Tuesday October 24th, 1978
October Twenty-Fourth, Nineteen Seventy-Eight

How old am I if I was born on October 24, 1978?


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Date Facts:

  • October 24, 1978 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign for this date is: Scorpio
  • This date was 16,833 days ago
  • October 24th 2025 is on a Friday
  • Someone born on this date is 46 years old
  • If you were born on this date:

  • You've slept for 5,611 days or 15 years!
  • Your next birthday is 334 days away
  • You've been alive for 403,992 hours
  • You were born on a Tuesday in late October
  • You are 24,239,520 minutes old
  • Your next birthday is on a Friday

  • Most popular baby names of 1978 ranked:

    Rank Name
    1. Michael
    2. Jason
    3. Christopher
    4. David
    5. James
    6. Matthew
    7. John
    Rank Name
    1. Melissa
    2. Jessica
    3. Amy
    4. Heather
    5. Amanda
    6. Angela
    7. Sarah

    How popular is your name? Search to find out!


    Celebrities Birthdays:
    October 24th

    You Share a birthday with over 24 other celebrities and/or famous people! Click Here to view our complete list. Who do you share a birthday with?

    Opal: Birthstone for October 24th, 1978

    Stone:

    Energies:

    Repel evil
    Protect Eyesight

    High Value:
    $120 Per Carat
    Low Value:
    $20 Per Carat

    Click Here To learn more about October Birthstones

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    Opal, the birthstone of October, is a beautiful stone loved by many, partly for the fact the each stone has its own unique color pattern. "Opal" gets it's origins from the Greek word "Opallios", which means "To see change in color". The reason for this being that the opal comes in a wide variety of colors, ranging the entire spectrum. 95% of which come from Australia, after seasonal rains drench the outback and carry silica deposits underground, where they go on to harden in the dry season. Leaving deposits of the beautiful stone.

    Because of the way they are formed, opals are relatively soft for a precious stone, averaging just below 6.0 on the Mh

    1978 - Generation X :

    Age Range:

    45-63 years old

    Attributes:

    Generation X grew up up right at the start of the technological revolution, are considered comftorble with technology, but not tethered to it as younger generations.

    Generation X Summary:

    Generation X were born soon after the baby boomers are associated with the hippie era. They are often perceived as directionless and disaffected.

    Time Period:

    1961-1979

    Like to see more about Generations? Click here to go to our interactive generations table.


    Zodiac - Scorpio:

    Symbol:

    Scorpio Traits:

    Fierce
    Intense
    Ambitious
    Loyal

    Scorpio Summary:

    Scorpios question everything, and work hard to understand all things. Are very intense, loyal and kind

    Start Date:

    10-23

    End Date:

    11-21

    Click here to see more about Scorpio


    1978-10-24: This day in History:

  • 1537-10-24 Jane Seymour third wife of Henry VIII dies.
  • 1795-10-24 3rd partition of Poland between Austria Prussia & Russia.
  • 1836-10-24 the match is patented.
  • 1846-10-24 Ariel & Umbriel moons of Uranus discovered by Lassell
  • 1851-10-24 William Lassell discovers Ariel & Umbriel satellites of Unranus.
  • 1861-10-24 1st transcontinental telegram sent
  • 1871-10-24 mob in LA hangs 18 Chinese.
  • 1901-10-24 Anna Taylor 1st to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel & live
  • 1929-10-24 Black Thursday the beginning of the stock market crash.
  • 1945-10-24 United Nations Charter goes into effect
  • 1951-10-24 UN publishes its 1st postage stamps
  • 1960-10-24 Disaster on USSR launch pad killed missle expert Nedelin & team (unconfirmed); USSR claims he was killed in plane crash
  • 1964-10-24 Zambia (N. Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day).
  • 1970-10-24 Salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile.
  • 1970-10-24 Nancy Walker creates Ida Morgenstein role on Mary Tyler Moore Show
  • 1973-10-24 Yom Kippur War ends - Israel 65 miles from Cairo 26 from Damascus
  • 1974-10-24 Billy Martin named A.L. Manager of the Year (Texas Rangers)
  • 1976-10-24 1st Jewish film & TV festival
  • 1979-10-24 Billy Martin punches a marshmallow salesman
  • 1984-10-24 Intelsat 5 re-enters Earth's atmosphere 5 months after failed
  • 1987-10-24 Bork's supreme court nomination rejected by senate
  • 1987-10-24 NBC technicians accept pact end 118 day strike

  • 10-24-1978 in
    Roman Numerals:

    X • XXIV • MCMLXXVIII


    What is 1978-10-24 converted to roman numerals? Above is the date 10-24-1978 converted into roman numerals.
    The above date is written in the traditional western/American style of writing dates. Formatted in the order of
    Month-Day-Year. If you prefer the European way of writing dates (Which is day-month-year) the roman numerals would be written XXIV • X • MCMLXXVIII.


    Next Birthday Countdown:

    Countdown timer for Oct 24, 2025:


    The above timer is a countdown clock for your next birthday! (Assuming you were born on 1978-10-24) This timer is automatically updated, and is accurate all the way up to the nearest second. Watch as your next birthday ticks closer and closer right before your eyes. If you were born on 24-10-1978, your next birthday is only 334 days away.


    Your birthday is on October twenty-fourth, 1978. Being born in late-October says a lot about you. Your zodiac sign is scorpio, your birth-stone is the Opal, and your birth flower is the Marigold (both of which make great gifts for someone with this birthday). You are 46 years old, and were born in the middle of Generation X . Which generation you are born into makes a huge impact on your life, click here to see our interactive table and learn more. You have been alive for 16833 days, or 403992 hours, or 24239520 minutes! Your next birthday which is in 2025, is on a Friday.

  • Birthstone: Opal (great gift idea, see Opal article)
  • Birthflower: Marigold
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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