Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, April 4, 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 › "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor
🐐 Chinese Zodiac › Goat
☀️ Sun Sign › Aries
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Mars ♂
🐼 Spirit Animal › Hawk
🔢 Life Path Number › 7
🌼 Birth flower › Sweet Pea/Daisy
🪨 Birthstone › Diamond
📅 Lucky day › Tuesday ⬤Power Color › Red
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.86
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,673,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 408,106,080 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,920,499,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,800,728,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 336,087,360 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on December 11, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1581
Francis Drake knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard Golden Hind at Deptford.
1655
Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbary pirates.
1789
1st US Congress begins regular sessions during George Washington's presidency at Federal Hall, NYC (ending 1791).
1949
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed in Washington, D.C.
1968
US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
1973
World Trade Center, then the world's tallest building, opens in New York (110 stories).
1975
Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.
Famous people with my birthday
1966
Nancy McKeon, American actress (Jo Polniazek-Facts of Life)
1975
Pamela Ribon, American screenwriter and author
1947
James Hazeldine, British stage and screen actor (London's Burning)
1940
Robby Müller, Dutch cinematographer (Breaking the Waves, Dead Man, Korczak)
1971
John Zandig, American professional wrestler
1950
Christine Lahti, American actress (Harvey Korman Show, Swing Shift)
1941
Bill Tarmey, English actor (Coronation Street)
1960
Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-born English-Australian actor (Agent Smith - The Matrix)
Holidays on Wednesday, April 4th
404 Day
404 Day, celebrated on April 4th, aims to shine a light on how public schools and libraries often block access to many websites, limiting what kids can learn and discover online, as part of an effort to keep the internet safe but also highlighting the need for better solutions.
National Vitamin C Day
National Vitamin C Day, celebrated on April 4th every year, is all about recognizing the super benefits of vitamin C, from preventing colds to improving our skin and heart health, and encouraging us to enjoy vitamin C-rich foods like oranges and bell peppers.
Victims of Violence Wholly Day
"Victims of Violence Wholly Day is a day observed every April 4th to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and others who fought against segregation and violence, promoting equality and a more inclusive society."
National Cordon Bleu Day
National Cordon Bleu Day, celebrated every April 4th, is a day to enjoy and appreciate the delicious dish made of meat wrapped around cheese and ham, then breaded and cooked, which has become a favorite around the world.
National Walk Around Things Day
National Walk Around Things Day, celebrated on April 4th, is a fun holiday that encourages us to creatively avoid problems by literally or metaphorically walking around them, reminding us it's okay not to face every issue head-on.
