Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, July 21, 1978:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Tuesday
🎂 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 › 8
🌼 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 27,081,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 414,348,480 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,949,875,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,843,568,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 341,228,160 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on March 29, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
365
Crete Earthquake followed by tsunami around the Eastern Mediterranean allegedly destroys Alexandria.
1861
First Battle of Bull Run [Battle of First Manassas], 1st major battle of the US Civil War is fought near Manassas, Virginia, Confederate victory.
1904
After 13 years, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed.
1925
John T. Scopes found guilty of teaching evolution in the “Scopes monkey trial”, Dayton, Tennessee, fined $100 & costs.
1969
Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT).
1970
Aswan High Dam opens in Egypt, enables human control of the flooding of the Nile.
2015
On This Day changes its domain name and brand from HistoryOrb.com to OnThisDay.com.
Famous people with my birthday
1992
Jessica Barden, English actress (The End of the F***ing World)
1960
Lance Guest, American actor (Lance-Lou Grant)
1948
Art Hindle, Canadian actor (Jeff-Dallas, Berrengers)
1978
Josh Hartnett, American actor (Black Hawk Down) and movie producer (August)
1977
David Dastmalchian, American actor (Prisoners; Animals; Ant-Man)
1971
Charlotte Gainsbourg, French-British actress (La Bûche, Antichrist)
1970
Shawn Stasiak, American professional wrestler (WWF)
1987
AnnaLynne McCord, American actress (Nip, Tuck)
Holidays on Friday, July 21st
National Craft for your Local Shelters Day
National Craft for Your Local Shelters Day, celebrated on July 21, encourages people to make and donate handmade toys and supplies to help animals in local shelters, especially during their busiest time in summer.
Invite an Alien to Live with You Day
"Invite an Alien to Live with You Day" celebrates the quirky sitcom "Mork & Mindy," encouraging people to embrace the unusual and open their homes and hearts, just like when Mindy allowed the alien Mork to live with her.
Comic Con
Comic-Con is a huge four-day celebration where fans of comics, games, movies, and TV shows gather to geek out, meet creators, and see cool stuff, happening every July in San Diego and other places globally.
National Junk Food Day
National Junk Food Day, celebrated every July 21st, is a day dedicated to indulging in your favorite snacks and treats without guilt, embracing the deliciously unhealthy foods that became popular in the 1950s.
Take a Monkey to Lunch Day
"Take a Monkey to Lunch Day," celebrated on July 21, is all about appreciating monkeys and their primate cousins, aiming to raise awareness about their diverse species and the challenges they face, ultimately supporting a better environment for them.
