Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Sunday, August 5, 1979:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Wednesday
🎂 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 › "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer
🐐 Chinese Zodiac › Goat
☀️ Sun Sign › Leo
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Sun ☉
🐼 Spirit Animal › Salmon
🔢 Life Path Number › 3
🌼 Birth flower › Gladiolus
🪨 Birthstone › Peridot and Sardonyx
📅 Lucky day › Sunday ⬤Power Color › Orange
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.86
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,475,200,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 405,070,560 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,906,214,400 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,779,896,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 333,587,520 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on April 13, 2011.
What happened on my birthday
910
The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl Aethelred.
1305
William Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution.
1583
Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the British crown - first English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire.
1716
Battle of Petrovaradin/Peterwardein: Habsburgs under Eugene of Savoy defeat the Turks in a decisive victory.
1864
Battle of Mobile Bay, won by the Union Army led by Rear Admiral Farragut with the cry "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" (US Civil War).
Famous people with my birthday
1997
Olivia Holt, American actress (Cloak and Dagger) and singer
1946
Erika Slezak, American actress (One Life to Live - "Viki")
1976
Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor (Stairway to Heaven)
1980
Sophie Winkleman, English actress
2186
Kevin Thomas Riley, Tasvennir, Tarsus IV (Star Trek)
1951
John Jarratt, Australian actor, director and producer (Picnic at Hanging Rock)
1945
Ja'net Dubois, American actress (Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210)
1966
Jonathan Silverman, American actor (Brighton Beach Memoirs, Single Guy)
Holidays on Sunday, August 5th
National Oyster Day
National Oyster Day, celebrated every year on August 5th, is a day dedicated to appreciating and enjoying oysters, a type of seafood that can be eaten in many delicious ways, from raw to boiled or even in soup.
National Underwear Day
National Underwear Day, celebrated on August 5, is a fun holiday that appreciates how underwear keeps us comfortable and confident, coming in all sorts of styles and colors to fit everyone's needs.
National Jamaican Patty Day
National Jamaican Patty Day is a celebration on the first Saturday of August where people enjoy spicy, flaky pastries filled with meats or seafood, showcasing unique Caribbean flavors.
Sandcastle Day
Sandcastle Day, celebrated on the first Saturday in August, is a fun holiday that encourages everyone to enjoy building sandcastles at the beach, reminding us of the simple joys of summer and childhood.
National Dash Cam Day
National Dash Cam Day, celebrated on August 5th, encourages drivers to use dashboard cameras in their cars to improve road safety by recording what happens while driving.
