Date:July 12, 1979

July 12, 1979

July 7, 1979 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Thursday, July 12, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 335,603,520 breaths and experienced over 1,917,734,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 407,518,560 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 6 months, and 26 days


📅 You were born on a Thursday


🌖 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: 5,549 days of your life or 15.2 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♋ July 12 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 9 ?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 12th

1974
Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler

1938
Ron Fairly, American baseball utility and broadcaster

1920
Beah Richards, American actress, poet, playwright and author (Roots, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner)

1946
Sian Barbara Allen, American actress (Scream Pretty Peggy)

1909
"Curly" Joe DeRita, American actor and comedian (The Three Stooges)

1930
Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director, writer (voice of "Babar the Elephant")

1991
Erik Per Sullivan, American actor (Malcolm in the Middle)

1936
Jan Nemec, Czech film director (Diamonds of the Night)


📜 Historical events on this date

1679
Britain's King Charles II ratifies Habeas Corpus Act allowing prisoners right to be imprisoned to be examined by a court.

1690
Battle of Boyne: in Ireland, Protestant King William III defeats English Catholic King James II.

1790
French Revolution: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted, putting the Catholic Church in France under the control of the state.

1804
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel by Vice President Aaron Burr.

1863
In New Zealand, British forces invade Waikato, home of the Maori King Movement, beginning a new phase of the wars between Maori and Colonial British.

1913
150,000 Ulstermen gather and resolve to resist Irish Home Rule by force of arms; since the British Liberals have promised the Irish nationalists Home Rule, civil war appears imminent.

1943
World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka - Russians defeat German forces in one of the largest ever tank battles.

1957
US Surgeon General Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer.


🎄 Holidays on July 12

National Eat Your Jello Day
National Eat Your Jello Day, celebrated on July 12th, is a fun holiday where everyone is encouraged to enjoy their favorite flavors and shapes of Jell-O, a classic, versatile dessert first trademarked in 1897.

National Simplicity Day
National Simplicity Day, celebrated on July 12th, encourages us to simplify our lives in honor of Henry David Thoreau's birthday, reminding us of the joy in living simply and appreciating the basics.

Paper Bag Day
Paper Bag Day, celebrated on July 12th, is a day to appreciate the environmentally friendly paper bag, promoting its use over plastic to combat pollution and encourage sustainability.


🏆 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.

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


🔦 Facts Summary for July 12, 1979
Day Index: 193rd day of 1979
Day of week: Thursday
Week Index: 2nd Thursday of 1979
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 46 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 23,973,075 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,549 days
Months spent sleeping: 182 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.2 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 564 🌖
Life path number: 9
Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
Birth flower: Larkspur
Birthstone: Ruby
Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
Power Color: Silver
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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