July 21, 1972 | BirthdayAnswers

Learn cool facts about Friday, July 21, 1972 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 381,326,400 breaths and experienced over 2,179,008,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 463,039,200 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 51 years, 9 months, and 14 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐀 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: 6,305 days of your life or 17.27 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Godfather

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♋ July 21 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 11 ?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 21st

1942

Patricia Elliott, American actress (Renee-Empire, One Life to Live)

1970

Shawn Stasiak, American professional wrestler (WWF)

1957

Jon Lovitz, American actor (SNL: League of Their Own: The Critic)

1945

Leigh Lawson, English actress (Fire & Sword, Charlie Boy)

1974

Terry Coldwell, British pop singer (East 17 - "Stay Another Day"), and actor

1964

Susan Swift, American actress (Chisholms)

1978

Josh Hartnett, American actor (Black Hawk Down) and movie producer (August)

1948

Art Hindle, Canadian actor (Jeff-Dallas, Berrengers)

📜 Historical events on this date

365

Crete Earthquake followed by tsunami around the Eastern Mediterranean allegedly destroys Alexandria.

1861

First Battle of Bull Run [Battle of First Manassas], 1st major battle of the US Civil War is fought near Manassas, Virginia, Confederate victory.

1904

After 13 years, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed.

1925

John T. Scopes found guilty of teaching evolution in the “Scopes monkey trial”, Dayton, Tennessee, fined $100 & costs.

1969

Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT).

1970

Aswan High Dam opens in Egypt, enables human control of the flooding of the Nile.

2015

On This Day changes its domain name and brand from HistoryOrb.com to OnThisDay.com.

🎄 Holidays on July 21

Take a Monkey to Lunch Day

"Take a Monkey to Lunch Day," celebrated on July 21, is all about appreciating monkeys and their primate cousins, aiming to raise awareness about their diverse species and the challenges they face, ultimately supporting a better environment for them.

National Junk Food Day

National Junk Food Day, celebrated every July 21st, is a day dedicated to indulging in your favorite snacks and treats without guilt, embracing the deliciously unhealthy foods that became popular in the 1950s.

Invite an Alien to Live with You Day

"Invite an Alien to Live with You Day" celebrates the quirky sitcom "Mork & Mindy," encouraging people to embrace the unusual and open their homes and hearts, just like when Mindy allowed the alien Mork to live with her.

🏆 Sports in 1972

🏒 NHL

Boston Bruins defeated New York Rangers (4 - 2) to win the 1972 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Dallas Cowboys beat Miami Dolphins (24 - 3) to win Super Bowl VI on January 16, 1972 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

Oakland Athletics beat Cincinnati Reds (4 - 3) to win the 1972 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1972 US Open Championships, Ilie Nastase defeated Arthur Ashe (3-6, 6-3, 6-7(1-5), 6-4, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Billie Jean King beat Kerry Melville Reid (6-3, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 21, 1972 can be written as VII-XXI-MCMLXXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 21, 1972
→ Day Index: 203rd day of 1972
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 3rd Friday of 1972
→ Next same calendar year: 2028
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 52 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 27,238,597 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 6,305 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 207 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 17.27 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 641 🌔
→ Life path number: 11
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1972: 3,851,545,181 Source: un.org

The 1972 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2028. So, mark your calendars!

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