Date:May 26, 1979

May 26, 1979

May 5, 1979 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Saturday, May 26, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 336,551,040 breaths and experienced over 1,923,148,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 408,669,120 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 8 months, and 12 days


📅 You were born on a Saturday


🌑 The moon was in New 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: 5,565 days of your life or 15.25 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer


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


♊ May 26 zodiac sign is Gemini ?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 3 ?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 Mercury


🪨 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 → Wednesday


🦅 Your spirit animal → Deer


Celebrities born on May 26th

1914
Archie Duncan, Scottish actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes)

1904
George Formby, British singer and comedian

1915
Sam Edwards, American actor (Captain Midnight, Twelve O'Clock High)

1972
Patsy Palmer [Julie Merkell], British actress (Eastenders)

1909
Richard Maibaum, American screenwriter (Goldfinger)

1961
Tarsem Singh, Indian film director

1925
Alec McCowen, English actor (Never Say Never Again)

1940
Levon Helm, American drummer and singer (The Band - "Up On Cripple Creek"; "The Weight"), and actor (Coal Miner's Daughter; The Right Stuff)


📜 Historical events on this date

1896
Dow Jones begins an index of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94).

1908
At Masjed Soleyman (مسجد سليمان) in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made, rights acquired by the United Kingdom.

1927
Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company produce the last (and 15th million) Model T Ford / Tin Lizzie.

1948
South Africa elects a nationalist government under D. F. Malan with an apartheid policy.

2004
The United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.


🎄 Holidays on May 26

National Road Trip Day
National Road Trip Day, celebrated on the Friday before Memorial Day, is a holiday dedicated to the American tradition of hitting the open road to explore, enjoy a change of scenery, or visit memorials, embracing the adventure and freedom that comes with a road trip.

National Death Busters Day
National Death Busters Day is a day observed on the Friday before Memorial Day to encourage everyone to drive safely and prevent accidents during one of the year's most dangerous driving weekends.

National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
National Blueberry Cheesecake Day, celebrated every May 26th, is a fun holiday where people enjoy the delicious treat of blueberry cheesecake, a favorite dessert that has evolved from ancient Greece to become a global sensation with a special fruity twist.


🏆 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 26, 1979 can be written as V-XXVI-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for May 26, 1979
Day Index: 146th day of 1979
Day of week: Saturday
Week Index: 4th Saturday of 1979
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 46 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 24,040,755 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,565 days
Months spent sleeping: 183 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.25 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 566 🌑
Life path number: 3
Zodiac sign: Gemini ♊
Zodiac ruling planet: Mercury
Birth flower: Lily of the valley
Birthstone: Emerald
Spirit Animal: Deer
Power Color: Yellow
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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