May 9, 1979 | BirthdayAnswers

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, May 9, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 331,228,800 breaths and experienced over 1,892,736,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 402,206,400 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 44 years, 11 months, and 24 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing 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: 5,477 days of your life or 15 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer

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

♉ May 9 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 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.

🪐 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 9th

1936

Terry Drinkwater, American TV newsman (CBS)

1932

Geraldine McEwan, British actress (Agatha Christie's Miss Marple)

1977

Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress

1956

Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress (Saving Hope)

1952

Patrick Ryecart, actor (Silas Mariner)

1940

James L Brooks, American Emmy and Academy Award-winning television and film writer, director, and producer

1982

Rachel Boston, American actress

1963

Sanja Doležal, Croatian pop singer (Novi fosili), and television personality

📜 Historical events on this date

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.

🎄 Holidays on May 9

Alphabet Magnet Day

Alphabet Magnet Day, celebrated on May 9, is a fun day to remember and play with those colorful letter magnets we use to create words on the fridge, thanks to The Type Set Co.® which keeps the tradition exciting with their unique designs.

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 Lost Sock Memorial Day

National Lost Sock Memorial Day, celebrated on May 9, is a fun day to remember and honor all the single socks we've lost, leaving their matches all alone.

🏆 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 9, 1979 can be written as V-IX-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using 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:
→ You are: 23,660,359 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,477 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 180 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 15 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 557 🌔
→ Life path number: 4
→ 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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