November 21, 1978

This is an in-depth look at all the must-know facts about November 21, 1978 🗓️ that most people don't know. If your birthday is on this date, prepare to get your mind blown 🤯.

Among the information you’ll find below: western astrology zodiac sign & symbol meanings, your zodiac animal and its characteristics, numerology, as well as amazing things that happened when you were born – from major world and sporting events to the most popular song on your birthday, #1 movie in theaters, your birthstone, celebrities who share your date of birth and a lot more!

We hope this page will help you understand yourself better. Let’s go.

📅 Day of Week

November 21st in 1978 was a Tuesday and was the 325th day of the 11th month of 1978 in the Georgian calendar. It was also the 82nd day of Fall (autumn) and there was 10 days left until Winter. The next time you can reuse 1978 calendar will be in 2034. Both calendars will be exactly the same.

⭐️ 4th quarter of the year
⚡️ The 82nd day of Fall (autumn)
⏳ This date was 16,833 days ago
🪐 Zodiac sign for this date is Scorpio
🗓️ November 21, 1978 was a Tuesday
📆 In 2025, November 21 is on a Saturday

→ November 21, 1978 in Roman numerals: XI XXI MCMLXXVIII (mm dd yyyy)

🎉 My Birthday

You were born in the Fall (autumn) of 1978 on a Tuesday. You are 46 years old, and according to the Chineze Zodiac, it was the Year of the Horse. You have been alive for . If you have been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth, then you have slept a total of 5,611 days or 15.37 years. This equals to about 33% of your life. There were 571 🌖 full moons after you were born up to this day.

You’ve been alive for:

 

⏱️ You are 24,240,917 minutes old
⏳ You have been alive: 404,015 hours
⭐️ You’ve been alive
🌌 Your birth sign is Scorpio
🐎 You were born in the Year of the Horse
→ Age on next birthday: 47 years old

Being born in 1978 makes you a part of Generation X. There are six different generations: G.I. Generation, Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. The generation you are born into makes an impact on your life.

Generation X, also known as 'Gen Bust' are born between 1965 and 1979. Gen-Xers are geeks and independent thinkers. Most influential Web sites of today such as Google, YouTube, and Amazon.com, were sprang from the minds of Gen-Xers.

Your birthday numbers are 11, 21 and 1978, which reveal that your Life Path number is 3. Your zodiac sign is Scorpio with a ruling planet Pluto. Your birthstone is the Topaz and Citrine, and your birth flower is the Chrysanthemum.

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🎊🎈 Next Birthday

Your next birthday is in . Your birthday will be on a Wednesday and your 48th birthday will be on a Saturday. Below is a countdown to your next birthday. It’s accurate and is automatically updated.

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⏰ FUN FACT: Your first billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on July 30, 2010.

🪐 What’s my zodiac sign?

There are 12 astrological signs, also known as signs of the zodiac, each with its own set of strengths, challenges, moods, patterns, relationships, and more. Your zodiac sign reflects the position of the sun when you were born and is the biggest influence on your life and personality in Astrology.

People who are born on November 21 in 1978 have an zodiac sign of Scorpio ♏. Scorpios are good leaders. They care about facts and asserting the truth, all the while being resourceful and passionate. They're trustworthy and will keep a secret when asked.

According to Chinese Zodiac calendar, being born in 1978 means your zodiac animal is a Horse. The Chinese zodiac is based on a 12-year cycle, with each year in a cycle related to an animal sign. A zodiac system has existed in Chinese culture for more than 2,000 years ago. Much like zodiac signs, the Chinese zodiac animal has attributes and significance attached. The animal ruling a person birth year has a great influence on personality, and destiny.

People born in the year of the Horse are seen as warm-hearted and easygoing. Independence is one of their greatest strengths, but sometimes they're overly frank with others.

This year (2024) is the year of the Dragon.

The ruling planet of Scorpio is Pluto. There are 10 major planets, each represent a different set of qualities and characteristics, and rule over a different part of our lives — each bringing with them their own unique vibes. Knowing the planets and their effects on your life is just as important as knowing your sign. They all affect us differently, and knowing the areas of life they govern is critical to understanding your horoscope.

Pluto represents where you feel powerless, where you want to take charge and feel more powerful, and where you experience great change. It's about the big events in your life, and getting rid of the old to make way for the new.

If Pluto was retrograde when you were born, your inner beliefs may change over time.

If Pluto was direct when you were born, you have a lot of power that you can choose to use positively or negatively in your life.

🪐 Zodiac sign: Scorpio – ♏
🐎 Zodiac animal: Horse
🌌 Ruling Planet: Pluto ♇
🌎 Zodiac Element: Earth
→ Zodiac Quality: Cardinal

🚶Life Path number

The Life Path number is similar to your zodiac sign. These numbers are used to offer insight into your greater purpose, including strengths, weaknesses, personality, talents, and ambitions. Your Life Path number also exposes the tone of your experiences, and why events occur past, present, and future.

