Learn interesting facts about Tuesday, April 9, 2002 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: 22 years, and 17 days
Your next birthday is in:
You’ve taken nearly 162,348,480 breaths and experienced over 927,705,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 197,137,440 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?
📅 You were born on a Tuesday
🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day
⌛ Born into → Generation Z
🐎 Born in → The Year of the Horse
😴 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: 2,684 days of your life or 7.35 years.
🍿 #1 movie was: Spider-Man
🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Ain't It Funny" by Jennifer Lopez (source: Billboard Hot 100).
The number 1 DJ in the world was Tiësto followed by Sasha and John Digweed according to DJ Mag.
♈ April 9 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 8 ?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 9th
1965
Jeff Zucker, American television executive (CEO of NBC Universal)
1984
Linda Chung, Chinese-Canadian actress and singer
1971
Austin Peck, American actor (Austin Reed-Days of Our Lives)
1942
(Andre) Brandon De Wilde, American stage and screen actor (The Member of the Wedding; Shane; Jamie; Hud)
1985
Yamashita Tomohisa, Japanese singer and actor
1935
Avery Schreiber, American comedian (Burns and Schreiber), and character actor (My Mother the Car; Doritos commercials)
1941
Chu Song-woong, South Korean stage actor
1932
Cheetah [Cheeta, Cheta, Chita], chimpanzee actor (1930s Tarzan franchise), is born
At the age of 46, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2002 with $52.8 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $35 billion, according to Forbes.
📜 Historical events on this date
1483
Edward V (aged 12) succeeds his father Edward IV as king of England. He is never crowned, and disappears presumed murdered, after incarceration in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the "Princes in the Tower").
1731
British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear cut off by Spanish Guarde Costa in the Caribbean, later catalyst for war between Britain & Spain.
1768
John Hancock refuses to allow two British customs agents to go below deck of his ship, considered by some to be the first act of physical resistance to British authority in the colonies.
1865
Confederate General Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops surrender at Appomattox Court House to US Lieutenant General Ulysses S Grant (US Civil War).
1869
Hudson Bay Company cedes its territory to Canada.
1992
John Major elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after his Conservative Party wins the most votes in British electoral history.
2003
Baghdad falls to U.S. forces ending the invasion of Iraqi but resulting in widespread looting.
🎄 Holidays on April 9
National Chinese Almond Cookie Day
National Chinese Almond Cookie Day, celebrated on April 9, is a day to enjoy crunchy, almond-flavored cookies that are believed to bring good luck, often made with special designs and traditionally associated with Chinese New Year.
Orthodox Palm Sunday
Orthodox Palm Sunday is a special day that celebrates when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem and people welcomed him by laying palm branches on the ground, marking the start of the week leading up to Easter.
National Name Yourself Day
National Name Yourself Day, celebrated on April 9, encourages people to choose a new name for a day, exploring the idea that our names can influence our personality and how others perceive us, inspired by the "Dorian Gray effect" from Oscar Wilde's novel where a character's appearance changes based on his actions and morality.
National Mature Women's Day
National Mature Women's Day, celebrated on April 9th, is a special day to honor and celebrate the older, wise, and confident women in our lives, encouraging them to embrace self-love and a positive view on aging.
Appomattox Day
Appomattox Day, observed every April 9th in the United States, marks the end of the Civil War in 1865 when General Lee surrendered to General Grant, effectively ending the conflict.
🏆 Sports in 2002
🏒 NHL
Detroit Red Wings defeated Carolina Hurricanes (4 - 1) to win the 2002 Stanley Cup.
🏈 NFL
New England Patriots beat St. Louis Rams (20 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXXVI on February 3, 2002 in New Orleans, LA.
⚾ MLB
Anaheim Angels beat San Francisco Giants (4 - 3) to win the 2002 World Series.
🎾 Tennis
In the 2002 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi (6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Venus Williams (6-4, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.
April 9, 2002 can be written as IV-IX-MMII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.
🔦 Facts Summary for April 9, 2002
→ Day Index: 99th day of 2002
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 2nd Tuesday of 2002
→ Next same calendar year: 2030
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 23 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 11,596,333 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,684 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 88 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 7.35 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 273 🌘
→ Life path number: 8
→ 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 2002: 6,302,149,639 Source: un.org
The 2002 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2030. So, mark your calendars!
If you found anything helpful on this page, please share it with friends. They can easily find their birthdays too. Also, bookmark this page and return often, as we will continue adding and updating fun facts about this date.
