Here are some must-know birthday facts about 1st of July 1979 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more. Swipe up to find out what it all means.
Overview
July 1, 1979, was the 1st Sunday of 1979. If you were born on this date, your birthday numbers 7, 1, and 1979 reveal that your life path number is 7. Your zodiac sign is Cancer ♋ with a ruling planet Moon ☽. Your birthstone is Ruby, and your birth flower is Larkspur. You were born in the 1970s, in the middle of Generation X. The generation you are born into impacts your life.
→ You are 23,560,053 minutes old
→ You have been alive for
You were born in the Year of the Goat 🐐. On your birthday, the moon was in Waxing 🌒 phase, and there were precisely 555 full moons after you were born to this day. Your billionth second was on March 9, 2011.
You’ve taken nearly 329,837,760 breaths and experienced over 1,884,787,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 400,517,280 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?
📅 You were born on a Sunday
On July 1, 1979, the 1st Sunday of the year, we marked the 182nd day and 7th month of the Georgian calendar. The 1979 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2029. So, mark your calendars!
Your 45th birthday will be on a Tuesday, and the birthday after that will be on a Tuesday. There are left before your next birthday. The timer below is a countdown clock to your next birthday. It’s always accurate and automatically updated.
😴 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: 5,454 days of your life or 14.94 years.
🎶 Song on your birthday
The number one song in the US on the day of your birth was "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward (Billboard Hot 100 – July 1, 1979).
⭐ Which celebrity shares my birthday?
You’re in good company on July 1st! It’s also the birthday of some famous people. We’ve ordered this list chronologically.
🎄 Holidays on July 1
On your special day, you’re not just blowing out birthday candles! Check out these holidays that share the spotlight with your birthday bash:
→ View the full list of holidays on July 1st.
📜 What happened on July 1st?
Below are some of the important historical events that happened on July 1.
🏆 Sports in 1979
🔢 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. Life path number 7 represents analysis, awareness and understanding. You are the searcher and the seeker of the truth.
♋ July 1 zodiac sign is Cancer
People who are born on July 1 in 1979 have an astrological sign of Cancer ♋. Cancer's life pursuit is constant reassurance, intimacy, and a secret desire to feel safe (emotionally, spiritually, romantically, and financially). People of this zodiac sign like art, home-based hobbies, relaxing near or in water, helping loved ones, disliking strangers, and revealing their personal lives. The strengths of this sign are tenacious, highly imaginative, loyal, emotional, sympathetic, and persuasive, while weaknesses can be moody, pessimistic, suspicious, manipulative, and insecure. The greatest overall compatibility with Cancer is Capricorn and Taurus.
🪐 Your ruling planet is Moon ☽
The ruling planet of Cancer is Moon ☽. The Moon represents one's nurturing and emotional instinct. People who are born with Moon as the ruling planet are sensitive, nurturing, and usually have fluctuating moods.
🪨 The birthstone for July 1, 1979 is Ruby
?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 birthstone for July 1, 1979 is The name comes from the Latin word ruber, which means red. It is symbolic of love, passion and energy. Many cultures have admired the ruby, going back to ancient times where early cultures believed that rubies held the power of life.
🌷 The birth flower for July is Larkspur
?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. Larkspurs are annual species of the genus delphinium, and the names are used interchangeably. The name larkspur comes from the Tudors, due to the bloom’s resemblance to a lark’s spur or claw. According to Greek mythology, this July flower blossomed where the blood of Ajax was spilled in the battle of Troy.
Larkspurs are known as a protective plant to repel venomous snakes and cure scorpion stings. In England, people even sprinkled larkspur in their bathwater to protect themselves from ghosts and magic. Since it grows wild in the United States as well as Europe, Native Americans picked it for dye.
The other birth flower for July is the water lily, which symbolizes the continuing renewal of life, divinity and enlightenment.
⌛ Generation X
1979 is part of Generation X. Also known as "Gen X", are caught between boomers and younger Millennials. Generation Xers were children during a time of shifting societal values and as children were sometimes called the "latchkey generation". In the 1990s they were sometimes characterized as slackers, cynical and disaffected.
🐐 The Year of the Goat
The goat enjoys being alone with their thoughts. They're creative thinkers and appreciate the arts. Though they're economic and cautious, they can also be indecisive.
The next year (2025) is the Year of the Serpent.
Check this out — July 1, 1979, gets a cool ancient makeover as: VII-I-MCMLXXIX. It’s the American/Western date style articulated through elegance of Roman numerals!
🔦 Facts Summary for July 1, 1979
→ Day Index: 182nd day of 1979
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 1st Sunday of 1979
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 45 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,454 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 179 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.94 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 555 🌒
→ First one billion second: was on March 9, 2011
→ Life path number: 7
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ World population 1979: 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
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