Date:January 4, 1979

January 4, 1979

January 1, 1979 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Thursday, January 4, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 345,723,840 breaths and experienced over 1,975,564,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 419,807,520 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 46 years, 11 months, and 13 days


📅 You were born on a Thursday


🌒 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: 5,716 days of your life or 15.66 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Too Much Heaven" by The Bee Gees (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♑ January 4 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 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 Saturn


🪨 Your birthstone is Garnet ?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 January is Carnation ?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 January 4th

1962
Laila Eloui, Egyptian film actress

1960
April Winchell, American actress

1973
Harmony Korine, American film director and artist

1980
Erin Cahill, American actress

1961
Lee Curreri, American actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)

1982
Kang Hye-jeong, South Korean actress

1969
Lindsay Kennedy, American actor (Jeb-Little House on the Prairie)

1965
Julia Ormond, English actress (Sabrina, Legends of the Fall)


📜 Historical events on this date

1847
Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.

1865
New York Stock Exchange opens its 1st permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad St, near Wall Street in New York City.

1959
Luna 1 (Mechta) becomes 1st craft to leave Earth's gravity.

1961
Longest recorded strike ends as the Danish barbers' assistants end a 33 year strike.

2007
The 110th United States Congress convenes and elects Nancy Pelosi as the 1st female Speaker of the House.


🎄 Holidays on January 4

Tom Thumb Day
Tom Thumb Day, celebrated on January 4th, honors Charles Sherwood Stratton, a famous dwarf actor who overcame societal stigmas and achieved international fame, inspiring others and leaving a significant mark on the entertainment world.

Dimpled Chad Day
Dimpled Chad Day, celebrated on January 4th, remembers the infamous 2000 presidential election issue where tiny, not fully punched-out paper pieces from ballots, called "dimpled chads," caused massive confusion and controversy.

Pop Music Chart Day
Pop Music Chart Day, celebrated on January 4th, is a day to start the new year by enjoying the catchy and popular tunes that top the music charts, showcasing which songs are currently the biggest hits.


🏆 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.

January 4, 1979 can be written as I-IV-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for January 4, 1979
Day Index: 4th day of 1979
Day of week: Thursday
Week Index: 1st Thursday of 1979
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 47 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 24,695,927 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,716 days
Months spent sleeping: 188 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.66 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 581 🌒
Life path number: 4
Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
Birth flower: Carnation
Birthstone: Garnet
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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