Date:March 17, 1979

March 17, 1979

March 3, 1979 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Saturday, March 17, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 337,962,240 breaths and experienced over 1,931,212,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 410,382,720 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 10 months, and 21 days


📅 You were born on a Saturday


🌖 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: 5,588 days of your life or 15.31 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♓ March 17 zodiac sign is Pisces ?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 1 ?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 Neptune


🪨 Your birthstone is Aquamarine ?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 March is Daffodil ?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 → Thursday


🦅 Your spirit animal → Wolf


Celebrities born on March 17th

1981
Nicky Jam [Nick Caminero], American rapper, singer and actor (Travesuras)

1959
Christian Clemenson, American actor (Boston Leagal; CSI:Miami)

1976
Brittany Daniel, American actress

1955
Bill Beyers, American actor (Capitol - "Wally McCandless")

1962
Clare Grogan, Scottish new wave singer (Altered Images - "Happy Birthday"), and actress (Gregory's Girl; Eastenders)

1977
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, American actor (The Bear)

1979
Nicole "Coco" Austin, American glamor model

1974
Mark Dolan, English comedian and TV show host (Balls of Steel)


📜 Historical events on this date

432
Saint Patrick, aged about 16 is captured by Irish pirates from his home in Great Britain and taken as a slave to Ireland (traditional date).

1521
Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Philippines.

1861
Italy is unified into a single kingdom under Victor Emmanuel II following the campaigns led by Giuseppe Garibaldi.

1905
Albert Einstein finishes his scientific paper detailing his Quantum Theory of Light, one of the foundations of modern physics.

1939
Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and the Japanese breaks out (Sino-Japanese War 1937-1945).

1942
Bełżec Concentration Camp opens with the transport of 30,000 Lublin Polish Jews.


🎄 Holidays on March 17

National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day
National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day, celebrated on March 17, is a day to enjoy a traditional dish created by Irish immigrants that combines cured beef with cabbage, showcasing a simple yet delicious meal that has become popular worldwide.

National Preschool Teacher Appreciation Day
National Preschool Teacher Appreciation Day, celebrated on the third Friday of March, honors the vital role these educators play in shaping the early learning and development of children aged three to five.

Saint Gertrude of Nivelles Day
Saint Gertrude of Nivelles Day, celebrated on March 17, honors a Belgian abbess known for founding an abbey, helping travelers and widows, and being a patron saint of cats and other groups, based on stories from an old French book.


🏆 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.

March 17, 1979 can be written as III-XVII-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for March 17, 1979
Day Index: 76th day of 1979
Day of week: Saturday
Week Index: 3rd Saturday of 1979
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 46 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 24,141,490 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,588 days
Months spent sleeping: 183 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.31 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 568 🌖
Life path number: 1
Zodiac sign: Pisces ♓
Zodiac ruling planet: Neptune
Birth flower: Daffodil
Birthstone: Aquamarine
Spirit Animal: Wolf
Power Color: Light Green
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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