Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, August 22, 1979:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Saturday How many days until my birthday ›
137 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
7 months
14 days
16 hours
48 minutes
Number one movie › Kramer vs. Kramer Number one video game › Asteroids Number one song › "My Sharona" by The Knack
Chinese Zodiac › Goat Sun Sign › Leo Zodiac Element › Fire Zodiac Quality › Fixed Ruling Planet › Sun ☉ Spirit Animal › Salmon
Life Path Number › 11 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 26,662,400,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 407,934,720 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,919,692,800 times. You have taken about 2,799,552,000 steps. You have taken about 335,946,240 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on April 30, 2011.
What happened on my birthday
1485
Battle of Bosworth Field - Henry Tudor's forces defeat English King Richard III during last battle in the Wars of the Roses.
1639
Madras (now Chennai), India, founded by the British East India Company on sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
1642
Civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament.
1864
First Geneva Convention adopted in Geneva "for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field".
1864
First Geneva Convention, governing the protection of victims in warfare, signed by 12 nations.
1945
Vietnam conflict begins as Ho Chi Minh leads a successful coup.
Famous people with my birthday
1973
Kristen Wiig, American comedian and actress (Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters)
1940
George Reinholt, American actor (Steve-Another World, One Life to Live)
1958
Colm Feore, American actor (The Chronicles of Riddick)
1979
Brandon Quintin Adams, American actor (The People Under the Stairs)
1992
Naomi Ackie, English actress (The End of the F***ing World)
1934
Diana Sands, American actress (Raisin in the Sun, Doctor's Wife)
1971
Richard Armitage, British actor (The Hobbit; Robin Hood)
1953
Paul Ellering, American wrestling manager
Holidays on Wednesday, August 22nd
Never Bean Better Day
Never Bean Better Day, celebrated on August 22nd, is a day to show love and appreciation for dogs, especially therapy dogs like Bean, who help improve people's lives in various settings.
National Bao Day
National Bao Day, celebrated on August 22, is all about enjoying and learning more about the delicious and diverse dumplings called bao, which come stuffed with everything from pork to sweet custard.
National Rainbow Baby Day
National Rainbow Baby Day, celebrated on August 22, honors babies born after their parents have experienced a loss, symbolizing hope and healing like a rainbow after a storm.
National Tooth Fairy Day
National Tooth Fairy Day, celebrated on August 22, is a fun holiday that encourages kids to enjoy the magic of losing their teeth and looking forward to a surprise from the Tooth Fairy in exchange for their lost tooth.
Be An Angel Day
Be An Angel Day, celebrated every August 22, is about doing good deeds, big or small, to make the world a better place by being kind and helpful to others.
Born into › Generation X
Next birthday will be on › Saturday
How many days until my birthday ›
137 days
Number one movie › Kramer vs. Kramer
Number one video game › Asteroids
Number one song › "My Sharona" by The Knack
Chinese Zodiac › Goat
Sun Sign › Leo
Zodiac Element › Fire
Zodiac Quality › Fixed
Ruling Planet › Sun ☉
Spirit Animal › Salmon 
Life Path Number › 11
Birth flower › Gladiolus
Birthstone › Peridot and Sardonyx
Lucky day › Sunday
Gas price per gallon › $0.86
President of United States › 
World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 26,662,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on April 30, 2011.