Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, April 9, 1997:
Born into › Millennials Generation Next birthday will be on › Thursday How many days until my birthday ›
9 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
11 months
20 days
19 hours
58 minutes
Number one movie › Titanic Number one video game › Final Fantasy VII Number one song › "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" by Puff Daddy
Chinese Zodiac › Ox Sun Sign › Aries Zodiac Element › Fire Zodiac Quality › Cardinal Ruling Planet › Mars Spirit Animal › Hawk
Life Path Number › 3 Birth flower › Sweet Pea/Daisy Birthstone › Diamond Lucky day › Tuesday ⬤Power Color › Red
Gas price per gallon › $1.23
Bread price per pound › $0.87 Alcohol price per 16oz › $0.84 Milk price per gallon › $2.61 Eggs price per dozen › $1.06 Bananas price per pound › $0.46
President of United States › World population › 5,910,566,295 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 16,347,200,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 250,112,160 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,176,998,400 times. You have taken about 1,716,456,000 steps. You have taken approximately 205,974,720 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second will happen sometime on December 16, 2028.
What happened on my birthday
1483
Edward V (aged 12) succeeds his father Edward IV as king of England. He is never crowned, and disappears presumed murdered, after incarceration in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the "Princes in the Tower").
1731
British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear cut off by Spanish Guarde Costa in the Caribbean, later catalyst for war between Britain & Spain.
1768
John Hancock refuses to allow two British customs agents to go below deck of his ship, considered by some to be the first act of physical resistance to British authority in the colonies.
1865
Confederate General Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops surrender at Appomattox Court House to US Lieutenant General Ulysses S Grant (US Civil War).
1869
Hudson Bay Company cedes its territory to Canada.
1992
John Major elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after his Conservative Party wins the most votes in British electoral history.
2003
Baghdad falls to U.S. forces ending the invasion of Iraqi but resulting in widespread looting.
Famous people with my birthday
1933
Gian Maria Volontè, Italian actor (Fistful of Dollars)
1948
Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress and politician
1970
Josh Todd [Gruber], American musician, singer (Buckcherry), and actor
1984
Linda Chung, Chinese-Canadian actress and singer
1932
Cheetah [Cheeta, Cheta, Chita], chimpanzee actor (1930s Tarzan franchise), is born
1987
Jesse McCartney, American actor and singer
1965
Jeff Zucker, American television executive (CEO of NBC Universal)
1939
Michael Learned, American actress (Olivia in The Waltons, Nurse)
Holidays on Wednesday, April 9th
National Chinese Almond Cookie Day
National Chinese Almond Cookie Day, celebrated on April 9, is a day to enjoy crunchy, almond-flavored cookies that are believed to bring good luck, often made with special designs and traditionally associated with Chinese New Year.
Orthodox Palm Sunday
Orthodox Palm Sunday is a special day that celebrates when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem and people welcomed him by laying palm branches on the ground, marking the start of the week leading up to Easter.
National Gin and Tonic Day
National Gin and Tonic Day, celebrated every April 9th, is a day to appreciate the iconic drink combination of gin and tonic water, much like how we enjoy other perfect pairings like peanut butter and jelly.
National Cherish an Antique Day
National Cherish an Antique Day, celebrated on April 9th, is a day to appreciate and learn from old objects in our homes that have historical and cultural importance, reminding us of their stories and value in today's world.
Appomattox Day
Appomattox Day, observed every April 9th in the United States, marks the end of the Civil War in 1865 when General Lee surrendered to General Grant, effectively ending the conflict.