24 July 1987: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Friday, July 24, 1987 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 282,683,520 breaths and experienced over 1,615,334,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 343,258,560 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 38 years, 4 months, and 20 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐇 Born in → The Year of the Rabbit

😴 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: 4,674 days of your life or 12.81 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Three Men and a Baby

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Alone" by Heart (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♌ July 24 zodiac sign is Leo ?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 Sun ☉

🪨 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 → Sunday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Salmon

⭐ Celebrities born on July 24th

1936

(Charles) Mark Goddard, American actor (Lost in Space - "Don West"; The Detectives; Roller Boogie), and teacher

1902

Nora Swinburne [Leonora Mary Johnson], British actress (Quo Vardis, Dinner at Ritz, River)

1998

Bindi Irwin, Australian TV personality, conservationist; daughter of Steve Irwin

1950

Sam Behrens, American actor (Jake Meyer-General Hospital, Sunset Beach, LA Law)

1949

Michael Richards, American comedian (Fridays, Kramer-Seinfeld)

1807

Ira Aldridge, famed 19th century African American Shakespearian actor (Othello)

1952

Gus Van Sant, American film director (Good Will Hunting)

1921

Billy Taylor, American jazz pianist (Birdland), orchestra leader (David Frost Show), and broadcaster (NPR)

📜 Historical events on this date

1534

Jacques Cartier lands in Canada, claims it for France.

1567

Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate; her 1-year-old son becomes King James VI of Scots.

1832

Benjamin Bonneville leads the first wagon train across the Rocky Mountains by Wyoming's South Pass.

1911

American explorer Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas.

1943

Operation Gomorrah: RAF begins bombing Hamburg (till 3rd August), creating a firestorm and killing 42,600 people.

🎄 Holidays on July 24

National Day of Motoring

The National Day of Motoring, celebrated on July 24, is a special day created by MINI U.S.A. to inspire everyone, especially those who love road trips and adventures, to take a break from their routine, hop in their cars (Mini or otherwise), and explore the world around them, reigniting the American tradition of road-tripping.

Pioneer Day

Pioneer Day is a holiday celebrated on July 24th every year in Utah to remember the arrival of the first Mormon pioneers in Utah in 1847, who traveled there to escape religious persecution and is marked today with parades, fireworks, and festivities.

National Tequila Day

National Tequila Day, celebrated on July 24th, is a day dedicated to enjoying and learning about tequila, a popular spirit made from blue agave, with a focus on drinking responsibly and appreciating its rich history.

🏆 Sports in 1987

🏒 NHL

Edmonton Oilers defeated Philadelphia Flyers (4 - 3) to win the 1987 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New York Giants beat Denver Broncos (39 - 20) to win Super Bowl XXI on January 25, 1987 in Pasadena, CA.

⚾ MLB

Minnesota Twins beat St. Louis Cardinals (4 - 3) to win the 1987 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1987 US Open Championships, Ivan Lendl defeated Mats Wilander (6-7(7-9), 6-0, 7-6(7-4), 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Martina Navratilova beat Steffi Graf (7-6(7-4), 6-1) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 24, 1987 can be written as VII-XXIV-MCMLXXXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 24, 1987
→ Day Index: 205th day of 1987
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 4th Friday of 1987
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 39 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 20,192,867 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,674 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 153 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 12.81 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 475 🌘
→ Life path number: 11
→ Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Salmon
→ Power Color: Orange
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1987: 5,055,636,132 Source: un.org

The 1987 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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