13 May 1978: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Saturday, May 13, 1978 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 341,812,800 breaths and experienced over 1,953,216,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 415,058,400 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 46 years, and 5 months

📅 You were born on a Saturday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing 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: 5,652 days of your life or 15.48 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Grease

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♉ May 13 zodiac sign is Taurus ?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 7 ?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 Venus ♀

🪨 Your birthstone is Emerald ?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 May is Lily of the valley ?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 → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Beaver

⭐ Celebrities born on May 13th

1956

Richard Madeley, British TV presenter, journalist, columnist and novelist (Richard & Judy, The Wright Stuff)

1992

Tommy Dorfman, American actress (13 Reasons Why)

1993

Debby Ryan, American actress (The Suite Life on Deck)

1977

Neil Hopkins, American actor (Lost)

1982

Ana Cabrera, American journalist and TV news anchor (CNN)

1974

Brian Geraghty, American actor (Broadwalk Empire, Big Sky)

1965

Hikari Ota, Japanese comedian (Bakushō Mondai)

1950

Joe Johnston, American film director (Honey, I Shrunk The Kids; Jumanji; October Sky), and visual effects artist

📜 Historical events on this date

1787

Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay, Australia.

1830

Republic of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president.

1934

Great dustbowl storm sweeps across US prairies.

1940

Winston Churchill says "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears & sweat" in his first speech as Prime Minister to British House of Commons.

1981

Pope John Paul II is shot and critically wounded by Turkish gunman Mehemet Ali Agca in St Peter's Square, Vatican City.

1989

Approx 2,000 students begin hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, China.

🎄 Holidays on May 13

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day is a day when people across the U.S. come together to donate food to help feed those in need, making it the largest food drive happening in thousands of cities every second Saturday in May.

National Apple Pie Day

National Apple Pie Day, celebrated on May 13th, is a fun holiday where people enjoy eating and sharing apple pie, a tasty and classic dessert.

Children of Fallen Patriots Day

Children of Fallen Patriots Day, celebrated on May 13th, honors kids who've lost a parent in service to their country, acknowledging their sacrifice and supporting their education.

🏆 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.

May 13, 1978 can be written as V-XIII-MCMLXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 13, 1978
→ Day Index: 133rd day of 1978
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 2nd Saturday of 1978
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 47 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 24,415,472 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,652 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 186 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 15.48 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 575 🌒
→ Life path number: 7
→ Zodiac sign: Taurus ♉
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Lily of the valley
→ Birthstone: Emerald
→ Spirit Animal: Beaver
→ Power Color: Green
→ 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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