Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Monday, October 18, 1971:
🕰️ 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 › Fiddler on the Roof
🎮 Number one video game › The Oregon Trail
🎵 Number one song › "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart
🐖 Chinese Zodiac › Pig
☀️ Sun Sign › Libra
💨 Zodiac Element › Air
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Venus ♀
🐼 Spirit Animal › Raven
🔢 Life Path Number › 1
🌼 Birth flower › Marigold
🪨 Birthstone › Opal and Tourmaline
📅 Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Pink
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.36
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 3,775,790,900 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 31,065,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 475,303,680 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,236,723,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,261,888,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 391,426,560 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on June 26, 2003.
What happened on my birthday
1009
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock.
1685
French King Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes cancelling rights of French Protestants.
1867
US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia having paid $7.2 million.
1931
American gangster Al Capone convicted of tax evasion.
1962
James Watson (US), Francis Crick (UK) and Maurice Wilkins (UK) win the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work in determining the structure of DNA.
Famous people with my birthday
1981
Richard Vuu, actor (Last Emperor)
1918
Robert "Bobby" Troup, American jazz pianist and actor (Emergency; Acapulco)
1871
Louis de Vries, Dutch actor (Blokkade, Ghetto)
1968
Rhod Gilbert, Welsh comedian (Never Mind the Buzzcocks)
1947
Joe Morton, American actor (Hal-Grady, Abel Marsh-Another World)
1902
Miriam Hopkins, American actress (Becky Sharp, These Three)
1984
Freida Pinto, Indian Bollywood actress (Slumdog Millionaire; Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
1946
Howard Shore, Canadian television and film composer (Lord of the Rings trilogy; 1st music director of Saturday Night Live)
Holidays on Monday, October 18th
National Alaska Day
National Alaska Day, celebrated on October 18th, is a special day to appreciate Alaska, the biggest and most adventurous state that joined the United States.
National Pharmacy Technician Day
National Pharmacy Technician Day, celebrated on October 18, is a special day to appreciate the hardworking helpers in pharmacies who assist with everything from counting pills to helping customers, ensuring pharmacies run smoothly.
National Mashed Potato Day
National Mashed Potato Day, celebrated on October 18th in the United States, is a fun holiday for potato lovers to indulge in their favorite dish, with its origins a bit of a mystery, though some believe the Idaho Potato Commission started it to honor the beloved spud.
National Speak Up for Victims of Sexual Abuse Day
National Speak Up for Victims of Sexual Abuse Day, observed every October 18, is a day to raise awareness and support for those who have suffered from sexual assault, encouraging them to share their stories and helping them heal.
National Chocolate Cupcake Day
National Chocolate Cupcake Day, celebrated every year on October 18, is a fun holiday where people all over the world enjoy chocolate cupcakes, a delicious treat that has been loved since it first appeared in a 1796 cookbook.