Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Thursday, September 6, 1979:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Sunday How many days until my birthday ›
156 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
6 months
26 days
11 hours
56 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 › Virgo Zodiac Element › Earth Zodiac Quality › Mutable Ruling Planet › Mercury ☿ Spirit Animal › Bear
Life Path Number › 5 Birth flower › Aster/Myosotis Birthstone › Sapphire Lucky day › Wednesday ⬤Power Color › Brown
Gas price per gallon › $0.86
President of United States › World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 26,632,000,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 407,469,600 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,917,504,000 times. You have taken about 2,796,360,000 steps. You have taken about 335,563,200 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on May 15, 2011.
What happened on my birthday
1522
Ferdinand Magellan's Spanish expedition aboard the Vitoria returns to Spain without their captain. First to circumnavigate the earth.
1620
The Mayflower departs Plymouth, England with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew for the New World.
1901
US President William McKinley is shot by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, while visiting the Pan-American Exposition in New York.
1909
Word received that American explorer Robert Peary had discovered the North Pole, 5 months earlier.
1914
World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins, French and British forces prevent German advance on Paris (till the 12th Sept).
1916
1st true supermarket, the "Piggly Wiggly" is opened by Clarence Saunders in Memphis, Tennessee.
Famous people with my birthday
1985
Lauren Lapkus, American actress and comedienne (Orange is the New Black)
1990
DPR Ian [Christian Yu], Australian singer, rapper and director (So Beautiful)
1961
Simon Reeve, Australian TV presenter and host (Million Dollar Minute)
1967
Amy Lynn Baxter, American actress and model (Penthouse Pet 1990)
1978
Mathew Horne, English actor (Gavin & Stacey)
1940
Jackie Trent, English singer-songwriter ("Neighbours" theme) and actress
1970
Shane Heal, Australian basketball guard (Olympics x 4, captain 2004; Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, ESPN)
1969
CeCe Peniston, American singer (Finally) and beauty queen (Miss Black Arizona 1989)
Holidays on Thursday, September 6th
Great Egg Toss Day
Great Egg Toss Day, celebrated on September 6th, is a fun holiday where people around the world enjoy the sport of egg tossing, even competing in world championships, making it more than just a quirky Easter activity.
National Read a Book Day
National Read a Book Day, celebrated on September 6, is a special day when everyone is encouraged to enjoy reading a book, exploring new worlds and ideas, away from screens and technology.
National Coffee Ice Cream Day
National Coffee Ice Cream Day, celebrated on September 6th, is a special day for everyone to enjoy and appreciate the unique and delicious flavor of coffee ice cream, a treat that combines the love of caffeine and ice cream into one.
Fight Procrastination Day
Fight Procrastination Day, on September 6th, is a day dedicated to tackling and overcoming the habit of delaying important tasks, aiming to boost productivity and reduce stress caused by putting things off.