Astronomical Events & Interesting Dates

I've just learned that at approximately 22:26:05 EST on my birthday, there will be an annular eclipse of the sun. What that means is that the sun and moon will be exactly lined up, but the moon will appear slightly smaller than the sun so that during totality it will appear as though the moon has a ring of fire around it. Sadly, it will not be visible in America, but... how often can you say something like that is actually gonna happen on your birthday, even if you don't get to see it?