Date:May 2, 1979

May 2, 1979

May 5, 1979 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, May 2, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 331,611,840 breaths and experienced over 1,894,924,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 402,671,520 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, and 12 days


📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌒 The moon was in Waxing 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: 5,483 days of your life or 15.02 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Reunited" by Peaches and Herb (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♉ May 2 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 6 ?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 2nd

1954
Roberta Pedon, American glamour model

1952
Christine Baranski, American Tony and Emmy Award-winning stage and screen (Rumors; The Good Wife; Cybill - "Maryann"; The Birdcage)

1973
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German film director and screenwriter (The Lives of Others)

1936
Quinn Redeker, American actor (Dan Raven, Young & Restless)

1932
Bruce Glover, American actor (Diamonds are Forever)

1949
Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener and broadcaster (Gardener's World)

1962
Big Boss Man [Ray Washington Traylor Jr.], American professional wrestler

1950
Randy Colley (Moondog Rex), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981)


📜 Historical events on this date

1945
More than 1,000,000 German soldiers officially surrender to the Western Allies in Italy and Austria.

1945
World War II: Battle of Berlin ends as Soviet army takes Berlin and General Weidling surrenders.

1949
Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for "Death of a Salesman".

1982
Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men.

2008
Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.

2011
Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man is killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.


🎄 Holidays on May 2

National Foster Care Day
National Foster Care Day, celebrated on the first Tuesday of May, is a day dedicated to appreciating the important role of foster parents and the foster care system in providing safe homes for children who need them.

National Play Your Ukulele Day
National Play Your Ukulele Day, celebrated on May 2nd, is a fun holiday encouraging everyone to play their ukuleles, promoting the love for this small, four-stringed instrument that's super easy to carry and play, especially for kids.

National Fitness Day
National Fitness Day is a special day created to encourage everyone to get moving and celebrate the fun and importance of staying active and healthy.


🏆 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.

May 2, 1979 can be written as V-II-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for May 2, 1979
Day Index: 122nd day of 1979
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 1st Wednesday of 1979
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 46 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 23,687,234 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,483 days
Months spent sleeping: 180 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.02 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 558 🌒
Life path number: 6
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 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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