Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Sunday, August 5, 1973:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Wednesday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › The Sting
🎮 Number one video game › Space Race
🎵 Number one song › "The Morning After" by Maureen McGovern
🐂 Chinese Zodiac › Ox
☀️ Sun Sign › Leo
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Sun ☉
🐼 Spirit Animal › Salmon
🔢 Life Path Number › 6
🌼 Birth flower › Gladiolus
🪨 Birthstone › Peridot and Sardonyx
📅 Lucky day › Sunday ⬤Power Color › Orange
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.39
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 3,927,538,695 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 29,902,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 457,506,720 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,152,972,800 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,139,752,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 376,770,240 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on April 13, 2005.
What happened on my birthday
910
The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl Aethelred.
1305
William Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution.
1583
Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the British crown - first English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire.
1716
Battle of Petrovaradin/Peterwardein: Habsburgs under Eugene of Savoy defeat the Turks in a decisive victory.
1864
Battle of Mobile Bay, won by the Union Army led by Rear Admiral Farragut with the cry "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" (US Civil War).
Famous people with my birthday
1975
Antony Cotton, English actor (Coronation Street)
1937
Alan Howard, English theater and film actor (Royal Shakespeare Company)
1976
Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor (Stairway to Heaven)
2186
Kevin Thomas Riley, Tasvennir, Tarsus IV (Star Trek)
1951
John Jarratt, Australian actor, director and producer (Picnic at Hanging Rock)
1936
John Dancy, American newscaster (Prime Time Sunday)
1966
Jonathan Silverman, American actor (Brighton Beach Memoirs, Single Guy)
1997
Olivia Holt, American actress (Cloak and Dagger) and singer
Holidays on Sunday, August 5th
National Oyster Day
National Oyster Day, celebrated every year on August 5th, is a day dedicated to appreciating and enjoying oysters, a type of seafood that can be eaten in many delicious ways, from raw to boiled or even in soup.
National Jamaican Patty Day
National Jamaican Patty Day is a celebration on the first Saturday of August where people enjoy spicy, flaky pastries filled with meats or seafood, showcasing unique Caribbean flavors.
Mead Day
Mead Day is a holiday celebrated on the first Saturday of August where people appreciate mead, an ancient alcoholic drink made from fermented honey, often flavored with fruits, spices, or flowers.
National Twins Day
National Twins Day is a special weekend in August where twins celebrate their unique bond and differences with fun events just for them.
Sandcastle Day
Sandcastle Day, celebrated on the first Saturday in August, is a fun holiday that encourages everyone to enjoy building sandcastles at the beach, reminding us of the simple joys of summer and childhood.
