21 April 1973: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Saturday, April 21, 1973 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: 51 years, and 5 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 375,641,280 breaths and experienced over 2,146,521,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 456,135,840 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Saturday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐂 Born in → The Year of the Ox

😴 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: 6,211 days of your life or 17.02 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Sting

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando and Dawn (source: Billboard Hot 100).

♉ April 21 zodiac sign is Taurus ?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 9 ?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 Venus ♀

🪨 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 → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Beaver

⭐ Celebrities born on April 21st

1945

Diana Darvey [Rollof], British actress, singer and dancer (The Benny Hill Show)

1923

John Mortimer, English barrister, screenwriter and author (A Voyage Round My Father)

1920

Christopher Dark [Alfred Francis DeLeo], American character actor, (World Without End; The Time Tunnel)

1949

Patti LuPone, American stage and screen Tony Award-winning actress and Grammy Award-winning singer (Evita; Life Goes On)

1954

James Morrison [Paige], American actor (24, Twin Peaks)

1921

Jack Fletcher, American actor (Calucci's Department, Once Upon a Mattress)

1935

Charles Grodin, American stage and screen actor (Heartbreak Kid; Midnight Run; Ishtar: Beethoven series), writer, and talk show host

1957

Edward Leslie, American professional wrestler

📜 Historical events on this date

1526

Battle at Panipat: Central Asian conqueror Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, establishing the Mughal Empire in India.

1792

Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes, is hanged, drawn and quartered in Rio de Janeiro.

1863

Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'i Faith, enters garden of Rivden near Baghdad. He makes his declaration as a Messenger of God during the 12 days spent there.

1918

World War I: German fighter ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen " The Red Baron ", shot down and killed over Vaux sur Somme in France, Canadian pilot Arthur Roy Brown credited with the kill.

1989

Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing's Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom.

🎄 Holidays on April 21

Advisor Appreciation Day

Advisor Appreciation Day, celebrated on April 21, is a special day to thank the advisors and counselors in schools and colleges for guiding students through their education and career choices.

National Surprise Drug Test Day

National Surprise Drug Test Day, falling on April 21st, is a tongue-in-cheek holiday that follows National Weed Day, sparking debates over the fairness of unexpected drug tests the day after many celebrate by using marijuana.

National Chickpea Day

National Chickpea Day, celebrated every April 21 in the U.S., honors the versatile chickpea, a key ingredient in dishes like hummus and falafel, showcasing its importance in various cuisines around the world.

World Curlew Day

World Curlew Day, celebrated every April 21, is a day to raise awareness about the conservation of curlews, a type of bird with long, curved beaks, highlighting the human impact on their survival.

National And Global Youth Service Days

National and Global Youth Service Days, observed from April 21 to 23, celebrate millions of young people worldwide volunteering in their communities, making it the largest annual youth volunteering event.

🏆 Sports in 1973

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Chicago Blackhawks (4 - 2) to win the 1973 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins (14 - 7) to win Super Bowl VII on January 14, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.

⚾ MLB

Oakland Athletics beat New York Mets (4 - 3) to win the 1973 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1973 US Open Championships, John Newcombe defeated Jan Kodeš (6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Margaret Court beat Evonne Goolagong Cawley (7-6, 5-7, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

April 21, 1973 can be written as IV-XXI-MCMLXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for April 21, 1973

→ Day Index: 111th day of 1973
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 3rd Saturday of 1973
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 52 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 26,831,644 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 6,211 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 204 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 17.02 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 632 🌖
→ Life path number: 9
→ Zodiac sign: Taurus ♉
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Sweet Pea/Daisy
→ Birthstone: Diamond
→ Spirit Animal: Beaver
→ Power Color: Green
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1973: 3,927,538,695 Source: un.org

The 1973 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2029. So, mark your calendars!

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