Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Saturday, February 2, 1974:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Tuesday How many days until my birthday ›
300 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
2 months
3 days
17 hours
57 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 › 7 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 29,907,200,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 457,580,160 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 2,153,318,400 times. You have taken about 3,140,256,000 steps. You have taken about 376,830,720 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on October 11, 2005.
What happened on my birthday
1653
New Amsterdam becomes a city (later renamed New York).
1848
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American War: US acquires Texas, California, New Mexico and Arizona for $15 million.
1901
Queen Victoria's funeral takes place in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England.
1922
James Joyce's "Ulysses" published in Paris (1,000 copies).
1943
German 6th Army surrenders after Battle of Stalingrad in a major turning point in Europe during World War II.
1971
Idi Amin ousts Milton Obote and appoints himself President (dictator) of Uganda.
Famous people with my birthday
1893
Len Doyle, American actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney)
1926
Nydia Ecury, celebrated Afro-Dutch writer, translator and actress (Kantika pa Mama Tera)
1908
Cal Tinney, American comedian and actor (The Missouri Traveler, Stop Me If You Heard This One)
1912
Burton Lane, American film and stage composer and lyricist (Finian's Rainbow)
1903
Frank McGrath, American actor (The Reluctant Astronaut, Wagon Train)
1978
Barbara Mori, Uruguayan-Mexican actress and producer (Rubi)
1905
Ayn Rand [Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum], Russian-American author, screenwriter and philosopher who developed the philosophical system of "Objectivism"
1909
Frank Albertson, American actor (Psycho, It's a Wonderful Life, Alice Adams)
Holidays on Saturday, February 2nd
Ayn Rand Day
Ayn Rand Day, observed every February 2nd, celebrates the life and ideas of Ayn Rand, a Russian-American writer and philosopher known for her novels like "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged," and for creating the philosophy of Objectivism.
National Hedgehog Day
National Hedgehog Day, celebrated on February 2nd, shines a spotlight on those cute, spiky creatures popular on social media, offering a fun alternative to Groundhog Day and sparking interest in what it's like to have a hedgehog as a pet.
National Ukulele Day
National Ukulele Day, celebrated on February 2nd, is a fun holiday where people across the country play tunes on the ukulele, a small four-stringed instrument made famous by Hawaiians and used by famous musicians like Elvis Presley.
National Heavenly Hash Day
National Heavenly Hash Day, celebrated on February 2nd, is a fun holiday to enjoy a sweet treat made of different yummy ingredients, like chocolate, marshmallows, or nuts, in forms like ice cream or pudding.
California Kiwifruit Day
California Kiwifruit Day, celebrated on February 2, is a holiday dedicated to appreciating the health benefits and delicious taste of kiwifruits, originally from China, now a nutrient-packed favorite in California.