Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, October 8, 1971:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Thursday
🎂 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 › 9
🌼 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 31,096,000,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 475,768,800 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,238,912,000 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,265,080,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 391,809,600 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on June 16, 2003.
What happened on my birthday
1480
Great standing on the Ugra river, standoff between forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and Ivan III Grand Prince of all Rus, Tataro-Mongols retreat, leds to disintegration of the Horde.
1856
The Second Opium War or second Anglo-Chinese War: begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River.
1862
Otto von Bismarck becomes Chancellor of the German Empire.
1915
Battle of Loos on WWI Western Front ends, German forces contain British attack (85,000 casualties).
1917
Leon Trotsky named chairman of the Petrograd Soviet as Bolsheviks gain control.
2001
U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
Famous people with my birthday
1952
Edward Zwick, American film director (The Last Samurai; Legends of the Fall), and producer (Shakespeare in Love; Traffic)
1938
David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service)
1987
Aya Hirano, Japanese voice actress and singer
1969
Dylan Neal, American-Canadian actor (Dylan Shaw-Bold & the Beautiful)
1959
Nick Bakay, American actor and voice actor (Sabrina the Teenage Witch-Salem Saberhagen)
1960
François Pérusse, Quebec humorist 9Les 2 minutes du peuple)
1968
Emily Procter, American actress (West Wing, CSI: Miami)
1974
DJ Q-Ball [Harry Dean, Jr.], American musician and actor (Bloodhound Gang)
Holidays on Friday, October 8th
Alvin C. York Day
Alvin C. York Day, celebrated on October 8, honors the heroic WWI soldier who, despite initially opposing combat, became a legend for his significant contributions to the war and symbolizes the valor and spirit of American military heroes.
National Chess Day
National Chess Day, celebrated every second Saturday in October, is a day to appreciate the ancient game of chess, which challenges the mind and has been enjoyed by people around the world for centuries.
American Touch Tag Day
American Touch Tag Day, celebrated on October 8th, is a fun day dedicated to playing the classic game of tag, encouraging everyone, kids and adults alike, to enjoy some outdoor activity and connect through this timeless game.
National Fluffernutter Day
National Fluffernutter Day, celebrated on October 8, is a fun holiday dedicated to enjoying a sweet and nostalgic sandwich made of peanut butter and marshmallow fluff between two slices of bread.
National Pierogi Day
National Pierogi Day, celebrated on October 8, honors the delicious, stuffed dumplings popular in Polish and Ukrainian cuisine, showcasing a variety of fillings like potato, cheese, and cabbage, served with toppings like sour cream and bacon.
