Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Saturday, August 5, 1978:
🕰️ 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 › Grease
🎮 Number one video game › Space Invaders
🎵 Number one song › "Miss You" by The Rolling Stones
🐎 Chinese Zodiac › Horse
☀️ 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 › $0.63
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 27,057,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 413,981,280 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,948,147,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,841,048,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 340,925,760 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on April 13, 2010.
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
1970
James Gunn, American filmmaker (Guardians of the Galaxy)
1974
Kajol Mukherjee, Indian actress (Fanaa, My Name Is Khan)
1951
John Jarratt, Australian actor, director and producer (Picnic at Hanging Rock)
2186
Kevin Thomas Riley, Tasvennir, Tarsus IV (Star Trek)
1976
Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor (Stairway to Heaven)
1980
Sophie Winkleman, English actress
1946
Erika Slezak, American actress (One Life to Live - "Viki")
1945
Ja'net Dubois, American actress (Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210)
Holidays on Saturday, 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.
National Mustard Day
National Mustard Day, celebrated every first Saturday in August, is a fun holiday where people enjoy and explore different kinds of mustard, with activities like games and free hot dog tastings, especially at the National Mustard Museum.
National Dash Cam Day
National Dash Cam Day, celebrated on August 5th, encourages drivers to use dashboard cameras in their cars to improve road safety by recording what happens while driving.
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.
