12 February 2009: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Thursday, February 12, 2009 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: 15 years, 2 months, and 14 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 111,928,320 breaths and experienced over 639,590,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 135,912,960 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐂 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: 1,851 days of your life or 5.07 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Avatar

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "My Life Would Suck Without You" by Kelly Clarkson (source: Billboard Hot 100).

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

♒ February 12 zodiac sign is Aquarius ?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 Uranus ♅

🪨 Your birthstone is Amethyst ?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 February is Violet ?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 → Wednesday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Otter

⭐ Celebrities born on February 12th

1936

Joe Don Baker, American actor (Eischied, Walking Tall, Fletch)

1950

Michael Ironside, Canadian actor (Starship Troopers)

1964

Raphael Sbarge, American actor (Risky Business, My Science Project, Werewolf)

1985

Saskia Burmeister Croft, Australian actress

1978

Gethin Jones, British (Welsh) television presenter

1945

Cliff De Young, actor (F/X, Hunger, Shock Treatment)

1979

Jesse Spencer, Australian actor

1953

Joanna Kerns [de Varona], actress (Maggie-Growing Pains)

At the age of 53, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2009 with $40 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $37 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1700

The Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe between Denmark–Norway, Saxony and Russia and the Swedish Empire.

1912

Last Ch'ing (Manchu) Emperor of China, Hsuan T'ung, abdicates.

1947

French fashion designer Christian Dior presents his first influential collection, named the "New Look".

1999

US President Bill Clinton acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial.

2001

NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touchdown in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.

2013

North Korea allegedly conducts its third nuclear test, saying it was a nuclear device that could be weaponized.

🎄 Holidays on February 12

National Lost Penny Day

National Lost Penny Day, celebrated on February 12, is a fun holiday encouraging you to search for pennies that have slipped out of your pockets or bags, turning the simple act of finding lost change into a lucky adventure.

NAACP Day

NAACP Day, celebrated on February 12th, honors the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909, a key organization fighting for the rights and equality of black Americans and working to eliminate racial discrimination.

Great American Pizza Bake

The Great American Pizza Bake is a fun week in February where people are encouraged to get creative and make their own pizzas at home, experimenting with different toppings and styles.

National Plum Pudding Day

National Plum Pudding Day, celebrated on February 12th, is a fun holiday honoring a traditional holiday dessert made with raisins, nuts, and spices, even though it confusingly doesn't contain any actual plums.

National Freedom to Marry Day

National Freedom to Marry Day, celebrated on February 12th, is a day dedicated to supporting and advocating for the right of LGBTQ people to marry whomever they love, marking the ongoing fight for equal marriage rights since 1999.

🏆 Sports in 2009

🏒 NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Detroit Redwings (4 - 3) to win the 2009 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Pittsburgh Steelers beat Arizona Cardinals (27 - 23) to win Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009 in Tampa Bay, FL.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankeess beat Philadelphia Phillies (4 - 2) to win the 2009 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2009 US Open Championships, Juan Martin del Potro defeated Roger Federer (3-6, 7-6(7-5), 4-6, 7-6(7-4), 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Kim Clijsters beat Caroline Wozniacki (7-5, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

February 12, 2009 can be written as II-XII-MMIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for February 12, 2009

→ Day Index: 43rd day of 2009
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 2nd Thursday of 2009
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 16 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 7,995,243 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,851 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 61 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 5.07 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 188 🌖
→ Life path number: 7
→ Zodiac sign: Aquarius ♒
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Uranus
→ Birth flower: Violet
→ Birthstone: Amethyst
→ Spirit Animal: Otter
→ Power Color: Blue
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2009: 6,873,741,054 Source: un.org

The 2009 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2026. So, mark your calendars!

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