Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Thursday, November 8, 1979:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Sunday
🎂 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 › "Heartache Tonight" by The Eagles
🐐 Chinese Zodiac › Goat
☀️ Sun Sign › Scorpio
🌊 Zodiac Element › Water
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Pluto ♇
🐼 Spirit Animal › Snake
🔢 Life Path Number › 9
🌼 Birth flower › Chrysanthemum
🪨 Birthstone › Topaz and Citrine
📅 Lucky day › Tuesday ⬤Power Color › Black
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.86
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,321,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 402,720,480 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,895,155,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,763,768,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 331,652,160 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on July 17, 2011.
What happened on my birthday
392
Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion the state religion.
1519
1st meeting of Moctezuma II & Hernán Cortes in Tenochtitlan, Mexico.
1701
William Penn presents Charter of Priviliges.
1734
Vincent la Chapelle, master cook to various nobility and royalty, forms Free Masons Lodge in Netherlands.
1895
German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen produces and detects electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Rontgen rays.
2002
Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council under Resolution 1441 unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".
2016
Republican Donald Trump is elected President of the United States of America, defeating democrat Hillary Clinton, who received 2.9 million more votes.
Famous people with my birthday
1968
Keith Jones, Canadian NHL right wing, 1992-2000, broadcaster. 2005-23, and team executive, 2023-present
1960
Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor (Girl with A Dragon Tattoo)
1967
Courtney Thorne-Smith, American actress (Melrose Place, Two and a Half Men)
1989
Can Yaman, Turkish actor (Erkenci Kuş)
1987
Erica Mena, American TV personality (Love & Hip Hop: New York)
1983
Kat Shoob, British television presenter
1941
Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress (The Liver Birds; The District Nurse)
1979
Dania Ramírez, Dominican-American television and film actress
Holidays on Thursday, November 8th
National Parents as Teachers Day
National Parents as Teachers Day, celebrated every November 8, honors the important role parents play in teaching their kids at home, supporting their learning, and preparing them for a bright future.
National Dunce Day
National Dunce Day, celebrated on November 8th, remembers philosopher John Duns Scotus, who thought cone-shaped hats could make people smarter, leading to the modern joke of calling someone a "dunce" if they wear one.
NYC Kidney Walk
The NYC Kidney Walk is an annual event organized by the National Kidney Foundation to raise awareness about kidney disease and funds to support patients, research, and education.
Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day, celebrated on November 8, is a fun holiday where you get to make and eat dishes that are super spicy or have really strong smells, like garlic or mustard, to shake up your usual food routine.
National Harvey Wallbanger Day
National Harvey Wallbanger Day, celebrated on November 8, is a day dedicated to enjoying a classic cocktail made from vodka, Galliano liqueur, and orange juice, popular since the 1970s and featured in various movies and TV shows.