Funny Birthday Facts About December 23, 1978
Did you know that December 23, 1978 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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What day were you born on December 23, 1978?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Saturday, 23
Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
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What day was December 23, 2025?
This year will increase your age. You will celebrate your 47th birthday on Tuesday. Get ready, maybe you will get gifts and surprises from your family or friends. It will be a very pleasant day that you will remember for the rest of your life. You can also prepare to make a festive party on your birthday, celebrating in a beautiful place with family and friends will certainly be a pleasant memory.
FYI: You are more than 16,000 days old
Did you know that people born on December 23
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,973 Days
2,228 Weeks
557 Months
46 Years
Your Age in Seconds, Minutes and Hours
Your Upcoming Birthdays for The Next 10 Years
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 559 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 48 years old. There have been 16973 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5658 days, which is equivalent to 15.5 years. You spent 33.7% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday | 48 Years Old |
| 2027 | Thursday | 49 Years Old |
| 2028 | Saturday | 50 Years Old |
| 2029 | Sunday | 51 Years Old |
| 2030 | Monday | 52 Years Old |
| 2031 | Tuesday | 53 Years Old |
| 2032 | Thursday | 54 Years Old |
| 2033 | Friday | 55 Years Old |
| 2034 | Saturday | 56 Years Old |
| 2035 | Sunday | 57 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for December 23, 1978?
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on December 23
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Famous People Born on December 23
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on December 23
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1782 | William Armstrong, American lawyer, civil servant, politician, and businessperson (d. 1865) |
| 1790 | Jean-François Champollion, French philologist, orientalist, and scholar (d. 1832) |
| 1793 | Dost Mohammad Khan, emir of Afghanistan (d. 1863) |
| 1804 | Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French author, critic, and academic (d. 1869) |
| 1805 | Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (d. 1844) |
| 1807 | Anthony Mary Claret, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary (d. 1870) |
| 1810 | Edward Blyth, English zoologist (d. 1873) |
| 1810 | Karl Richard Lepsius, German Egyptologist (d. 1884) |
| 1812 | Henri-Alexandre Wallon, French historian and statesman (d. 1904) |
| 1812 | Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (d. 1904) |
Famous People Died on December 23
Did you know that on December 23
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1948 | Seishirō Itagaki, Japanese general (b. 1885) |
| 1950 | Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (b. 1878) |
| 1953 | Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet general and politician, head of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (b. 1899) |
| 1954 | René Iché, French soldier and sculptor (b. 1897) |
| 1961 | Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author (b. 1875) |
| 1961 | Kurt Meyer, German general (b. 1910) |
| 1970 | Aleksander Warma, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1890) |
| 1970 | Charles Ruggles, American actor (b. 1886) |
| 1972 | Andrei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-104 (b. 1888) |
| 1973 | Irna Phillips, American screenwriter, created Guiding Light and As the World Turns (b. 1901) |
Historical Events on December 23
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on December 23
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1972 | A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000. |
| 1972 | The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, surviving by cannibalism. |
| 1972 | The Immaculate Reception is caught by Franco Harris to win the Pittsburgh Steelers their first ever playoff victory, after defeating the Oakland Raiders. |
| 1978 | Alitalia Flight 4128 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea while on approach to Falcone Borsellino Airport in Palermo, Italy, killing 108. |
| 1979 | Soviet-Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital. |
| 1984 | After experiencing an engine fire, Aeroflot Flight 3519 attempts to make an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport but crashes, killing 110 of the 111 people on board. |
| 1986 | Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling. |
| 1990 | History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia. |
| 2002 | A U.S. MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft. |
| 2003 | An explosion at the PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field in Kai County, Chongqing, China, kills at least 234. |
Popular Baby Name on December 23, 1978
In 1978, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,157 baby boys were named Michael in 1978. The rest were named Jason, Christopher, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1978 was Jennifer. There were 56,319 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Melissa, Jessica, Amy and Heather. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 1978 there were 4,304,533,599 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 358,711,134. This shows that there were 358,711,134 babies born every month in 1978. It can also be concluded that there are 11,957,038 babies born every day and 8,304 babies born every minute which is mean that 139 babies born every second in the year 1978. Maybe one of them is you.
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