Date:May 9, 1979

May 9, 1979 Birthday Answers

May 5, 1979 birthday facts

Here are some interesting birthday facts about 9th of May 1979 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more. Swipe up to find out what it all means.

Overview

May 9, 1979, was the 2nd Wednesday of 1979. If you were born on this date, your birthday numbers 5, 9, and 1979 reveal that your life path number is 4. Your zodiac sign is Taurus ♉ with a ruling planet Venus ♀. Your birthstone is Emerald, and your birth flower is Lily of the valley. You were born in the 1970s, in the middle of Generation X. The generation you are born into impacts your life.

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You were born in the Year of the Goat 🐐. On your birthday, the moon was in Waxing Gibbous 🌔 phase, and there were precisely 556 full moons after you were born to this day. Your billionth second was on January 15, 2011.

You have been alive for:

You’ve taken nearly 330,946,560 breaths and experienced over 1,891,123,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 401,863,680 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

On May 9, 1979, the 2nd Wednesday of the year, we marked the 129th day and 5th month of the Georgian calendar. The 1979 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2029. So, mark your calendars!

Your 45th birthday will be on a Friday, and the birthday after that will be on a Friday. There are left before your next birthday. The timer below is a countdown clock to your next birthday. It’s always accurate and automatically updated.

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😴 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: 5,472 days of your life or 14.99 years.

🎶 Song on your birthday

The number one song in the US on the day of your birth was "Reunited" by Peaches and Herb (Billboard Hot 100 – May 9, 1979).

⭐ Which celebrity shares my birthday?

You’re in good company on May 9th! It’s also the birthday of some famous people. We’ve ordered this list chronologically.

1951
Alley Mills, actress (Norma Arnold-Wonder Years)

1930
Joan Sims, British actress ("Carry on" films, As Time Goes By)

1946
Candice Bergen, Beverly Hills, actress (Carnal Knowledge, Murphy Brown)

1955
Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (Misfits of Science)

1980
Cho Hyeon Jae, South Korean actor

1972
Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and artist

1924
Jean J A Girault, French director and screenwriter (l'Amour)

1989
C418 [Daniel Rosenfeld], German ambient musician, and video game and soundtrack composer (Minecraft; Beyond Stranger Things)

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🎄 Holidays on May 9

On your special day, you’re not just blowing out birthday candles! Check out these holidays that share the spotlight with your birthday bash:

National Sleepover Day
National Sleepover Day, celebrated on May 9th, is a fun holiday where friends gather for a night of staying up late, sharing stories, and creating memories together, just like the sleepovers that have brought people closer for years.

National Moscato Day
National Moscato Day, celebrated on May 9th, is a day to enjoy and appreciate Moscato, a sweet, fruity wine from Italy, by learning about its history and tasting its unique peachy and citrus flavors.

National Butterscotch Brownie Day
National Butterscotch Brownie Day, celebrated on May 9, is a day to enjoy and share the delicious, chewy, and chunky treats made from sugary butterscotch and baked into brownies.

Hurray for Buttons Day
Hurray for Buttons Day, celebrated on May 9th, is a fun holiday that honors the history and importance of buttons, those small fasteners on our clothes and decorative badges we love to collect.

Tear the Tags Off The Mattress Day
"Tear the Tags Off The Mattress Day, celebrated on May 9, is a quirky holiday inviting you to bravely ignore the 'do not remove' labels on mattresses and pillows for fun, even though it's actually legal for owners to remove these tags, not just for the manufacturers."

→ View the full list of holidays on May 9th.

📜 What happened on May 9th?

Below are some of the important historical events that happened on May 9.

1386
Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England (oldest diplomatic alliance in the world still in force).

1865
President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring armed resistance in the South is virtually at an end; this is the commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War.

1901
The first Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne, though the first working session will not be until 21 May.

1941
British intelligence at Bletchley Park breaks German spy codes after capturing Enigma machines aboard the weather ship Muenchen.

1945
World War II: The Soviet Union marks Victory Day.

1960
US becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pill.

2018
Historic win in Malaysian general election by opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan led by former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, defeating Prime Minister Najib Razak and ending 61 years of rule by the Barisan Nasional coalition.

🏆 Sports in 1979

🏀 NBA
Seattle SuperSonics beat Washington Bullets (4 - 1) to win the 1979 NBA Finals.

🏒 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.

🔢 Your life path number is 4

?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. Life path number 4 represents growth, building and foundation. You are practical, down to earth with strong ideas about right and wrong.

♉ May 9 zodiac sign is Taurus

People who are born on May 9 in 1979 have an astrological sign of Taurus ♉. Taurus's life pursuits are emotional and financial security, as well as a secret desire for a secure, happy, and wealthy life/marriage. People of this zodiac sign like gardening, cooking, music, romance, working with hands and dislike sudden changes, complications, and insecurity.

The strengths of this sign are reliable, patient, practical, devoted, responsible, and stable, while weaknesses can be stubborn, possessive, and uncompromising. The greatest overall compatibility with Taurus is Scorpio and Cancer.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Venus ♀

The ruling planet of Taurus is Venus ♀. Venus is a planet of love, charm, and possessions. People who are born with Venus as the ruling planet have beauty, charm, and sensuality.

🪨 The birthstone for May 9, 1979 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 birthstone for May 9, 1979 is The name is derived from the Greek word "smaragdos," which means green. The gem can range from light to deep, rich green. The emerald belongs to the beryl family of minerals, and has been treasured since ancient times as a symbol of rebirth.

🌷 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. Lily of the valley has the flower meaning of humility, chastity, sweetness, purity and is said to bring luck in love. It also means "the return of happiness" which is the reason why it is often used as decorations in weddings. Convallaria majalis or lily of the valley usually bloom in the month of May.

⌛ Generation X

1979 is part of Generation X. Also known as "Gen X", are caught between boomers and younger Millennials. Generation Xers were children during a time of shifting societal values and as children were sometimes called the "latchkey generation". In the 1990s they were sometimes characterized as slackers, cynical and disaffected.

🐐 The Year of the Goat

The goat enjoys being alone with their thoughts. They're creative thinkers and appreciate the arts. Though they're economic and cautious, they can also be indecisive.

The next year (2025) is the Year of the Serpent.

Check this out — May 9, 1979, gets a cool ancient makeover as: V-IX-MCMLXXIX. It’s the American/Western date style articulated through elegance of Roman numerals!


🔦 Facts Summary for May 9, 1979

Day Index: 129th day of 1979
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 2nd Wednesday of 1979
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 45 years old
Days since birth:
Days spent sleeping: 5,472 days
Months spent sleeping: 180 months
Years spent sleeping: 14.99 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 556 🌔
First one billion second: was on January 15, 2011
Life path number: 4
Zodiac sign: Taurus ♉
Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
Birth flower: Lily of the valley
Birthstone: Emerald
World population 1979: 4,380,585,755 Source: un.org
Spirit Animal: Beaver
Power Color: Green


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