5 December 1979: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, December 5, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 338,970,240 breaths and experienced over 1,936,972,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 411,606,720 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 46 years, and 12 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌕 The moon was in Full 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: 5,605 days of your life or 15.36 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Babe" by Styx (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♐ December 5 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 7 ?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 5th

1966

Joseph Barbara, American actor (Joe Carlino-Another World)

1975

Paula Patton, American actress (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol)

1940

Adrian Street, Welsh professional wrestler

1969

Morgan J. Freeman, American film director (Hurricane Streets)

1979

Nick Stahl, American actor (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines)

1942

Randy Kirby, American actor (Randy-Girl From UNCLE)

1916

Margaret Hayes, American actress (Blackboard Jungle, Robert Montgomery Presents)

1968

Catherine Tate [née Ford], English actress and comedian (The Catherine Tate Show, Doctor Who)

📜 Historical events on this date

771

Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman.

1349

500 Jews of Nuremberg massacred during Black Death riots.

1456

Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die.

1848

US President Polk triggers Gold Rush of 1849 by confirming gold discovery in California.

1933

Prohibition ends in the US when 21st Amendment to the US Constitution ratified, 18th Amendment repealed (5:32 PM EST).

1969

Four-node ARPANET network is established.

🎄 Holidays on December 5

National Repeal Day

National Repeal Day celebrates the end of the prohibition of alcohol in the United States on December 5, 1933, when people were legally allowed to drink again.

National Blue Jeans Day

National Blue Jeans Day, celebrated on December 5th, is a day to appreciate jeans, a versatile and popular clothing item that has been a key part of fashion since the 1800s, showing off its ability to adapt and remain beloved by people of all ages.

Bathtub Party Day

Bathtub Party Day, celebrated on December 5th, is a fun holiday where you can enjoy a relaxing or playful time in the bathtub with bubbles, toys, or even a party theme to make bath time extra special.

🏆 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 5, 1979 can be written as XII-V-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for December 5, 1979
→ Day Index: 339th day of 1979
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 1st Wednesday of 1979
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 47 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 24,212,400 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,605 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 184 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 15.36 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 570 🌕
→ Life path number: 7
→ 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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