Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Saturday, July 1, 1978:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Wednesday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › Grease
🎮 Number one video game › Space Invaders
🎵 Number one song › "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb
🐎 Chinese Zodiac › Horse
☀️ Sun Sign › Cancer
🌊 Zodiac Element › Water
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Moon ☽
🐼 Spirit Animal › Woodpecker
🔢 Life Path Number › 6
🌼 Birth flower › Larkspur
🪨 Birthstone › Ruby
📅 Lucky day › Monday ⬤Power Color › Silver
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.63
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 27,163,200,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 415,596,960 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,955,750,400 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,852,136,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 342,256,320 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on March 9, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1689
Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu, Japan.
1858
The joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society.
1863
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's northward advance halted.
1867
The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as the first Prime Minister.
1916
First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men (WWI).
1921
The Communist Party of China is founded and Chen Duxiu elected its leader.
1941
Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial.
1997
United Kingdom returns Hong Kong and the New Territories to the People's Republic of China.
Famous people with my birthday
1964
Theresa Lynn, American actress (Orgasm Girl-Private Parts)
1901
Irna Phillips, American scriptwriter who created 6 soap operas (Guiding Light)
1977
Birgit Schuurman, Dutch singer and actress
1956
Alan Ruck, American actor (Spin City, Succession)
1942
Geneviève Bujold, Canadian actress (King of Hearts; film Anne of the Thousand Days; Choose Me; Coma)
1972
Corey Hirsch, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Olympic silver 1994; Vancouver Canucks) and broadcaster (Sportsnet, Vancouver Canucks radio)
1974
Michele Krasnoo, American actress (Kickboxer IV)
1926
Delmar Watson, American child actor (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Heidi, Annie Oakley)
Holidays on Saturday, July 1st
Hop A Park Day
Hop A Park Day is a fun holiday on the first Saturday of July where you ditch your gadgets to explore local parks, hang out with neighbors, and enjoy the outdoors.
International Cherry Pit Spitting Day
International Cherry Pit Spitting Day is a fun holiday on the first Saturday of July where people gather to see who can spit cherry pits the farthest.
American Zoo Day
American Zoo Day, celebrated on July 1, is about recognizing how modern zoos help protect animals by offering them a home that mimics their natural habitat, encouraging us to visit and learn about different animal species.
Early Bird Day
Early Bird Day, on July 1st, is when people wake up super early to score the best deals and special offers at stores and restaurants, because the early bird catches the worm!
National Baby-Led Weaning Day
National Baby-Led Weaning Day, celebrated on July 1st, is about letting babies learn to eat solid foods by themselves, encouraging better motor skills and eating habits, based on the ideas of Dr. Gill Rapley.
