December 16, 1979 | BirthdayAnswers

Learn fun facts about Sunday, December 16, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 326,874,240 breaths and experienced over 1,867,852,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 396,918,720 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 44 years, 4 months, and 22 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐐 Born in → The Year of the Goat

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 5,405 days of your life or 14.81 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Escape (Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♐ December 16 zodiac sign is Sagittarius ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 9 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Jupiter ♃

🪨 Your birthstone is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for December is Narcissus ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Thursday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Owl

⭐ Celebrities born on December 16th

1922

Anthony Simmons, British writer and film director (The Optimists of Nine Elms)

1929

Nicholas Courtney, British actor (Doctor Who, Incendiary)

1964

Billy Ripken, American baseball 2nd baseman (Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers) and broadcaster (XM Satellite Radio, MLB Network)

1987

Hallee Hirsh, American actress

1945

Patti Deutsch, American actress and Match Game panelist

1946

Adriaan van Dis, Dutch author (Promised Country)

1965

J.B. Smoove [Jerry Brooks], American actor, comedian and writer (SNL, 2003-06; Curb Your Enthusiasm)

1983

Danielle Lloyd, English beauty queen, fashion model, and television personality

📜 Historical events on this date

755

An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion during Chinese Tang Dynasty.

1598

Seven Year War: Battle of Noryang Point - in the final battle of the war Korean navy decisively defeats the Japanese.

1653

Parliamentarian General Oliver Cromwell appointed as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.

1773

Boston tea party incident - Sons of Liberty protesters throw tea shipments into Boston harbour in protest against British imposed Tea Act.

1920

8.5 earthquake rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.

1944

Nazi Germany launches a counteroffensive against the Allies in the Ardennes region of Belgium, beginning the'Battle of the Bulge'.

1998

Iraq disarmament crisis: Operation Desert Fox - the United States and United Kingdom bomb targets in Iraq.

🎄 Holidays on December 16

Stupid Toy Day

Stupid Toy Day, celebrated on December 16th, is a fun holiday where we remember and celebrate the quirky and seemingly silly toys we adored as kids, like Mr. Potato Head and Tamagotchis, and appreciate how important they once were to us.

Underdog Day

Underdog Day is a day when we celebrate and cheer for the unlikely heroes and those who usually don't get the spotlight, showing them some much-deserved appreciation and support.

National Underdog Day

National Underdog Day is a special day on the third Friday of December where we celebrate and root for the people or teams who aren't expected to win, showing them our support and encouragement.

🏆 Sports in 1979

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated New York Rangers (4 - 1) to win the 1979 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys (35 - 31) to win Super Bowl XIII on January 21, 1979 in Miami, FL.

⚾ MLB

Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles (4 - 3) to win the 1979 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1979 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis (7-5, 6-3, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Chris Evert (6-4, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

December 16, 1979 can be written as XII-XVI-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for December 16, 1979
→ Day Index: 350th day of 1979
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 3rd Sunday of 1979
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 45 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 23,348,835 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,405 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 177 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.81 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 550 🌘
→ Life path number: 9
→ Zodiac sign: Sagittarius ♐
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Jupiter
→ Birth flower: Narcissus
→ Birthstone: Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz
→ Spirit Animal: Owl
→ Power Color: Purple
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1979: 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org

The 1979 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2029. So, mark your calendars!

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