Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, February 21, 1979:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Sunday How many days until my birthday ›
340 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
24 days
20 hours
10 minutes
Number one movie › Kramer vs. Kramer Number one video game › Asteroids Number one song › "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" by Rod Stewart
Chinese Zodiac › Goat Sun Sign › Pisces Zodiac Element › Water Zodiac Quality › Mutable Ruling Planet › Neptune ♆ Spirit Animal › Wolf
Life Path Number › 4 Birth flower › Violet Birthstone › Amethyst Lucky day › Thursday ⬤Power Color › Light Green
Gas price per gallon › $0.86
President of United States › World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 26,921,600,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 411,900,480 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,938,355,200 times. You have taken about 2,826,768,000 steps. You have taken approximately 339,212,160 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on October 30, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1173
Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury.
1613
Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov.
1804
1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for the 1st time, along the tramway of the Penydarren Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
1916
World War I: Battle of Verdun begins, leads to an estimated 1 million casualties.
1922
Britain declares Egypt a sovereign state.
Famous people with my birthday
1969
Aunjanue Ellis, American actress (When They See Us)
1958
Jack Coleman, American actor (Steven Carrington-Dynasty)
1983
Mélanie Laurent, French actress (Inglourious Basterds)
1939
Richard Beymer, American stage actor and singer (West Side Story; Diary of Anne Frank)
1977
Kevin Rose, American television host & internet entrepreneur
1961
Bertha Faye, American wrestler
1996
Sophie Turner, English actress (Game of Thrones)
1946
Anthony Daniels, British actor and mime artist (Star Wars - "C-3PO")
Holidays on Wednesday, February 21st
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras is a huge, vibrant festival celebrated with parades, masks, and beads, where people enjoy rich foods before the fasting season of Lent begins.
National Grain Free Day
National Grain Free Day, celebrated on February 21, is a day dedicated to supporting people with dietary restrictions by exploring and sharing grain-free meal options together.
National Pancake Day
National Pancake Day, celebrated on February 21st, is a fun holiday where people enjoy delicious pancakes and IHOP restaurants donate millions to help local communities.
Fat Tuesday
Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is a big, festive celebration with parades and lots of eating, happening right before a period called Lent where people might give up certain foods or activities for a while.
National Sticky Bun Day
National Sticky Bun Day, celebrated on February 21st, honors the delicious, sweet, and often nutty or caramelized treat brought to the U.S. by German immigrants, which we enjoy as a sticky, yummy breakfast or snack.