Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Thursday, February 1, 1979:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Monday How many days until my birthday ›
319 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
1 month
14 days
17 hours
6 minutes
Number one movie › Kramer vs. Kramer Number one video game › Asteroids Number one song › "Le Freak" by Chic
Chinese Zodiac › Goat Sun Sign › Aquarius Zodiac Element › Air Zodiac Quality › Fixed Ruling Planet › Uranus ♅ Spirit Animal › Otter
Life Path Number › 11 Birth flower › Violet Birthstone › Amethyst Lucky day › Wednesday ⬤Power Color › Blue
Gas price per gallon › $0.86
President of United States › World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 26,955,200,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 412,414,560 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,940,774,400 times. You have taken about 2,830,296,000 steps. You have taken approximately 339,635,520 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on October 10, 2010.
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
1932
John Hart, American TV journalist (CBS News Retrospective, NBC News)
1900
Stephen Potter, English writer and humorist (School for Scoundrels, Shipbuilders)
1984
Lee Thompson Young, American actor
1986
Lauren Conrad, American TV star
1958
Jackie Shroff, Indian actor
1987
Ronda Rousey, American pro wrestler, actress, author, mixed martial artist and judoka (UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion 6 defences; Olympic bronze 70kg judo 2008; WWE)
1947
Jessica Savitch, American broadcast journalist and pioneering female news anchor (NBC Weekend)
1941
Karl Dall, German television host
Holidays on Thursday, February 1st
National Fasting February
National Fasting February is a month when people choose not to eat for certain periods to help their bodies get healthier and teach themselves to be more mindful about food.
Global School Play Day
Global School Play Day is a special day celebrated on the first Wednesday of February where kids around the world are encouraged to play freely without any rules or structure, started by teachers who noticed kids weren't playing enough.
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.
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.
Spunky Old Broads Day
Spunky Old Broads Day is a day to celebrate the achievements and spirit of women over 50, showing that life doesn't stop at any age.