16 April 2012: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Monday, April 16, 2012 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more below ⬇️

⏳ You have been alive for: 12 years, and 9 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 88,542,720 breaths and experienced over 505,958,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 107,516,160 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Monday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐉 Born in → The Year of the Dragon

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 1,464 days of your life or 4.01 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Marvel's The Avengers

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "We Are Young" by Fun featuring Janelle Monae (source: Billboard Hot 100).

The number 1 DJ in the world was Armin van Buuren followed by Tiësto and Avicii according to DJ Mag.

♈ April 16 zodiac sign is Aries ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 7 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Mars ♂

🪨 Your birthstone is Diamond ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for April is Sweet Pea/Daisy ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Tuesday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Hawk

⭐ Celebrities born on April 16th

1975

Nick Pickard, British actor

1914

John Hodiak, American actor (Battleground, A Bell for Adamo, Lifeboat)

1911

Christine McIntyre, American actress and singer (The Three Stooges, The Rangers' Round-Up)

1939

Boris Dvornik, Croatian actor

1912

Catherine Scorsese [Cappa], Italian-American actress (The King of Comedy, Goodfellas, Cape Fear)

1953

Jay O. Sanders, American actor (Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski)

1954

Ellen Barkin, American actress (Big Easy, Sea of Love)

1867

Spottiswoode Aitken, Scottish actor (The Birth of a Nation, The Avenging Conscience)

At the age of 72, Carlos Slim & family was the richest person in the world in 2012 with $69 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $61 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1705

Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge.

1746

Jacobite Rising 1745: Battle of Culloden, the last battle on British soil: Royalist troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeat the Jacobite army.

1900

US Post Office issues 1st books of postage stamps.

1917

Vladimir Lenin issues his radical "April Theses" calling for Soviets to take power during the Russian Revolution [OS Apr 4].

1948

Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris.

2003

Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting 10 new member states to the European Union.

🎄 Holidays on April 16

National Orchid Day

National Orchid Day, celebrated on April 16th, is a day to appreciate the beauty and diversity of orchids, one of the largest families of flowering plants, and to remember and honor the memories of loved ones who have passed away.

National Librarian Day

National Librarian Day, celebrated on April 16, is a day to thank librarians for not just organizing books, but for being awesome guides in our journey to discover and learn through the countless free resources and help they provide at libraries.

National Bean Counter Day

National Bean Counter Day is a special day on April 16th to thank and celebrate accountants and financial experts for keeping our money matters organized and in good shape.

Days of Remembrance

The Days of Remembrance is a week set aside every year to remember and honor the six million Jews and others who were killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust.

Teach Your Daughter to Volunteer Day

Teach Your Daughter to Volunteer Day, observed every April 16th, encourages families to show their daughters the importance of volunteering, teaching them about giving back to the community and helping others from a young age.

🏆 Sports in 2012

🏒 NHL

Los Angeles Kings defeated New Jersey Devils (4 - 2) to win the 2012 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New York Giants beat New England Patriots (21 - 17) to win Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, IN.

⚾ MLB

San Francisco Giants beat Detroit Tigers (4 - 0) to win the 2012 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2012 US Open Championships, Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic (7-6(12-10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka (6-2, 2-6, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

April 16, 2012 can be written as IV-XVI-MMXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for April 16, 2012

→ Day Index: 107th day of 2012
→ Day of week: Monday
→ Week Index: 3rd Monday of 2012
→ Next same calendar year: 2040
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 13 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 6,325,629 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,464 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 48 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 4.01 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 149 🌘
→ Life path number: 7
→ Zodiac sign: Aries ♈
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Mars
→ Birth flower: Sweet Pea/Daisy
→ Birthstone: Diamond
→ Spirit Animal: Hawk
→ Power Color: Red
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2012: 7,128,176,935 Source: un.org

The 2012 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2040. So, mark your calendars!

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