Date:December 28, 1979

December 28, 1979

December 12, 1979 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Friday, December 28, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 332,357,760 breaths and experienced over 1,899,187,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 403,577,280 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 1 month, and 18 days


📅 You were born on a Friday


🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous 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 15.06 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


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


♑ December 28 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 3 ?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 28th

1953
Robert Pittman, TV executive/developer (MTV)

1932
[Grace] Nichelle Nichols, American actress (Star Trek - "Lt. Uhura") and singer (Down To Earth; "Fly Me To The Moon")

1976
Joe Manganiello, American actor (Spider-Man, Magic Mike XXL, True Blood)

1965
Colleen Dion, American actress (Brett Gardner-Another World)

1963
Malcolm Gets, American actor (Richard Karinsky-Caroline In the City)

2001
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Canadian actress (Never Have I Ever)

1981
Sienna Miller, British actress

1925
Hildegard Knef, German actress, singer, and writer (Touch of Class, Mozambique)


📜 Historical events on this date

1065
Westminster Abbey in London consecrated.

1612
First observation of Neptune - Galileo observes and records a "fixed star" without realising it is a planet.

1767
King Taksin crowned King of Thailand and establishes Thonburi as his capital.

1836
Spain recognizes independence of Mexico.

1860
Harriet Tubman arrives in Auburn, New York, on her last mission to free slaves, having evaded capture for 8 years on the Underground Railroad.

1908
Earthquake strikes Messina, Italy, killing nearly 80,000.

1943
All Kalmyk inhabitants of the Republic of Kalmukkie deported by the Soviet Union to Central Asia and Siberia. Many die en route.


🎄 Holidays on December 28

National Short Film Day
National Short Film Day celebrates the first time people watched movies on December 28, marking the start of the movie industry and how films let us feel all sorts of emotions by stepping into different stories and lives.

National Call a Friend Day
National Call a Friend Day, celebrated on December 28, encourages you to take a break from your busy life and reconnect with a friend over the phone, reminding us of the importance of personal connections in the digital age.

National Chocolate Candy Day
National Chocolate Candy Day, celebrated on December 28th, is a fun holiday where you can enjoy eating all kinds of chocolate candies without feeling guilty, making it a perfect time for chocolate lovers to indulge in their favorite sweet treats.


🏆 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 28, 1979 can be written as XII-XXVIII-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for December 28, 1979
Day Index: 362nd day of 1979
Day of week: Friday
Week Index: 4th Friday of 1979
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 46 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 23,740,333 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,495 days
Months spent sleeping: 180 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.06 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 559 🌔
Life path number: 3
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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