Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, August 22, 1979:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Saturday
🎂 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 › "My Sharona" by The Knack
🐐 Chinese Zodiac › Goat
☀️ Sun Sign › Leo
🔥 Zodiac Element › Fire
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Sun ☉
🐼 Spirit Animal › Salmon
🔢 Life Path Number › 11
🌼 Birth flower › Gladiolus
🪨 Birthstone › Peridot and Sardonyx
📅 Lucky day › Sunday ⬤Power Color › Orange
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.86
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,448,000,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 404,654,400 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,904,256,000 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,777,040,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 333,244,800 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on April 30, 2011.
What happened on my birthday
1485
Battle of Bosworth Field - Henry Tudor's forces defeat English King Richard III during last battle in the Wars of the Roses.
1639
Madras (now Chennai), India, founded by the British East India Company on sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
1642
Civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament.
1864
First Geneva Convention adopted in Geneva "for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field".
1864
First Geneva Convention, governing the protection of victims in warfare, signed by 12 nations.
1945
Vietnam conflict begins as Ho Chi Minh leads a successful coup.
Famous people with my birthday
1948
Eleonora Brown, Italian actress (The Sailor from Gibraltar)
1968
Casper Christensen, Danish comedian (Hvaffor en hånd)
1973
Kristen Wiig, American comedian and actress (Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters)
1922
Micheline Presle [Chassagne], French actress (Nea, Donkey Skin)
1911
Edith Atwater, American actress (Phyllis-Love on a Rooftop)
1928
John Lupton, American actor (Tom-Broken Arrow)
1980
Christi Shake, American model and actress
1945
James G Richardson, actor (Tim Cassidy-Sierra)
Holidays on Wednesday, August 22nd
National Bao Day
National Bao Day, celebrated on August 22, is all about enjoying and learning more about the delicious and diverse dumplings called bao, which come stuffed with everything from pork to sweet custard.
National Surgical Oncologist Day
National Surgical Oncologist Day, celebrated on August 22, honors doctors who specialize in removing tumors and fighting cancer, helping many people live longer and healthier lives.
National Tooth Fairy Day
National Tooth Fairy Day, celebrated on August 22, is a fun holiday that encourages kids to enjoy the magic of losing their teeth and looking forward to a surprise from the Tooth Fairy in exchange for their lost tooth.
Never Bean Better Day
Never Bean Better Day, celebrated on August 22nd, is a day to show love and appreciation for dogs, especially therapy dogs like Bean, who help improve people's lives in various settings.
National Rainbow Baby Day
National Rainbow Baby Day, celebrated on August 22, honors babies born after their parents have experienced a loss, symbolizing hope and healing like a rainbow after a storm.