1 July 1980: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Tuesday, July 1, 1980 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 334,716,480 breaths and experienced over 1,912,665,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 406,441,440 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 5 months, and 14 days

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐒 Born in → The Year of the Monkey

😴 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: 5,534 days of your life or 15.16 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Coming Up" by Paul McCartney (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♋ July 1 zodiac sign is Cancer ?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 8 ?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 Moon ☽

🪨 Your birthstone 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 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.

📅 Your lucky day → Monday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Woodpecker

⭐ Celebrities born on July 1st

1966

Patrick McEnroe, American tennis player (French Open doubles & Tour Finals doubles 1989), coach (US Davis Cup 2007) and broadcaster (ESPN, CNN, CBS)

1930

Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American film producer and director (Lion of the Dessert)

1968

Tim Abell, American actor (We Were Soldiers)

1939

Frank Parker, American actor (Days of our Lives, Never Too Young)

1993

Raini Rodriguez, American actress (Austin & Ally '"Trish"; Paul Blart: Mall Cop films)

1933

Sam Rutigliano, American NFL coach and broadcaster (Cleveland Browns)

1970

Henry Simmons, American actor (NYPD Blue; Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,)

2003

Storm Reid, American actress (A Wrinkle in Time, Euphoria)

📜 Historical events on this date

1689

Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu, Japan.

1858

The joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society.

1863

Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's northward advance halted.

1867

The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as the first Prime Minister.

1916

First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men (WWI).

1921

The Communist Party of China is founded and Chen Duxiu elected its leader.

1941

Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial.

1997

United Kingdom returns Hong Kong and the New Territories to the People's Republic of China.

🎄 Holidays on July 1

American Zoo Day

American Zoo Day, celebrated on July 1, is about recognizing how modern zoos help protect animals by offering them a home that mimics their natural habitat, encouraging us to visit and learn about different animal species.

Early Bird Day

Early Bird Day, on July 1st, is when people wake up super early to score the best deals and special offers at stores and restaurants, because the early bird catches the worm!

National Television Heritage Day

National Television Heritage Day, celebrated on July 1st, is a holiday that honors nearly a century of television history, reflecting on how TV has evolved from simple boxes in our living rooms to streaming shows online, and encourages some to revisit simpler viewing times.

🏆 Sports in 1980

🏒 NHL

New York Islanders defeated Philadelphia Flyers (4 - 2) to win the 1980 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Pittsburgh Steelers beat Los Angeles Rams (31 - 19) to win Super Bowl XIV on January 20, 1980 in Pasadena, CA.

⚾ MLB

Philadelphia Phillies beat Kansas City Royals (4 - 2) to win the 1980 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1980 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (7-6(7-4), 6-1, 6-7(5-7), 5-7, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Hana Mandlikova (5-7, 6-1, 6-1) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 1, 1980 can be written as VII-I-MCMLXXX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 1, 1980
→ Day Index: 183rd day of 1980
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 1st Tuesday of 1980
→ Next same calendar year: 2036
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 46 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 23,909,643 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,534 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 182 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 15.16 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 563 🌖
→ Life path number: 8
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1980: 4,458,411,534 Source: un.org

The 1980 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2036. So, mark your calendars!

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