18 December 1979: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Tuesday, December 18, 1979 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 331,672,320 breaths and experienced over 1,895,270,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 402,744,960 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, and 15 days

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌑 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: 5,484 days of your life or 15.02 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Escape (Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♐ December 18 zodiac sign is Sagittarius ?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 11 ?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 Jupiter ♃

🪨 Your birthstone is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz ?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 December is Narcissus ?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 → Thursday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Owl

⭐ Celebrities born on December 18th

1950

Leonard Maltin, American movie critic (Entertainment Tonight)

1951

Candice Rialson, American actress (Chatterbox)

1913

Lynn Bari [Margaret Schuyler Fisher], American actress (Shock, Nocturne, 6 Gun Law)

1970

Rob Van Dam, American professional wrestler

1965

Tommy Davidson, American actor (In Living Color)

1949

Joni Flynn, Indian actress (Octopussy, Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

1908

Celia Johnson, English actress (Happy Breed, Brief Encounter)

1956

Ron White, American comedian

📜 Historical events on this date

1271

Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of China.

1603

First fleet of the Dutch East India Company under Admiral Steven van der Haghen departs for the East-Indies.

1957

World's 1st full scale nuclear power plant for only peacetime use begins to generate electricity, at the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania.

🎄 Holidays on December 18

National Twin Day

National Twin Day is a celebration of the unique connection between siblings born on the same day, highlighting the fascinating world of twins, triplets, quads, and beyond, and is observed on December 18.

National Roast Suckling Pig Day

National Roast Suckling Pig Day, celebrated on December 18, is a day to enjoy a special feast featuring a young, tender pig that's roasted whole and can feed a big group of people.

Wear a Plunger on Your Head Day

Wear a Plunger on Your Head Day, celebrated every December 18, is a quirky holiday where people put plungers on their heads for no real reason, just for the fun and silliness of it.

🏆 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.

December 18, 1979 can be written as XII-XVIII-MCMLXXIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for December 18, 1979
→ Day Index: 352nd day of 1979
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Tuesday of 1979
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 46 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 23,692,247 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,484 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: 11
→ Zodiac sign: Sagittarius ♐
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Jupiter
→ Birth flower: Narcissus
→ Birthstone: Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz
→ Spirit Animal: Owl
→ Power Color: Purple
→ 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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