Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Sunday, September 16, 1979:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Wednesday How many days until my birthday ›
162 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
6 months
20 days
3 hours
24 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 › 6 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 26,622,400,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 407,322,720 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,916,812,800 times. You have taken about 2,795,352,000 steps. You have taken approximately 335,442,240 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on May 25, 2011.
What happened on my birthday
1795
British capture Capetown, South Africa, from the Dutch.
1810
Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, calling for the end of Spanish rule (Mexican Independence Day).
1848
Slavery abolished in all French territories.
1906
Douglas Mawson, Edgeworth David and Alistair Mackay claim to have discovered the Magnetic South Pole in Antarctica.
1963
Federation of Malaysia formed by Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak.
1978
25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar, Iran.
1997
Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs interim CEO.
Famous people with my birthday
1953
Lenny Clarke, American actor (Officer Hampton-John Larroquette Show)
1947
Russ Abbot [Russell A Roberts], British TV comedian (The Russ Abbot Show, September Song)
1941
Jim McBride, American director and actor (Hot Times, Breathless, Big Easy)
1927
Jack Kelly, American actor (Bart-Maverick, Get Christie Love)
1965
Katy Kurtzman, American actress (Lindsay-Dynasty)
1946
Cathee Dahmen, American fashion model
1937
Bella Emberg [Sybil Dyke], British comic actress (The Russ Abbott Show)
1978
Matthew Rogers, American TV host and country singer
Holidays on Sunday, September 16th
Anne Bradstreet Day
Anne Bradstreet Day, celebrated every year on September 16th, honors the legacy of the first published writer in England's North American colonies, recognizing her as a pioneering poet and acknowledging her significant contributions to early English literature in North America.
National Choose Your Chocolate Day
National Choose Your Chocolate Day, celebrated on September 16, is a day to indulge in your favorite chocolate treat, honoring Mary See, a legendary figure in the world of chocolate making.
National Gymnastics Day
National Gymnastics Day is a day celebrated every third Saturday in September to show the fun and importance of gymnastics through various activities and displays, inspired by how ancient Greeks used it to stay fit for battle.
Feast Portland
Feast Portland is a four-day food festival in September where people enjoy the best of the Pacific Northwest's food and drinks, with cooking classes, tastings, and famous chefs, all while supporting a good cause.
Stay Away From Seattle Day
Stay Away From Seattle Day, celebrated on September 16th, is a humorous holiday encouraging people to give Seattle a break from tourists for one day.