Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Tuesday, September 12, 1978:
Born into › Generation X Next birthday will be on › Saturday How many days until my birthday ›
178 days
Countdown time to your next birthday:
6 months
3 days
13 hours
5 minutes
Number one movie › Grease Number one video game › Space Invaders Number one song › "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by Taste Of Honey
Chinese Zodiac › Horse Sun Sign › Virgo Zodiac Element › Earth Zodiac Quality › Mutable Ruling Planet › Mercury ☿ Spirit Animal › Bear
Life Path Number › 1 Birth flower › Aster/Myosotis Birthstone › Sapphire Lucky day › Wednesday ⬤Power Color › Brown
Gas price per gallon › $0.63
President of United States › World population › 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
You’ve traveled over 27,180,800,000 miles through the Milky Way. You have blinked over 415,866,240 times in your lifetime Your heart beat over 1,957,017,600 times. You have taken about 2,853,984,000 steps. You have taken approximately 342,478,080 breaths since your birth.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on May 21, 2010.
What happened on my birthday
1758
French astronomer Charles Messier mistakenly identifies the Crab Nebula so begins his Messier Catalogue.
1909
World's first patent for synthetic rubber granted to German chemist Fritz Hofmann.
1933
Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives idea of a nuclear chain reaction.
1940
4 teens, following their dog down a hole near Lascaux France discover 17,000-year-old drawings now known as Lascaux Cave Paintings.
1958
US Supreme Court orders the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas to integrate.
1959
Luna 2 launched by USSR; 1st spacecraft to impact on the Moon.
Famous people with my birthday
1948
Max Walker, Australian cricket fast bowler (34 Tests, 138 wickets) and broadcaster (Nine Network)
1940
Linda Gray, American actress (Sue Ellen Ewing-Dallas)
1951
Joe Pantoliano, American actor (Finelli Boys, Fugitive)
1937
Daniela Rocca, Italian actress (Battle of Austerlitz, Empty Canvas)
1986
Alfie Allen, English actor (Game of Thrones)
1982
Nana Ozaki, Japanese model
1957
Hans Zimmer, German Grammy and Academy Award-winning film score composer (The Lion King; Dune (2021); Inception; Kung Fu Panda)
1978
Ben McKenzie, American actor (Gotham)
Holidays on Tuesday, September 12th
National Ants on a Log Day
National Ants on a Log Day, celebrated on the second Tuesday of September, is all about enjoying a fun snack made of celery sticks topped with peanut butter and raisins, perfect for a tasty school-time energy boost.
National Report Medicare Fraud Day
National Report Medicare Fraud Day, observed every September 12th, educates people about the huge problem of Medicare fraud, costing the U.S. about $65 billion a year, and encourages everyone to report suspicious activities to help combat this issue.
National Police Woman Day
National Police Woman Day, celebrated on September 12, honors and encourages the vital role of women in law enforcement, aiming to increase their representation in the police force.
National Day of Encouragement
National Day of Encouragement on September 12 is all about making others feel good and motivated with kind words and support, showing how a simple act of kindness can make a big difference in someone's day.
National Video Games Day
National Video Games Day, celebrated on September 12, is a day to enjoy and appreciate video games of all kinds, from old-school arcade classics to the latest virtual reality games, highlighting the evolution of a billion-dollar industry that offers endless entertainment for everyone.
Born into › Generation X
Next birthday will be on › Saturday
How many days until my birthday ›
178 days
Number one movie › Grease
Number one video game › Space Invaders
Number one song › "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by Taste Of Honey
Chinese Zodiac › Horse
Sun Sign › Virgo
Zodiac Element › Earth
Zodiac Quality › Mutable
Ruling Planet › Mercury ☿
Spirit Animal › Bear 
Life Path Number › 1
Birth flower › Aster/Myosotis
Birthstone › Sapphire
Lucky day › Wednesday
Gas price per gallon › $0.63
President of United States › 
You’ve traveled over 27,180,800,000 miles through the Milky Way.
Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on May 21, 2010.