Date:July 26, 1978

July 26, 1978

July 7, 1978 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, July 26, 1978 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 341,369,280 breaths and experienced over 1,950,681,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 414,519,840 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 46 years, 4 months, and 9 days


📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation X


🐎 Born in → The Year of the Horse


😴 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: 5,644 days of your life or 15.46 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Grease


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♌ July 26 zodiac sign is Leo ?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 Sun


🪨 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 → Sunday


🦅 Your spirit animal → Salmon


Celebrities born on July 26th

1930
Barbara Jefford, British actress (James Joyce's Ulysses)

1936
Kathryn Hays, American actress (Kim Hughes-As the World Turns)

1944
Kiel Martin, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Det. LaRue")

1993
Taylor Momsen, American singer and actress (Gossip Girl)

1977
Emma Barton, English actress (Eastenders)

1952
Jan Randall, American-Canadian film, stage and broadcast composer (The Irrelevant Show; Poetry In Motion)

1973
Kate Beckinsale, British actress (Underworld series)

1979
Mageina Tovah, American actress (Joan of Arcadia)


📜 Historical events on this date

657
Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates River.

1519
Francisco Pizarro receives royal charter for the west coast of South America.

1803
The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London.

1908
United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).

1945
Declaration of Potsdam: US, Britain and China demand the Japanese surrender during WWII.

1953
Fidel Castro leads a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, intended to spark a revolution in Cuba.


🎄 Holidays on July 26

National All or Nothing Day
National All or Nothing Day, celebrated on July 26th, encourages you to go big or go home, pushing you to take risks and fully commit to your dreams, whether it's acing a test, trying a new sport, or making a new friend, for one whole day.

National Coffee Milkshake Day
National Coffee Milkshake Day, on July 26, is a cool holiday where you get to enjoy a delicious blend of ice cream and coffee in a milkshake, perfect for a hot summer day and a fun, tasty way to get a little caffeine kick.

National Bagelfest Day
National Bagelfest Day, celebrated on July 26th, is a fun holiday dedicated to enjoying and learning cool facts about bagels, the unique bread boiled before it's baked, with lots of eating and maybe some coffee on the side.


🏆 Sports in 1978

🏒 NHL
Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 2) to win the 1978 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Dallas Cowboys beat Denver Broncos (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XII on January 15, 1978 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB
New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 2) to win the 1978 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1978 US Open Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Bjorn Borg (6-4, 6-2, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Pam Shriver (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 26, 1978 can be written as VII-XXVI-MCMLXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for July 26, 1978
Day Index: 207th day of 1978
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 4th Wednesday of 1978
Next same calendar year: 2034
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 47 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 24,384,584 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,644 days
Months spent sleeping: 185 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.46 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 574 🌖
Life path number: 4
Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
Birth flower: Larkspur
Birthstone: Ruby
Spirit Animal: Salmon
Power Color: Orange
President of United States:
World population 1978: 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org

The 1978 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

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