Funny Birthday Facts About July 31, 1979
Did you know that July 31, 1979 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 July 31, 1979?
If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Tuesday, 31
Countdown to Your 47th Birthday
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What day was July 31, 2025?
This year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 46th birthday on Thursday. How was your 46th birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
FYI: You are more than 16,000 days old
Did you know that people born on July 31
Your Age in Days, Weeks, Months & Years
16,948 Days
2,224 Weeks
556 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 219 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 16948 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5650 days, which is equivalent to 15.48 years. You spent 33.65% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 47 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 48 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 49 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 50 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 51 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 52 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 53 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 54 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 55 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 56 Years Old |
What is your zodiac and birthstone for July 31, 1979?
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Famous People Born on July 31
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 July 31
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1835 | Paul Du Chaillu, French-American anthropologist and explorer (d. 1903) |
| 1836 | Vasily Sleptsov, Russian author and activist (d. 1878) |
| 1837 | William Quantrill, American captain (d. 1865) |
| 1839 | Ignacio Andrade, Venezuelan general and politician, 25th President of Venezuela (d. 1925) |
| 1843 | Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet and author (d. 1918) |
| 1847 | Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (d. 1905) |
| 1854 | Arthur Barclay, 15th president of Liberia (d. 1938) |
| 1854 | José Canalejas, Spanish academic and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1912) |
| 1858 | Marion Talbot, influential American educator (d. 1948) |
| 1858 | Richard Dixon Oldham, English seismologist and geologist (d. 1936) |
Famous People Died on July 31
Did you know that on July 31
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (b. 1925) |
| 2014 | Wilfred Feinberg, American lawyer and judge (b. 1920) |
| 2015 | Alan Cheuse, American writer and critic (b. 1940) |
| 2015 | Billy Pierce, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | Howard W. Jones, American surgeon and academic (b. 1910) |
| 2015 | Richard Schweiker, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | Roddy Piper, Canadian wrestler and actor (b. 1954) |
| 2016 | Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 58th Yokozuna (b. 1955) |
| 2016 | Seymour Papert, South African mathematician (b. 1928) |
| 2017 | Jeanne Moreau, French actress (b. 1928) |
Historical Events on July 31
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on July 31
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1917 | World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium. |
| 1932 | The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections. |
| 1938 | Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis. |
| 1938 | Bulgaria signs a non-aggression pact with Greece and other states of Balkan Antanti (Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia). |
| 1941 | The Holocaust: Under instructions from Adolf Hitler, Nazi official Hermann Göring orders SS General Reinhard Heydrich to "submit to me as soon as possible a general plan of the administrative material and financial measures necessary for carrying out the desired Final Solution of the Jewish question." |
| 1941 | World War II: The Battle of Smolensk concludes with Germany capturing about 300,000 Soviet Red Army prisoners. |
| 1945 | Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria. |
| 1948 | At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated. |
| 1948 | USS Nevada is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target practice by three other ships. |
| 1964 | Ranger program: Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon, with images 1,000 times clearer than anything ever seen from earth-bound telescopes. |
Popular Baby Name on July 31, 1979
In 1979, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,742 baby boys were named Michael in 1979. The rest were named Christopher, Jason, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1979 was Jennifer. There were 56,716 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Melissa, Amanda, Jessica and Amy. 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 1979 there were 4,380,506,185 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 365,042,183. This shows that there were 365,042,183 babies born every month in 1979. It can also be concluded that there are 12,168,073 babies born every day and 8,451 babies born every minute which is mean that 141 babies born every second in the year 1979. Maybe one of them is you.
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