Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Tuesday, January 9, 1979:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Saturday How many days until my birthday ›
284 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
2 months
19 days
10 hours
37 minutes
Number one movie › Kramer vs. Kramer Number one video game › Asteroids Number one song › "Too Much Heaven" by The Bee Gees
Chinese Zodiac › Goat Sun Sign › Capricorn Zodiac Element › Earth Zodiac Quality › Cardinal Ruling Planet › Saturn ♄ Spirit Animal › Goose
Life Path Number › 9 Birth flower › Carnation Birthstone › Garnet Lucky day › Saturday ⬤Power Color › Grey
Gas price per gallon › $0.86
President of United States › World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 27,011,200,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 413,271,360 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,944,806,400 times. You have taken about 2,836,176,000 steps. You have taken about 340,341,120 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on September 17, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1431
Judges' investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government.
1760
Afghans defeat Marathas in battle of Barari Ghat.
1839
Daguerreotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science.
1909
Ernest Shackleton as part of the British Nimrod Expedition reaches a record farthest South latitude (88°23' south).
1941
6,000 Jews exterminated in pogrom in Bucharest, Romania.
2007
Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs announces the iPhone.
Famous people with my birthday
1925
Lee Van Cleef, American actor (For a Few Dollars More, Escape from NY)
1968
Joey Lauren Adams, American actress
1898
Gracie Fields, English music hall/vaudeville performer and actress (Queen of Hearts)
1939
Susannah York, English actress (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Superman)
1956
Imelda Staunton, British actress (Finding Your Feet, Maleficent)
1965
Joely Richardson, English actress (Body Contact, Wetherby)
1950
David Johansen [Buster Poindexter], American singer-songwriter ("Hot! Hot! Hot!"), and actor (Scrooged)
1943
Freddie Starr, English comedian and singer (The Freddie Starr Showcase)
Holidays on Tuesday, January 9th
Balloon Ascension Day
Balloon Ascension Day, celebrated on January 9, commemorates the first time a person flew in a hot air balloon in America, an event even President George Washington was excited to see!
Golden Globe Awards
The Golden Globe Awards are a big celebration where movies and TV shows from the U.S. and other countries win prizes for being awesome, and it's a huge deal for actors and filmmakers to get one.
National Cassoulet Day
National Cassoulet Day, celebrated on January 9th in the United States, is a day dedicated to enjoying and cooking a traditional French bean stew, encouraging both seasoned chefs and beginners to try making this flavorful dish.
National Clean Your Desk Day
National Clean Your Desk Day is a day every second Monday in January when people tidy up their workspaces to stay healthy and become more productive.
National Word Nerd Day
National Word Nerd Day, celebrated on January 9, is all about geeking out over your favorite words and appreciating how cool and important language is in our lives.