16 December 1980: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Tuesday, December 16, 1980 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 330,644,160 breaths and experienced over 1,889,395,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 401,496,480 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 44 years, 10 months, and 26 days

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐒 Born in → The Year of the Monkey

😴 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: 5,467 days of your life or 14.98 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Lady" by Kenny Rogers (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 1 ?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

1965

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

1944

Yosemite Sam, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Friz Freleng, (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Stage Door Cartoon"

1988

Anna Popplewell, English actress

1962

Jon Tenney, actor (Brooklyn South)

1955

Xander Berkeley, American actor

1938

Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress and director (The Emigrants, Persona)

1974

Frida Hallgren, Swedish actress

1947

Ben Cross, English actor (Chariots of Fire, Star Trek)

📜 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

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 Chocolate Covered Anything Day

National Chocolate Covered Anything Day on December 16 is a fun holiday where you can dip practically anything you can think of, from fruits to chips and even ants, in chocolate to discover new tasty or weird combinations.

Barbie And Barney Backlash Day

Barbie and Barney Backlash Day, celebrated on December 16th, is a playful holiday for those who want to take a break from these iconic characters by pretending they don't exist, even if just for a day.

🏆 Sports in 1980

🏒 NHL

New York Islanders defeated Philadelphia Flyers (4 - 2) to win the 1980 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Pittsburgh Steelers beat Los Angeles Rams (31 - 19) to win Super Bowl XIV on January 20, 1980 in Pasadena, CA.

⚾ MLB

Philadelphia Phillies beat Kansas City Royals (4 - 2) to win the 1980 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1980 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (7-6(7-4), 6-1, 6-7(5-7), 5-7, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Hana Mandlikova (5-7, 6-1, 6-1) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

December 16, 1980 can be written as XII-XVI-MCMLXXX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for December 16, 1980
→ Day Index: 351st day of 1980
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Tuesday of 1980
→ Next same calendar year: 2036
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 45 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 23,617,449 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,467 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 179 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.98 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 556 🌔
→ Life path number: 1
→ 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 1980: 4,458,411,534 Source: un.org

The 1980 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2036. So, mark your calendars!

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