Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, May 9, 1979:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Saturday How many days until my birthday ›
31 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
10 months
29 days
3 hours
59 minutes
Number one movie › Kramer vs. Kramer Number one video game › Asteroids Number one song › "Reunited" by Peaches and Herb
Chinese Zodiac › Goat 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 › $0.86
President of United States › World population › 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 26,832,000,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 410,529,600 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,931,904,000 times. You have taken about 2,817,360,000 steps. You have taken approximately 338,083,200 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 15, 2011.
What happened on my birthday
1386
Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England (oldest diplomatic alliance in the world still in force).
1865
President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring armed resistance in the South is virtually at an end; this is the commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War.
1901
The first Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne, though the first working session will not be until 21 May.
1941
British intelligence at Bletchley Park breaks German spy codes after capturing Enigma machines aboard the weather ship Muenchen.
1945
World War II: The Soviet Union marks Victory Day.
1960
US becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pill.
2018
Historic win in Malaysian general election by opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan led by former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, defeating Prime Minister Najib Razak and ending 61 years of rule by the Barisan Nasional coalition.
Famous people with my birthday
1935
Nole "Nokie" Edwards, American surf-rock guitarist (The Ventures) and actor (Deadwood)
1989
C418 [Daniel Rosenfeld], German ambient musician, and video game and soundtrack composer (Minecraft; Beyond Stranger Things)
1980
Cho Hyeon Jae, South Korean actor
1922
Sheila Burrell, British actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark)
1936
Terry Drinkwater, American TV newsman (CBS)
1919
Arthur English, British comedian and actor (Malachi's Cove, Are You Being Served?)
1977
Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress
1930
Joan Sims, British actress ("Carry on" films, As Time Goes By)
Holidays on Wednesday, May 9th
National Sleepover Day
National Sleepover Day, celebrated on May 9th, is a fun holiday where friends gather for a night of staying up late, sharing stories, and creating memories together, just like the sleepovers that have brought people closer for years.
National Lost Sock Memorial Day
National Lost Sock Memorial Day, celebrated on May 9, is a fun day to remember and honor all the single socks we've lost, leaving their matches all alone.
Alphabet Magnet Day
Alphabet Magnet Day, celebrated on May 9, is a fun day to remember and play with those colorful letter magnets we use to create words on the fridge, thanks to The Type Set Co.® which keeps the tradition exciting with their unique designs.
National Moscato Day
National Moscato Day, celebrated on May 9th, is a day to enjoy and appreciate Moscato, a sweet, fruity wine from Italy, by learning about its history and tasting its unique peachy and citrus flavors.
Hurray for Buttons Day
Hurray for Buttons Day, celebrated on May 9th, is a fun holiday that honors the history and importance of buttons, those small fasteners on our clothes and decorative badges we love to collect.
Born into › Generation X
Next birthday will be on › Saturday
How many days until my birthday ›
31 days
Number one movie › Kramer vs. Kramer
Number one video game › Asteroids
Number one song › "Reunited" by Peaches and Herb
Chinese Zodiac › Goat
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
Gas price per gallon › $0.86
President of United States › 
You’ve traveled over 26,832,000,000 miles through the Milky Way.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 15, 2011.