Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, February 1, 1974:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Monday How many days until my birthday ›
299 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
2 months
4 days
20 hours
11 minutes
Number one movie › Blazing Saddles Number one video game › Maze War Number one song › "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand
Chinese Zodiac › Tiger Sun Sign › Aquarius Zodiac Element › Air Zodiac Quality › Fixed Ruling Planet › Uranus ♅ Spirit Animal › Otter
Life Path Number › 6 Birth flower › Violet Birthstone › Amethyst Lucky day › Wednesday ⬤Power Color › Blue
Gas price per gallon › $0.53
President of United States › World population › 4,003,448,151 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 29,908,800,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 457,604,640 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 2,153,433,600 times. You have taken about 3,140,424,000 steps. You have taken approximately 376,850,880 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on October 10, 2005.
What happened on my birthday
1587
Queen Elizabeth I of England signs death warrant for her cousin, Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots.
1843
Oldest continuous writer of insurance in America - The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (MONY) opens.
1884
1st volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published.
1908
King Carlos I of Portugal and his heir, Prince Luis Filipe are assassinated by Republican sympathizers in Terreiro do Paco, Lisbon.
1968
Saigon police chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executes Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lem with a pistol shot to head. The execution is captured by photographer Eddie Adams and becomes an anti-war icon.
1979
Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile.
2003
Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
Famous people with my birthday
1945
Yasuhiro Takai, Japanese baseball first baseman, designated hitter and broadcaster (NPB record 27 career pinch-hit home runs; Hankyu Braves)
1904
S J Perelman, American author, humorist and screenwriter (The New Yorker, Around the World in 80 Days)
1921
Peter Sallis, British actor (Wallace and Gromit, Last of the Summer Wine)
1969
Brian Krause, American actor (Charmed)
1968
Pauly Shore, American comedian (Totally Pauly, Encino Man)
1974
Jennifer Lien, American actress (Hannah Moore-Another World)
1910
Michael Kanin, American director, writer and actor (Woman of the Year, Teacher's Pet)
1932
John Hart, American TV journalist (CBS News Retrospective, NBC News)
Holidays on Friday, February 1st
National Dark Chocolate Day
National Dark Chocolate Day, celebrated on February 1st, is a day to enjoy and learn about the benefits and history of dark chocolate.
Car Insurance Day
Car Insurance Day, celebrated every February 1, encourages us to focus on safe driving, review and update our car insurance, and appreciate the financial protection it offers against accidents, fires, or theft, all thanks to the first policy bought by Gilbert J. Loomis in 1897.
National Signing Day
National Signing Day is when high school football players decide which college team they'll join, often announcing their choice in a big public event.
Hula in the Coola Day
Hula in the Coola Day, celebrated on February 1st, is a fun day where we pretend it's warm and sunny by dancing the Hawaiian Hula, reminding us to find joy and have a good time even when it's cold outside.
Shape Up With Pickles Time
"Shape Up With Pickles Time, from February 1 to 7, encourages replacing unhealthy snacks with pickles and combining them with exercise to help reach fitness goals due to pickles' health benefits and low fat content."