April 26, 1996 | BirthdayAnswers

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You’ve taken nearly 206,398,080 breaths and experienced over 1,179,417,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 250,626,240 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 28 years, and 11 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat

😴 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: 3,413 days of your life or 9.35 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Independence Day

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♉ April 26 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 1 ?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 26th

1961

Joan Chen [Chen Chong], Chinese-American actress (Heaven & Earth, The Last Emperor)

1917

Earl Colbert, American character actor

1930

Derek Waring [Barton-Chapple], British actor (Z-Cars, Barnacle Bill, Arthur-Heart of the Country)

1958

Giancarlo Esposito, American actor (Bob Roberts, School Daze, King of NY)

1982

Jon Lee, English actor and singer (S Club 7)

1956

Koo Stark [Kathleen Dee-Anne], American photographer and actress (Emily)

1965

Kevin James, American actor and comedian (The King of Queens)

1979

Sean Fox, American actor (3 Ninjas Kick Back, Calendar Girl)

📜 Historical events on this date

1478

Pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo de'Medici and kill Giuliano de'Medici in Florence.

1920

Harlow Shapley and Heber D. Curtis hold "great debate" on the nature of nebulae, galaxies and size of the universe at US National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

1945

Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, leader of France's Vichy collaborationist regime during WW II, arrested for treason.

1956

First modern container ship, the Ideal X, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas.

1986

World's worst nuclear disaster: 4th reactor at Chernobyl nuclear power station in USSR explodes, 31 die, radioactive contamination reaches much of Western Europe.

2005

Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country.

🎄 Holidays on April 26

National Help A Horse Day

National Help A Horse Day, celebrated on April 26th, is a special day dedicated to encouraging everyone to come together and take actions to protect horses from harm and ensure they are well cared for.

National Static Cling Day

National Static Cling Day, celebrated on April 26, is a fun holiday that acknowledges the sticky situation of clothes and other items clinging together because of static electricity.

Remember Your First Kiss Day

Remember Your First Kiss Day, celebrated on April 26, is about recalling the details of your first kiss, the feelings it stirred, and possibly reconnecting with that special someone from the past, whether it was a magical or awkward moment.

🏆 Sports in 1996

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated Florida Panthers (4 - 0) to win the 1996 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXX on January 28, 1996 in Tempe, AZ.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves (4 - 2) to win the 1996 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1996 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang (6-1, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)) to win the men's singles title. Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

April 26, 1996 can be written as IV-XXVI-MCMXCVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for April 26, 1996
→ Day Index: 117th day of 1996
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 4th Friday of 1996
→ Next same calendar year: 2024
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 29 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 14,743,134 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 3,413 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 112 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 9.35 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 347 🌓
→ Life path number: 1
→ 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 1996: 5,831,565,020 Source: un.org

The 1996 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2024. So, mark your calendars!

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