Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Thursday, March 8, 1979:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Sunday How many days until my birthday ›
37 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
10 months
22 days
23 hours
58 minutes
Number one movie › Kramer vs. Kramer Number one video game › Asteroids Number one song › "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor
Chinese Zodiac › Goat Sun Sign › Pisces Zodiac Element › Water Zodiac Quality › Mutable Ruling Planet › Neptune ♆ Spirit Animal › Wolf
Life Path Number › 1 Birth flower › Daffodil Birthstone › Aquamarine 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 26,822,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
You have blinked over 410,382,720 times in your lifetime
Your heart beat over 1,931,212,800 times.
You have taken about 2,816,352,000 steps.
You have taken about 337,962,240 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on November 14, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1531
Henry VIII recognised as supreme head of Church in England by the Convocation of Canterbury.
1817
The New York Stock Exchange is founded.
1867
British North America Act is passed in the House of Commons, serves as Canada's constitution for more than 100 years.
1917
Russian "February Revolution" begins in earnest with protests celebrating International Woman's Day and riots in St Petersburg over food rations and conduct of the war [OS=Feb 23].
1948
US Supreme Court rules in McCollum v. Board of Education that religious instruction in public schools is unconstitutional.
1973
The Provisional Irish Republican Army undertakes its first operation in Great Britain, planting four car bombs in London; 10 members of PIRA are arrested at Heathrow Airport while trying to leave the country.
2014
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 with 239 people loses contact and disappears, prompting the most expensive search effort in history.
Famous people with my birthday
1961
Camryn Manheim, American actress (The Practice)
1934
Ron Taylor, Australian cinematographer (Those Amazing Animals)
1978
Nick Zano, American actor
1941
Andrei Mironov, Soviet actor
1945
Bruce Broughton, American Emmy Award-winning television and film score composer (Hawaii Five-0; Dallas)
1989
Ming Xi, Chinese model
1954
Cheryl Baker, British rock vocalist (Bucks Fizz - "My Camera Never Lies"), and TV presenter
1953
Kathy Shower, American model and Playboy playmate (May 1985, Playmate of the Year 1986)
Holidays on Thursday, March 8th
Discover What Your Name Means Day
Discover What Your Name Means Day is a special day where you find out the unique meaning and history behind your name, celebrating its significance and maybe learning something surprising about yourself.
United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace
The United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace, celebrated on March 8th alongside International Women's Day, is a day dedicated to fighting for women's equality and promoting peace worldwide.
International Women's Day
International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8, honors women's achievements and promotes gender equality worldwide, encouraging support for women's opportunities and rights.
National Peanut Cluster Day
National Peanut Cluster Day, celebrated on March 8th, is all about enjoying and making peanut clusters, a tasty treat that combines the crunchiness of peanuts with the sweetness of chocolate.
Learn What Your Name Means Day
Learn What Your Name Means Day, celebrated on the third Wednesday of March, encourages you to explore the origin and meaning behind your name, highlighting how special and unique it is to your identity.