Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, May 20, 1977:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Wednesday How many days until my birthday ›
45 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
10 months
15 days
15 hours
25 minutes
Number one movie › Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Number one video game › Zork Number one song › "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder
Chinese Zodiac › Serpent Sun Sign › Taurus Zodiac Element › Earth Zodiac Quality › Fixed Ruling Planet › Venus Spirit Animal › Beaver
Life Path Number › 4 Birth flower › Lily of the valley Birthstone › Emerald Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Green
Gas price per gallon › $0.62
President of United States › World population › 4,229,201,257 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 27,977,600,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 428,057,280 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 2,014,387,200 times. You have taken about 2,937,648,000 steps. You have taken approximately 352,517,760 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 26, 2009.
What happened on my birthday
1498
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut, India becoming the first European to reach India by sea.
1609
Shakespeare's Sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by publisher Thomas Thorpe.
1862
US Homestead Act becomes law which provides cheap land for the settlement of the American West.
1864
Spotsylvania campaign in US Civil War ends after 10,920 killed or injured.
1927
At 7:40 AM, Charles Lindbergh takes off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris, aboard Spirit of St Louis (1st non-stop flight).
1927
Saudi Arabia becomes independent of Great Britain in the Treaty of Jeddah.
1990
Hubble Space Telescope sends its 1st photographs from space.
Famous people with my birthday
1992
Jack Gleeson, Irish actor (Game of Thrones)
1933
Constance Towers, American actress (Capitol, Shock Corridor, Naked Kiss)
1913
Ion Dumitrescu, Romanian classical and film score composer (The Sun Rises)
1959
Bronson Pinchot, American actor (Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop)
1936
Anthony Zerbe, Cal, actor (Harry-O, Centennial, They Call Me Mr Tibbs)
1983
Jr. NTR, Indian film actor
1920
Elizabeth "Betty" Driver, British singer and actress (Coronation Street, Pardon the Expression)
1930
James McEachin, American actor and author (Perry Mason, Harry-Tenafly)
Holidays on Friday, May 20th
National Learn to Swim Day
National Learn to Swim Day is a special day celebrated every third Saturday in May to encourage parents to teach their kids how to swim, aiming to prevent drowning by spreading awareness about water safety.
Clinical Trials Day
Clinical Trials Day, celebrated every May 20th, is a day to remember the start of modern medical research in 1747 and to thank scientists for their work in developing new medicines and treatments through experiments.
National Rescue Dog Day
National Rescue Dog Day, celebrated on May 20th, is a day to recognize and support the adoption of dogs from shelters, giving them a second chance at a loving home.
O. Henry Pun-off Day
O. Henry Pun-off Day is a fun holiday on May 20th where people gather to celebrate and compete in making clever puns, inspired by the witty writing style of the famous author O. Henry.
National High Heels Day
National High Heels Day, celebrated on May 20th, honors high heels as a symbol of confidence and fashion, originating from a 2021 court ruling and encouraging people to wear their favorite pairs proudly.