Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Monday, February 18, 1974:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Thursday How many days until my birthday ›
316 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
1 month
18 days
11 hours
4 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 › 5 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 29,881,600,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 457,188,480 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 2,151,475,200 times. You have taken about 3,137,568,000 steps. You have taken approximately 376,508,160 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on October 27, 2005.
What happened on my birthday
1519
Hernán Cortes leaves Cuba for the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico with 11 ships and 500 men.
1678
John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is published in Holborn, London, by Nathaniel Ponder.
1861
King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia becomes first King of Italy.
1885
Mark Twain publishes the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the US.
1917
1st major strike of the Russian "February Revolution" starts at the giant Putilov factory in Petrograd [NS=Mar 3].
2014
Ukrainian Revolution of 2014 begins as protesters, riot police and unknown shooters take part in violent events in the capital, Kiev, culminating after five days in the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych.
Famous people with my birthday
1982
Courtney Act [Shane Jenek], Australian drag queen, pop singer, entertainer and reality television personality
1974
Jillian Michaels, American fitness instructor and television personality (The Biggest Loser)
1939
Petronella CM "Carletta" Banning, actress (Potasch & Perlemoer)
1964
Lisa Elaine Comshaw, American actress (Scanner Cop, Lukas' Child)
1946
Jean-Claude Dreyfus, French actor
1992
Jacqueline Toboni, American actress (Grimm)
1975
Sarah Joy Brown, American actress (General Hospital)
1950
Cybill Shepherd, American actress (Moonlighting, Last Picture Show)
Holidays on Monday, February 18th
Pluto Day
Pluto Day celebrates the discovery of Pluto on February 18, 1930, by Clyde Tombaugh, marking the moment we found what we once thought was our ninth planet, famous for its icy mountains and tiny size.
Thumb Appreciation Day
Thumb Appreciation Day, celebrated on February 18th, is a day to recognize and appreciate our thumbs, which play a crucial role in many everyday tasks we often take for granted, like zipping up jackets.
National Crab Stuffed Flounder Day
National Crab Stuffed Flounder Day, celebrated on February 18, is a special day for seafood lovers to enjoy a tasty dish made by stuffing flounder fish with a mix of crab meat, spices, and breadcrumbs.
National Drink Wine Day
National Drink Wine Day, celebrated every February 18th, is a day to enjoy and appreciate the wide variety of wines that have been part of human culture since around 7000 BC, highlighting the historical and diverse world of wine.
Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day
Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day, celebrated on February 18, commemorates the unique event in 1930 when Nellie Jay, aka Elm Farm Ollie, became the first cow to fly and be milked on a plane, showcasing scientific curiosity and a bit of aerial showmanship with milk parachuted to onlookers below.