1 July 1981: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, July 1, 1981 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 326,733,120 breaths and experienced over 1,867,046,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 396,747,360 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 44 years, 4 months, and 13 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐓 Born in → The Year of the Rooster

😴 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: 5,402 days of your life or 14.8 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Raiders of the Lost Ark

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♋ July 1 zodiac sign is Cancer ?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 Moon ☽

🪨 Your birthstone is Ruby ?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 July is Larkspur ?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 → Monday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Woodpecker

⭐ Celebrities born on July 1st

1923

Constance Ford, American model and actress (Burden Hunt, Another World)

1926

Delmar Watson, American child actor (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Heidi, Annie Oakley)

1972

Corey Hirsch, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Olympic silver 1994; Vancouver Canucks) and broadcaster (Sportsnet, Vancouver Canucks radio)

1899

Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr., American fictional film character (Indiana Jones films)

1942

Geneviève Bujold, Canadian actress (King of Hearts; film Anne of the Thousand Days; Choose Me; Coma)

1935

Dave Prowse, English actor (Darth Vader)

1887

Charles D. Brown, American actor (Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor)

1989

Hannah Murray, English actress (Game of Thrones)

📜 Historical events on this date

1689

Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu, Japan.

1858

The joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society.

1863

Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's northward advance halted.

1867

The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as the first Prime Minister.

1916

First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men (WWI).

1921

The Communist Party of China is founded and Chen Duxiu elected its leader.

1941

Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial.

1997

United Kingdom returns Hong Kong and the New Territories to the People's Republic of China.

🎄 Holidays on July 1

National Postal Workers Day

National Postal Workers Day, celebrated on July 1st, is a day to appreciate and thank the postal workers who work hard to make sure our mail and packages are delivered to us safely and on time.

Early Bird Day

Early Bird Day, on July 1st, is when people wake up super early to score the best deals and special offers at stores and restaurants, because the early bird catches the worm!

Hop A Park Day

Hop A Park Day is a fun holiday on the first Saturday of July where you ditch your gadgets to explore local parks, hang out with neighbors, and enjoy the outdoors.

🏆 Sports in 1981

🏒 NHL

New York Islanders defeated Minnesota North Stars (4 - 1) to win the 1981 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XV on January 25, 1981 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees (4 - 2) to win the 1981 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1981 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova (1-6, 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-1)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 1, 1981 can be written as VII-I-MCMLXXXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 1, 1981
→ Day Index: 182nd day of 1981
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 1st Wednesday of 1981
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 45 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 23,339,433 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,402 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 177 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.8 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 549 🌘
→ Life path number: 9
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1981: 4,537,845,777 Source: un.org

The 1981 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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