Date:December 21, 1979

December 21, 1979

December 12, 1979 birthday facts

Learn interesting facts about Friday, December 21, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 332,337,600 breaths and experienced over 1,899,072,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 403,552,800 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 1 month, and 17 days


📅 You were born on a Friday


🌒 The moon was in Waxing 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: 5,495 days of your life or 15.05 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Escape (Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes (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 5 ?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

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

1981
Frankie Abernathy, American actress (The Real World: San Diego)

1955
Jane Kaczmarek, American actress

1944
Hwang Jang Lee, Korean martial artist and film actor

1979
Tuva Novotny, Swedish actress, singer, and television director

1950
Jeffrey Katzenberg, American film producer

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)


📜 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 Coquito Day
National Coquito Day, celebrated on December 21st, is a day to enjoy coquito, a traditional Puerto Rican holiday drink made with rum, coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

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 Armagnac Day
National Armagnac Day, celebrated on December 21st, is a day to appreciate a special French brandy from the Armagnac region, known for being one of the first alcohols produced in France, and made from specific grapes like Baco 22A and Ugni blanc.


🏆 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 21, 1979 can be written as XII-XXI-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for December 21, 1979
Day Index: 355th day of 1979
Day of week: Friday
Week Index: 3rd Friday of 1979
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 46 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 23,739,402 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,495 days
Months spent sleeping: 180 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.05 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 559 🌒
Life path number: 5
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 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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