Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, November 8, 1978:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Sunday
🎂 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 › "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer
🐎 Chinese Zodiac › Horse
☀️ Sun Sign › Scorpio
🌊 Zodiac Element › Water
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Pluto ♇
🐼 Spirit Animal › Snake
🔢 Life Path Number › 8
🌼 Birth flower › Chrysanthemum
🪨 Birthstone › Topaz and Citrine
📅 Lucky day › Tuesday ⬤Power Color › Black
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.63
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 26,910,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 411,729,120 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 1,937,548,800 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 2,825,592,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 339,071,040 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on July 17, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
392
Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion the state religion.
1519
1st meeting of Moctezuma II & Hernán Cortes in Tenochtitlan, Mexico.
1701
William Penn presents Charter of Priviliges.
1734
Vincent la Chapelle, master cook to various nobility and royalty, forms Free Masons Lodge in Netherlands.
1895
German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen produces and detects electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Rontgen rays.
2002
Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council under Resolution 1441 unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".
2016
Republican Donald Trump is elected President of the United States of America, defeating democrat Hillary Clinton, who received 2.9 million more votes.
Famous people with my birthday
1967
Courtney Thorne-Smith, American actress (Melrose Place, Two and a Half Men)
1960
Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor (Girl with A Dragon Tattoo)
1987
Erica Mena, American TV personality (Love & Hip Hop: New York)
1979
Dania Ramírez, Dominican-American television and film actress
1981
Joe Cole, English soccer midfielder (56 caps; West Ham United, Chelsea, Liverpool) and broadcaster (TNT Sports)
1985
Jack Osbourne, English television star
1968
Keith Jones, Canadian NHL right wing, 1992-2000, broadcaster. 2005-23, and team executive, 2023-present
1936
Virna Lisi, Italian actress (Assault on a Queen, Bluebeard)
Holidays on Wednesday, November 8th
National Harvey Wallbanger Day
National Harvey Wallbanger Day, celebrated on November 8, is a day dedicated to enjoying a classic cocktail made from vodka, Galliano liqueur, and orange juice, popular since the 1970s and featured in various movies and TV shows.
NYC Kidney Walk
The NYC Kidney Walk is an annual event organized by the National Kidney Foundation to raise awareness about kidney disease and funds to support patients, research, and education.
National Cappuccino Day
National Cappuccino Day, celebrated on November 8th, is a day when people enjoy a special coffee made with espresso, steamed milk, and foam, highlighting how simple ingredients can bring so much happiness.
Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day, celebrated on November 8, is a fun holiday where you get to make and eat dishes that are super spicy or have really strong smells, like garlic or mustard, to shake up your usual food routine.
National Dunce Day
National Dunce Day, celebrated on November 8th, remembers philosopher John Duns Scotus, who thought cone-shaped hats could make people smarter, leading to the modern joke of calling someone a "dunce" if they wear one.
