Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Sunday, February 5, 1978:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Friday How many days until my birthday ›
313 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
1 month
20 days
23 hours
51 minutes
Number one movie › Grease Number one video game › Space Invaders Number one song › "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees
Chinese Zodiac › Horse 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 › $0.63
President of United States › World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 27,548,800,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 421,496,640 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,983,513,600 times. You have taken about 2,892,624,000 steps. You have taken about 347,114,880 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on October 14, 2009.
What happened on my birthday
1576
Henry of Navarre (later Henry IV of France) abjures Catholicism at Tours.
1885
News of the fall of Khartoum reaches London.
1885
King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal colonial possession.
1969
US population reaches 200 million.
Famous people with my birthday
1978
Shawn Reaves, American actor
1987
Darren Criss, American actor (Glee: The Assassination of Gianni Versace), and singer-songwriter
1990
Charlbi Dean [Kriek], South African actress (Spud films)
1954
Cliff Martinez, American drummer (Captain Beefheart; Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1983-86), and film score composer (Spring Breakers; Sex, Lies, and Videotapes)
1975
Alison Hammond, English TV presenter (Great British Bake Off)
1963
Steven Shainberg, American film director
1948
Barbara Hershey [Herzstein], American actress (Stuntman, Shy People)
1961
Tim Meadows, American actor and comedian
Holidays on Sunday, February 5th
National Weatherman's Day
National Weatherman's Day, celebrated on February 5th, honors all the people who study and report the weather, marking the birthday of John Jeffries, a pioneer in weather recording back in 1774.
Dump Your Significant Jerk Day
Dump Your Significant Jerk Day, observed on the first Sunday of February, is a day to break up with a bad partner and focus on self-love, especially ironic since it's the month of love.
National Pork Rind Day
National Pork Rind Day, celebrated every February 5th, is a day dedicated to enjoying the crunchy, high-protein snack of fried pig skin, which comes in various flavors and is often used as a guilt-free alternative to chips for dieters.
Scout Sunday
Scout Sunday is a special day celebrated on the Sunday before February 8th to honor the values and contributions of Boy Scouts, marking the founding of the Boy Scouts of America and recognizing scouting organizations worldwide.
National Weatherperson's Day
National Weatherperson's Day, celebrated on February 5th, honors the experts who predict the weather, helping us avoid getting soaked by surprise rain, and it all started with John Jeffries, a weather pioneer, back in 1774.