12 February 1979: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Monday, February 12, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 344,877,120 breaths and experienced over 1,970,726,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 418,779,360 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 46 years, 10 months, and 2 days

📅 You were born on a Monday

🌕 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: 5,702 days of your life or 15.62 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" by Rod Stewart (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♒ February 12 zodiac sign is Aquarius ?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 Uranus ♅

🪨 Your birthstone is Amethyst ?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 February is Violet ?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 → Wednesday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Otter

⭐ Celebrities born on February 12th

1936

Joe Don Baker, American actor (Eischied, Walking Tall, Fletch)

1952

Salvador Pineda, Mexican actor

1946

Ajda Pekkan, Turkish singer and actress

1958

Ruth Guerri, US-Italian nude model (July, 1983)

1935

Gene McDaniels, American vocalist ("A Hundred Pounds Of Clay"), songwriter ("I Feel Like Making Love") and actor (Young Swingers)

1976

Anna Benson, US model

1964

Raphael Sbarge, American actor (Risky Business, My Science Project, Werewolf)

1939

John D Hancock, American actor and director (Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights)

📜 Historical events on this date

1700

The Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe between Denmark–Norway, Saxony and Russia and the Swedish Empire.

1912

Last Ch'ing (Manchu) Emperor of China, Hsuan T'ung, abdicates.

1947

French fashion designer Christian Dior presents his first influential collection, named the "New Look".

1999

US President Bill Clinton acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial.

2001

NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touchdown in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.

2013

North Korea allegedly conducts its third nuclear test, saying it was a nuclear device that could be weaponized.

🎄 Holidays on February 12

Oglethorpe Day

Oglethorpe Day, also known as Georgia Day, is a special day where we remember and learn about General James E. Oglethorpe who founded the state of Georgia back in 1733.

International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers

The International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers, also known as Red Hand Day on February 12, is a day when people around the world come together to speak out against forcing children to fight in wars, promoting their right to a safe childhood.

National Plum Pudding Day

National Plum Pudding Day, celebrated on February 12th, is a fun holiday honoring a traditional holiday dessert made with raisins, nuts, and spices, even though it confusingly doesn't contain any actual plums.

🏆 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.

February 12, 1979 can be written as II-XII-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for February 12, 1979
→ Day Index: 43rd day of 1979
→ Day of week: Monday
→ Week Index: 2nd Monday of 1979
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 47 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 24,635,376 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,702 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 187 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 15.62 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 580 🌕
→ Life path number: 4
→ Zodiac sign: Aquarius ♒
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Uranus
→ Birth flower: Violet
→ Birthstone: Amethyst
→ Spirit Animal: Otter
→ Power Color: Blue
→ 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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