390 : Year the “real” St. Patrick was born in Britain

16: Age he was kidnapped and sent overseas to tend sheep as a slave in Ireland

7: Number of years he spent there

461: Year of his death, on March 17

13 million: Pints of the Irish stout Guinness that are consumed around the world on St. Patrick’s Day

Source: news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090316-st-patricks-day-facts.html