24 July 1996: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Wednesday, July 24, 1996 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 216,377,280 breaths and experienced over 1,236,441,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 262,743,840 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 29 years, 4 months, and 19 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐀 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: 3,578 days of your life or 9.8 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Independence Day

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton (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

1991

Emily Bett Rickards, Canadian actress (Arrow)

1933

John Aniston, American actor (Search for Tomorrow, Day of Our Lives)

1982

Anna Paquin, Canadian-born New Zealand Oscar-winning actress (The Piano, True Blood)

1930

Jacqueline Brookes, American actress (Jack & Mike, Another World)

1926

Colin Low, Canadian documentary and animation filmmaker (City of Gold)

1947

Geoffrey McQueen, TV Writer

1902

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

1914

Frank Silvera, Jamaican-American actor (High Chaparral, Killer's Kiss, Fear and Desire)

📜 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.

National Thermal Engineer Day

National Thermal Engineer Day, celebrated on July 24th, is a special day to appreciate the experts who manage heat energy and highlight the significance of thermal energy in our lives.

National Cousins Day

National Cousins Day, celebrated every July 24th, is a day to appreciate and show love to our cousins, who can be our first friends, allies in family gatherings, and cherished relatives.

🏆 Sports in 1996

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated Florida Panthers (4 - 0) to win the 1996 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXX on January 28, 1996 in Tempe, AZ.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves (4 - 2) to win the 1996 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1996 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang (6-1, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)) to win the men's singles title. Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 24, 1996 can be written as VII-XXIV-MCMXCVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 24, 1996
→ Day Index: 206th day of 1996
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 4th Wednesday of 1996
→ Next same calendar year: 2052
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 30 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 15,456,903 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 3,578 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 117 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 9.8 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 364 🌓
→ 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 1996: 5,831,565,020 Source: un.org

The 1996 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2052. So, mark your calendars!

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