Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, February 28, 1979:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Sunday How many days until my birthday ›
343 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
21 days
5 hours
50 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 › 11 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 26,916,800,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 411,827,040 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,938,009,600 times. You have taken about 2,826,264,000 steps. You have taken approximately 339,151,680 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on November 6, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1710
In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock.
1854
Republican Party formally organized in Ripon, Wisconsin.
1915
WWI: After the French try to drive the Germans forces back into the Champagne region, they gain a few hundred yards - at the cost of 50,000 casualties.
1947
February 28 Incident: Anti-government uprising in Taiwan is violently put down by Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang-led Republic of China government with the loss of 18,000-28,000 lives. Marks the beginning of the White Terror.
1953
Francis Crick and James Watson discover the chemical structure of DNA-molecule (double-helix polymer).
1991
Gulf War ends after Iraq accepts a ceasefire following their retreat from Kuwait.
Famous people with my birthday
1991
Sarah Bolger, Irish actress
1958
Jeanne Mas, French pop singer ("Johnny, Johnny"; "Toute première fois"), and actress
1982
Natalia Vodianova, Russian supermodel
1957
Ian Smith, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (63 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 173, 176 dismissals; Central Districts, Auckland) and broadcaster (Sky Sports, SEN)
1989
Angela Baby, Chinese actress
1941
(Ramón) "Palito" Ortega, Argentine 'la nueva ola' singer, actor, and politician (National Senator, 1995-99; Governor of Tucumán, 1991-95)
1976
Ali Larter, American actress and model
1962
Rae Dawn Chong, actress (Quest for Fire)
Holidays on Wednesday, February 28th
National Time Refund Day
National Time Refund Day on February 29 is a bonus day every four years where you get an extra 24 hours to do anything you want, like partying, finishing tasks, or just chilling out.
National Public Sleeping Day
National Public Sleeping Day, celebrated on February 28th, is a fun holiday where it's totally okay to take a nap in public places like parks or beaches without anyone minding.
National Vegan Lipstick Day
National Vegan Lipstick Day, celebrated on February 28th, is all about appreciating cruelty-free lipsticks that don't harm animals or use animal ingredients, a choice reflecting the ancient tradition of makeup but with a modern, ethical twist.
US Snow Shoe Day
U.S. Snowshoe Day, celebrated on February 28, is a fun holiday where people celebrate and race with snowshoes, special gear that makes walking on snow easier and more fun.
Linus Pauling Day
Linus Pauling Day, celebrated on February 28th, honors the birthday of a scientist who won two Nobel Prizes for his groundbreaking work in chemistry and peace activism.