2 July 1979: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

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

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You’ve taken nearly 335,099,520 breaths and experienced over 1,914,854,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 406,906,560 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 45 years, 6 months, and 1 day

📅 You were born on a Monday

🌓 The moon was in First Quarter 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: 5,541 days of your life or 15.18 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Kramer vs. Kramer

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♋ July 2 zodiac sign is Cancer ?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 8 ?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 Moon ☽

🪨 Your birthstone is Ruby ?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 July is Larkspur ?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 → Monday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Woodpecker

⭐ Celebrities born on July 2nd

1973

Peter Kay, British comedian

1948

Saul Rubinek, Canadian film actor

1951

Anne Garrels, American broadcast journalist (ABC; NBC; NPR)

1962

Brandel Chamblee, American golfer, broadcaster (Golf Channel, 1 PGA Tour title)

1964

Doug Benson, American comedian (The LEGO Batman Movie)

1956

Jerry Hall, American model and actress, married to Mick Jagger and Rupert Murdoch (Batman, Freejack)

1987

Ruslana Korshunova, Kazakhstani model who died in unexplained circumstances

1967

Debee Ashby, English topless model (There's Girl in My Soup)

📜 Historical events on this date

626

Incident at Xuanwu Gate: in fear of assassination, Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng.

1776

Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are & of right ought to be Free and Independent States".

1823

Bahia Independence Day: the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.

1964

US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law.

1990

Panic in tunnel of Mecca: 1,426 pilgrims trampled to death.

🎄 Holidays on July 2

Special Recreation for the Disabled Day

"Special Recreation for the Disabled Day, celebrated on July 2nd, is a day to remember that everyone, including people with disabilities who make up about 15% of the world, deserves to have fun and enjoy activities like sports and arts, helping them feel respected and included."

I Forgot Day

"I Forgot Day" on July 2 is a fun reminder for everyone to make up for things they've forgotten, like birthdays or chores, and to remember to be better at remembering next time!

National Anisette Day

National Anisette Day, celebrated on April 1st, is a day to acknowledge the sweet, licorice-flavored liqueur made from aniseed, which is popular in cocktails and enjoyed in countries like Spain, Italy, Portugal, and France.

🏆 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.

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

🔦 Facts Summary for July 2, 1979
→ Day Index: 183rd day of 1979
→ Day of week: Monday
→ Week Index: 1st Monday of 1979
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 46 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 23,935,762 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,541 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 182 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 15.18 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 563 🌓
→ Life path number: 8
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ 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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