Did you know that November 23, 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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We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 334 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 16833 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5611 days, which is equivalent to 15.37 years. You spent 33.41% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday | 47 Years Old |
| 2027 | Tuesday | 48 Years Old |
| 2028 | Thursday | 49 Years Old |
| 2029 | Friday | 50 Years Old |
| 2030 | Saturday | 51 Years Old |
| 2031 | Sunday | 52 Years Old |
| 2032 | Tuesday | 53 Years Old |
| 2033 | Wednesday | 54 Years Old |
| 2034 | Thursday | 55 Years Old |
| 2035 | Friday | 56 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on November 23

November is the birth month of Topaz. People born on 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 November 23
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Robin Roberts, American sportscaster and journalist |
| 1961 | Keith Ablow, American psychiatrist and author |
| 1961 | Merv Hughes, Australian cricketer |
| 1961 | Nicolas Bacri, French composer |
| 1961 | Peter Stanford, English journalist and author |
| 1962 | Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan union leader and politician, President of Venezuela |
| 1963 | Arto Heiskanen, Finnish professional hockey player (d. 2023) |
| 1963 | Gwynne Shotwell, American businesswoman, President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX |
| 1964 | Frank Rutherford, Bahamian triple jumper |
| 1964 | Marilyn Kidd, Australian rower |
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Willie Pep, American boxer and referee (b. 1922) |
| 2007 | Joe Kennedy, American baseball player (b. 1979) |
| 2007 | Pat Walsh, New Zealand rugby union player (b. 1936) |
| 2007 | Robert Vesco, American-Cuban financier (b. 1935) |
| 2007 | Óscar Carmelo Sánchez, Bolivian footballer and manager (b. 1971) |
| 2009 | José Arraño Acevedo, Chilean journalist and historian (b. 1921) |
| 2010 | Joyce Howard, English-American actress (b. 1922) |
| 2010 | Nassos Daphnis, Greek-American painter and sculptor (b. 1914) |
| 2011 | Jim Rathmann, American race car driver (b. 1928) |
| 2012 | Chuck Diering, American baseball player (b. 1923) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on November 23
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1978 | The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies. |
| 1980 | The 6.9 Mw Irpinia earthquake shakes southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 2,483-4,900, and injuring 7,700-8,934. |
| 1981 | Iran-Contra affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua. |
| 1985 | Gunmen hijack EgyptAir Flight 648 en route from Athens to Cairo. When the plane lands in Malta, Egyptian commandos storm the aircraft, but 60 people die in the raid. |
| 1991 | Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury announces in a statement that he is HIV-positive. He dies the following day. |
| 1992 | The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
| 1996 | Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125. |
| 2001 | The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary. |
| 2003 | Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections. |
| 2004 | The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated. |
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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