Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Tuesday, May 2, 1978:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Saturday How many days until my birthday ›
97 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
8 months
24 days
10 hours
41 minutes
Number one movie › Grease Number one video game › Space Invaders Number one song › "Night Fever" by The Bee Gees
Chinese Zodiac › Horse Sun Sign › Taurus Zodiac Element › Earth Zodiac Quality › Fixed Ruling Planet › Venus Spirit Animal › Beaver
Life Path Number › 5 Birth flower › Lily of the valley Birthstone › Emerald Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Green
Gas price per gallon › $0.63
President of United States › World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 27,310,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
You have blinked over 417,849,120 times in your lifetime
Your heart beat over 1,966,348,800 times.
You have taken about 2,867,592,000 steps.
You have taken about 344,111,040 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 8, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1945
More than 1,000,000 German soldiers officially surrender to the Western Allies in Italy and Austria.
1945
World War II: Battle of Berlin ends as Soviet army takes Berlin and General Weidling surrenders.
1949
Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for "Death of a Salesman".
1982
Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men.
2008
Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
2011
Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man is killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Famous people with my birthday
1995
Kelsey Lewis, American actress
1952
Christine Baranski, American Tony and Emmy Award-winning stage and screen (Rumors; The Good Wife; Cybill - "Maryann"; The Birdcage)
1945
Bianca Jagger [Blanca Pérez-Mora Macías], Nicaraguan model and socialite who married Mike Jagger
1959
Alan Best, Canadian animation director and producer
1943
Regina Carrol, American actress (Jessi's Girl)
2000
Angel Sy, Filipina child actor
1986
James Kirk, Canadian actor (She's the Man)
1954
Roberta Pedon, American glamour model
Holidays on Tuesday, May 2nd
National Brothers and Sisters Day
National Brothers and Sisters Day, celebrated on May 2, is a day to appreciate and remember all the fun and special moments you've shared with your siblings, despite the occasional fights and troubles.
National Teacher Appreciation Day
National Teacher Appreciation Day is a special day to say thank you to teachers for all their hard work and impact on our lives, celebrated on the second Tuesday of May.
National Teacher Day
National Teacher Day, celebrated on the first Tuesday of the first full week of May, is a special day initiated by Eleanor Roosevelt to show appreciation for all the amazing teachers who have inspired and educated us.
Take a Baby to Lunch Day
Take a Baby to Lunch Day, celebrated on May 2nd, is a special day where grown-ups, like cool aunts or fun uncles, hang out with babies over lunch to bond, help them learn good manners, and for adults to experience what it's like to spend time with little ones.
National Truffle Day
National Truffle Day, celebrated every May 2nd, is all about enjoying and making delicious chocolate treats filled with goodies like fruits, nuts, and creamy centers, perfect for showing off your cooking skills and treating friends and family, just watch the sugar intake!