Date:December 8, 1979

December 8, 1979

December 12, 1979 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Saturday, December 8, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 326,995,200 breaths and experienced over 1,868,544,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 397,065,600 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 44 years, 4 months, and 28 days


📅 You were born on a Saturday


🌖 The moon was in Waning 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: 5,407 days of your life or 14.81 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


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


♐ December 8 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 8th

1973
Doron Bell Jr., Canadian actor

1968
Michael Cole, American pro wrestling commentator (WWE Raw, Smackdown)

1946
John Rubinstein, American stage and screen actor, and singer (Pippin; Family: Grumpy Old Men (The Musical))

1937
James MacArthur, American actor (Danny Williams-Hawaii 5-0)

1967
Kotono Mitsuishi, Japanese seiyu (voice actress)

1935
Dharmendra, Indian actor (Sholay)

1940
Jenny Linden, English actress (Hedda, Dr Who & the Daleks)

1966
Jeff Tremaine, American television and film director


📜 Historical events on this date

1863
Abraham Lincoln issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for Reconstruction of the South.

1941
US & Britain declare war on Japan, US enters WW II.

1941
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers "Day of Infamy" speech to US Congress a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

1965
Pope Paul VI signs 2nd Vatican council.

1966
US & USSR sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space.

2004
The Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.


🎄 Holidays on December 8

Take it in the Ear Day
"Take it in the Ear Day, celebrated on December 8th, is a mysterious and quirky holiday with unknown origins, encouraging people to maybe do something silly or unusual without a clear explanation on how to observe it."

Lard Day
Lard Day, celebrated on December 8, is a day when we appreciate and learn about using lard, a type of animal fat, in cooking because it's a healthier and more natural alternative to many oils and butters.

National Health Savings Account Day
National Health Savings Account Day, celebrated every December 8, focuses on teaching people about the benefits of using a special savings account to pay for healthcare expenses, which can save you money and reduce your taxes.


🏆 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 8, 1979 can be written as XII-VIII-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for December 8, 1979
Day Index: 342nd day of 1979
Day of week: Saturday
Week Index: 2nd Saturday of 1979
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 45 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 23,357,235 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,407 days
Months spent sleeping: 177 months
Years spent sleeping: 14.81 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 550 🌖
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 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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