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 ›
140 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
7 months
11 days
7 hours
17 minutes
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 26,657,600,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 407,861,280 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,919,347,200 times. You have taken about 2,799,048,000 steps. You have taken approximately 335,885,760 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
1939
Valerie Harper, American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Rhoda)
1972
Marliece Andrada, American actress (Baywatch) and Playboy playmate (March 1998)
1955
Chiranjeevi [Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad], Telugu film actor, dancer and producer
1951
Gordon Liu [Chia-Hui Liu or Jin-Hsi Shin], Chinese actor (Kill Bill, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin)
1986
Keiko Kitagawa, Japanese actress
1958
Colm Feore, American actor (The Chronicles of Riddick)
1911
Edith Atwater, American actress (Phyllis-Love on a Rooftop)
1985
Jey Uso [Joshua Samuel Fatu], American professional wrestler (Raw Tag Team champion with twin brother Jimmy)
Holidays on Wednesday, August 22nd
Be An Angel Day
Be An Angel Day, celebrated every August 22, is about doing good deeds, big or small, to make the world a better place by being kind and helpful to others.
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.
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.
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.
Born into › Generation X
Next birthday will be on › Saturday
How many days until my birthday ›
140 days
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
Gas price per gallon › $0.86
President of United States › 
World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 26,657,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on April 30, 2011.