Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Monday, October 8, 1979:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Thursday
🎂 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 › "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" by Michael Jackson
🐐 Chinese Zodiac › Goat
☀️ Sun Sign › Libra
💨 Zodiac Element › Air
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Venus ♀
🐼 Spirit Animal › Raven
🔢 Life Path Number › 8
🌼 Birth flower › Marigold
🪨 Birthstone › Opal and Tourmaline
📅 Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Pink
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.86
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,364,800,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 403,381,440 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,898,265,600 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,768,304,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 332,196,480 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on June 16, 2011.
What happened on my birthday
1480
Great standing on the Ugra river, standoff between forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and Ivan III Grand Prince of all Rus, Tataro-Mongols retreat, leds to disintegration of the Horde.
1856
The Second Opium War or second Anglo-Chinese War: begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River.
1862
Otto von Bismarck becomes Chancellor of the German Empire.
1915
Battle of Loos on WWI Western Front ends, German forces contain British attack (85,000 casualties).
1917
Leon Trotsky named chairman of the Petrograd Soviet as Bolsheviks gain control.
2001
U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
Famous people with my birthday
1968
Emily Procter, American actress (West Wing, CSI: Miami)
1959
Nick Bakay, American actor and voice actor (Sabrina the Teenage Witch-Salem Saberhagen)
1939
Paul Hogan, Australian actor (Crocodile Dundee, Lightning Jack)
1974
DJ Q-Ball [Harry Dean, Jr.], American musician and actor (Bloodhound Gang)
1956
Danny Jacob, American session and touring guitarist (Bette Midler), and cartoon music composer (Phineas and Ferb)
1987
Aya Hirano, Japanese voice actress and singer
1967
Ivonne Reyes, Venezuelan actress
1979
Kristanna Loken, American actress (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines)
Holidays on Monday, October 8th
National Pierogi Day
National Pierogi Day, celebrated on October 8, honors the delicious, stuffed dumplings popular in Polish and Ukrainian cuisine, showcasing a variety of fillings like potato, cheese, and cabbage, served with toppings like sour cream and bacon.
National Salmon Day
National Salmon Day, celebrated on October 8th, is a day to remember the health benefits and popularity of salmon, encouraging everyone to enjoy this tasty and omega-3 rich fish more often.
National Heroes' Day
National Heroes' Day is a day when we celebrate and honor people who do extraordinary things, making the world a better place, from soldiers to everyday heroes who make a difference in our lives and communities.
Alvin C. York Day
Alvin C. York Day, celebrated on October 8, honors the heroic WWI soldier who, despite initially opposing combat, became a legend for his significant contributions to the war and symbolizes the valor and spirit of American military heroes.
National Chess Day
National Chess Day, celebrated every second Saturday in October, is a day to appreciate the ancient game of chess, which challenges the mind and has been enjoyed by people around the world for centuries.
