March 17, 1979 | BirthdayAnswers

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

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You’ve taken nearly 332,337,600 breaths and experienced over 1,899,072,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 403,552,800 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 1 month, and 18 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: 5,495 days of your life or 15.05 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

1977

Ebon Moss-Bachrach, American actor (The Bear)

1959

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

1966

Jeremy Sheffield, English actor (Holby City)

1978

Adam Jennings, British actor, producer and film director

1964

Rob Lowe, American actor (St Elmo's Fire, The West Wing)

1973

Amelia Heinle, American actress (Loving, The Young and the Restless)

1954

Lesley-Anne Down, British actress and singer (A Little Night Music; Moonraker)

1986

Olesya Rulin, Russian-American actress (High School Musical)

📜 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.

AKC National Agility Championship

The AKC National Agility Championship is a cool competition where dogs, guided by their owners, race through an obstacle course with things like tunnels and jumps, showing off their speed and teamwork.

Doctor Patient Trust Day

Doctor-Patient Trust Day, celebrated on March 17, recognizes the importance of trust and confidentiality between doctors and patients, highlighting how doctors' commitment to secrecy and care is crucial in saving lives and maintaining health worldwide.

🏆 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: 23,738,753 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,495 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 180 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 15.05 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 559 🌖
→ 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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