th, is about appreciating the experts who keep our water clean from harmful stuff and raising awareness on how to prevent water pollution, inspired by a historical event in 1933.
National Energy Multiplier Day
National Energy Multiplier Day, celebrated on August 16th, is a day to recognize the launch of a new energy drink made from matcha, guayusa, and ginger, aimed at boosting people's energy levels naturally.
National Independent Worker Day
National Independent Worker Day, celebrated on August 16, is a day to honor those who work for themselves, like freelancers and small business owners, showcasing the evolving nature of work and celebrating self-sufficiency and independence.
National Tell A Joke Day
National Tell A Joke Day is a fun holiday where everyone shares jokes, like the classic one about a horse walking into a bar, to spread laughter and joy.
National Authenticity Day
National Authenticity Day, celebrated every year on August 16, is about embracing and showing off your true self, from your unique style to your unconventional way of living, encouraging everyone to be proudly different and cool in their own way.