If you were born on November 21, 1978, your Life Path number is 3. The Life Path 3 indicates that you entered this plane with a strong sense of creativity and with wonderful communication skills. Threes are natural born salesmen, with a natural gift for gab and overflow of charisma. The values of threes are creativity, self-expression, fun, while the challenges are to remain optimistic - yet realistic - in the face of difficulties.

🎵 Your birthday song

The number one song in the US on the day of your birth was "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer. (Billboard Hot 100 – November 21, 1978). Ask your parents if they remember this song.

According to a internet myth the song that was topping the charts on your 14th birthday is the one that defines your entire life. The #1 song on your 14th birthday was "How Do You Talk to an Angel" by Heights. On your 18th birthday the number one song was "No Diggity" by Blackstreet, and on your 21st birthday it was "Smooth" by Santana.

🎁 Celebrity birthdays on this day

Below are famous people and celebrities born on November 21, 1978. We could not find a celebrity that shares a birthday with you. However, we update our database constantly, and invite you to check back later to see if we found someone with the same birthday..

🎄 Holidays on November 21

No major holidays found for this date.

🌎 The world on this day

Jimmy Carter (Democratic) was the president of the United States and the world population was approximately 4.3 billion, according to census.gov.

Generations can be hard to define. We tend to combine huge groups of people into arbitrary categories based on the decades in which they were born and the presumably shared set of cultural traits that shaped their lives and experiences.

The 1970s are famous for economic struggle, cultural change and technological innovation. Marginalized groups fought for equality, students protested the Vietnam war, and the digital revolution began. Here are few critical events that dominated the '70s: Elvis Presley died, original Star Wars movie premiered on May 25, 1977, VCRs were invented, Atari's Pong was released, and NASA launched the Apollo 13 mission. The first Earth Day took place in 1970 and the world’s population was only 3.7 billion people.

The 1970s were considered to be a golden age for vinyl records, Sony also introduced the Sony Walkman permanently changed the music game. Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded the computer software company Microsoft. The Watergate scandal happened, where President Richard Nixon’s resignation was the first time in US history that a president resigned from office.

There were an estimated 122,638,528 babies born throughout the world in 1978. In 1978, the most popular baby name was Jennifer for girls and Michael for boys, according to Social Security Administration.

The most popular movie in 1978 was Grease directed by Randal Kleiser starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing. Space Invaders developed by Taito, was one of the most popular video games in 1978.

📜 Historical events on November 21st

Below are some of the most important events that happened on November 21, 1978.

Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims at Cape Cod, [O.S. Nov 11].
Colonel Napoleon Bonaparte is promoted to 1st Lieutenant and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the French Republic.
Russia's Tsar Alexander I petitions for a Jewish state in Palestine.
China prohibits the opium trade.
General Hafez al-Assad becomes Prime Minister of Syria following military coup.

🏆 Sports in 1978

Dallas Cowboys beat Denver Broncos (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XII on January 15, 1978 in New Orleans, LA. New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 2) to win the 1978 World Series. Washington Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics (4 - 3) to win the 1978 NBA Finals. Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 2) to win the 1978 Stanley Cup. Argentina beat Netherlands (3 - 1) to win the World Cup in 1978 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In the 1978 US Open Tennis Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Bjrn Borg (6-4, 6-2, 6-2) to win men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Pam Shriver (7-5, 6-4) to become US Open women's singles champion. In the 1978 Wimbledon Championships, Bjrn Borg defeated Jimmy Connors (6-2, 6-2, 6-3) to win men's singles title. Martina Navratilova[i][11] beat Chris Evert (2-6, 6-4, 7-5) to become Wimbledon women's singles champion. In the 1978 French Open (Roland-Garros), Bjrn Borg defeated Guillermo Vilas (6-1, 6-1, 6-3) to win men's singles title. Virginia Ruzici beat Mima Jauovec (6-2, 6-2) to become French Open women's singles champion. In the 1978 Australian Open, Guillermo Vilas defeated John Marks (6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3) to win men's singles title. Chris O'Neil beat Betsy Nagelsen (6-3, 7-6(7-3)) to become Australian Open women's singles champion.

💎 Birthstone

Birthstones are gems that are associated with a birth month, each stone has a unique meaning and significance.

The birthstone for November 21, 1978 is Topaz and Citrine. Topaz symbolizes love and affection. Yellow topaz stones are associated with strengthening the mind, heart, and overall body. The birthstone for this year (2024) is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz.

🌼 Birth flower

Everyone knows about their zodiac sign, but few people are familiar with their birth flower. In the same way that we have a unique birthstone associated with each month, every month has a birth flower that has its own special meaning.

The birth flower for November is Chrysanthemum. Chrysanthemums are thought to bring good luck, happiness, and joy into the home.

🍾 It’s my birthday quotes

'Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.' - Muhammad Ali 👌 FUN FACT: How do you say 'Happy Birthday' in Spanish? 'Feliz cumpleaños'.

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💬 Birthday messages

'No wise man ever wished to be younger.

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It’s my birthday wishes

'Best wishes on your birthday! May you have maximum fun today, and minimum hangover tomorrow!'

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