Date:July 8, 1979

July 8, 1979

July 7, 1979 birthday facts

Learn interesting facts about Sunday, July 8, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 341,792,640 breaths and experienced over 1,953,100,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 415,033,920 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 46 years, 4 months, and 30 days


📅 You were born on a Sunday


🌔 The moon was in Waxing 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: 5,651 days of your life or 15.48 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


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


♋ July 8 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 5 ?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 8th

1944
Jeffrey Tambor, American character actor (Larry Sanders - "Hank"; Arrested Decelopment)

1974
Tami Erin, American actress and model (The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking)

1998
Jaden Smith, American actor (The Karate Kid)

1940
Marcia Rodd, American actress (Little Murders, T R Baskins)

1937
Barbara Loden, American actress (Ernie Kovac's Show)

2001
Riele Downs, Canadian actress (Henry Danger)

1981
Lance Gross, American actor (The Paynes)

1917
Faye Emerson, American actress (I've Got a Secret)


📜 Historical events on this date

1099
First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on.

1497
Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departs on his first voyage, becoming the 1st European to reach India by sea.

1777
Vermont introduces new constitution making it the 1st US state to abolish slavery.

1800
Dr Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination in the US to his son to prevent smallpox.

1853
Commodore Matthew C. Perry sails his frigate Susquehanna into Tokyo Bay, opening Japan to Western influence and trade.

1948
500th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated in Moscow.


🎄 Holidays on July 8

Math 2.0 Day
Math 2.0 Day, celebrated on July 8, is all about how math and technology team up to create cool stuff and make our lives easier, from video games to smartphones.

National Love Your Skin Day
National Love Your Skin Day, celebrated on July 8, is a day to remember to take care of your skin through simple steps like moisturizing and wearing sunscreen, emphasizing that healthy skin care doesn't have to be expensive or complicated.

National SCUD Day
National SCUD Day, celebrated on July 8, is all about taking a break from life's drama to relax and focus on the positive stuff.


🏆 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 8, 1979 can be written as VII-VIII-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for July 8, 1979
Day Index: 189th day of 1979
Day of week: Sunday
Week Index: 2nd Sunday of 1979
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 47 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 24,414,998 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,651 days
Months spent sleeping: 185 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.48 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 575 🌔
Life path number: 5
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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