Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, February 28, 1979:
🕰️ 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 › Kramer vs. Kramer
🎮 Number one video game › Asteroids
🎵 Number one song › "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" by Rod Stewart
🐐 Chinese Zodiac › Goat
☀️ Sun Sign › Pisces
🌊 Zodiac Element › Water
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Mutable
🪐 Ruling Planet › Neptune ♆
🐼 Spirit Animal › Wolf
🔢 Life Path Number › 11
🌼 Birth flower › Violet
🪨 Birthstone › Amethyst
📅 Lucky day › Thursday ⬤Power Color › Light Green
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.86
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,699,200,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 408,497,760 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,922,342,400 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,803,416,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 336,409,920 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on November 6, 2010.
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
1974
Michael Manasseri, actor (License to Drive)
1945
Bubba Smith, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive end and actor (Police Academy)
1941
(Ramón) "Palito" Ortega, Argentine 'la nueva ola' singer, actor, and politician (National Senator, 1995-99; Governor of Tucumán, 1991-95)
1989
Angela Baby, Chinese actress
1944
Colin Nutley, director/writer (Such is Life, Black Jack)
1982
Natalia Vodianova, Russian supermodel
1932
Don Francks, Canadian actor, singer and musician (Terminal Choice; Finian's Rainbow)
1931
Gavin MacLeod [Allan See], American actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Murray"; The Love Boat - "Captain Stubing"; McHale's Navy - "Happy")
Holidays on Wednesday, February 28th
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 Essay Day
National Essay Day, celebrated on February 28th to honor the birthday of essay pioneer Michel de Montaigne, encourages kids like you to unleash your creativity by writing essays on any topic that sparks your interest, free from the usual school rules.
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.
National Time Refund Day
National Time Refund Day on February 29 is a bonus day every four years where you get an extra 24 hours to do anything you want, like partying, finishing tasks, or just chilling out.
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.
