February 3rd is the only day where no one in history has ever been born. Despite much scientific study, there is no explanation for this phenomena. Historically it has been referred to as "the empty day" or "nobody's birthday".
Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Amal Clooney, Blythe Danner, Daddy Yankee, Isla Fisher, Maura Tierney, Morgan Fairchild, Nathan Lane and more.
About 385,000 babies are born each day according to the UN. That adds up to more than 140 million a year. The 140 million extra babies per year join a world population projected to reach 10 billion people by 2056.
Additionally, the golden birthday is considered especially lucky and special since it only occurs once in a lifetime. If you're over the age of 31 and are feeling sad you may have missed your golden birthday, have no fear! Turning the age of your birth year is considered a platinum birthday.
According to real birth data compiled from 20 years of American births, mid-September is the most birthday-packed time of the year, with September 9th being the most popular day to be born in America, followed closely by September 19th.
July through October tends to be the most popular birth months in the United States. August is the overall most popular month for birthdays, which makes sense, considering a late August birthday means December conception.
Your golden birthday is when the date of your birth coincides with your age. For example, if you were born on October 8, your golden birthday took place when you turned 8. If you were born on December 21, your golden birthday took place when you turned 21.
The UN estimates that around 385,000 babies are born each day around the world (140 million a year). This number will remain relatively stable in the 50 years from 2020 to 2070. From 2070 to 2100, the number will decline to around 356,000 (130 million a year).
Those that are born in July are either a Cancer or Leo. Cancer birthdays fall between June 21 – July 22, while Leo birthdays fall between July 23 – August 22. Cancer babies are often known for being caring, protective and empathetic.
They found that the highest percentages of births occurred during morning and midday hours, with peaks at 8 am and noon. Less than 3 percent of babies were born each hour between midnight and 7 a.m. However, this number rose on Saturday and Sunday, when births were more likely to occur overnight.
Today, some Chinese people may celebrate to two birthdays. This is because China uses two calendric systems – i.e. the common calendar used in much of the world (the Gregorian calendar) and the traditional Chinese calendar (the Lunar calendar, which records time according to astronomical phenomenon).
Diamond birthdays are birthdays where the last digits of someone's birth year match their age. If you were born in 1993, your diamond birthday is your 93rd. Platinum birthdays are when people turn the age of their birth date if it were flipped. If you were born on May 12, your platinum birthday is your 21st.
A platinum birthday is celebrated when you turn the age that matches the last two numbers of your birth year. Born in 1982? You'll celebrate yours when you turn 82.
Over the course of history, silver has come to be known as the classic gift for a 25th celebration. Silver birthdays are when either a man or woman turns 25 years old. Silver can be used to decorate or theme the birthday celebrations of a 25-year-old.
Approximately 134.28 million births will occur across the globe in 2023, according to the UN's medium variant of the population projections, as displayed by Our World in Data.
One study estimated a woman can have around 15 pregnancies in a lifetime. And depending on how many babies she births for each pregnancy, she'd probably have around 15-30 children. But the "most prolific mother ever," according to Guinness World Records, was Mrs. Feodor Vassilyev in 19th century Russia.
Population change rates in 2023
982 live births average per day (40.90 in an hour) 488 deaths average per day (20.32 in an hour)
The Day Nobody Was Born December 6, 2006 By Fritz Holznagel December 6th is a special day at Who2: it's the only day of the year on which nobody in our database was born.
Your April baby's birthday is pretty rare.
Your little one is unlikely to need to share the limelight on their birthday because April birthdays are not super common. Only two April birthdates made their way into the top 200 most popular birthdays (April 4th at 144th and April 11th at 189th), while 11 landed below 300.