Date:December 21, 1978

December 21, 1978 Birthday Answers

December 12, 1978 birthday facts

Learn cool facts about Thursday, December 21, 1978 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more below ⬇️


⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 4 months, and 1 day

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 333,829,440 breaths and experienced over 1,907,596,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 405,364,320 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Thursday


🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation X


🐎 Born in → The Year of the Horse


😴 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: 5,520 days of your life or 15.12 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Grease


🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Le Freak" by Chic (source: Billboard Hot 100).


♑ December 21 zodiac sign is Capricorn ?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 4 ?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 Saturn ♄


🪨 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 → Saturday


🦅 Your spirit animal → Goose


⭐ Celebrities born on December 21st

1997
Madelyn Cline, American actress (Outer Banks)

1957
Lisa Gerritsen [Leisa Orszag], American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show & Phyllis - "Bess")

1938
Larry Bryggman, American actor (Dr John Dixon-As the World Turns)

1978
Michael Vitar, American actor (D2, D3, Sunset Grill, Sandlot Kids)

1966
Karri Turner, American actress

1968
Khrystyne Haje, American actress (Simone-Head of the Class)

1948
Barry Gordon, American actor (Gary-Archie Bunker's Place)

1946
Josh Mostel, American actor (Jesus Christ Superstar; Big Daddy)


📜 Historical events on this date

1898
French Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium.

1988
Lockerbie disaster: Pan Am Flight 103 destroyed mid air by a terrorist bomb killing all 258 on board over Scotland.

1991
Soviet Union formally dissolves as 11 of 12 republics sign treaty forming Commonwealth of Independent States.


🎄 Holidays on December 21

National Maine Day
National Maine Day, celebrated on December 21st since 2017, is a day to honor Maine, the 23rd state of the U.S., known for its unique history and status as the northeasternmost state.

National Short Girl Appreciation Day
National Short Girl Appreciation Day, celebrated on December 21st, is a fun holiday to celebrate and appreciate all the awesome and unique benefits that come with being a shorter girl.

National Crossword Puzzle Day
National Crossword Puzzle Day, celebrated on December 21st, honors the creation of the first crossword puzzle in 1913, encouraging everyone to enjoy solving one of these popular word games.

National Flashlight Day
National Flashlight Day, celebrated on December 21 during the longest night of the year, is all about appreciating the usefulness of a good flashlight to light up the darkness.

Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day
Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day on December 21 celebrates the fictional achievement of Jules Verne's character, Phileas Fogg, who completes a journey around the world in eighty days to win a bet.


🏆 Sports in 1978

🏒 NHL
Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 2) to win the 1978 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Dallas Cowboys beat Denver Broncos (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XII on January 15, 1978 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB
New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 2) to win the 1978 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1978 US Open Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Bjorn Borg (6-4, 6-2, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Pam Shriver (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

December 21, 1978 can be written as XII-XXI-MCMLXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for December 21, 1978

Day Index: 355th day of 1978
Day of week: Thursday
Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 1978
Next same calendar year: 2034
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 46 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 23,845,984 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,520 days
Months spent sleeping: 181 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.12 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 561 🌖
Life path number: 4
Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
Birth flower: Narcissus
Birthstone: Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz
Spirit Animal: Goose
Power Color: Grey
President of United States:
World population 1978: 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org

The 1978 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

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