24 July 2009: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Friday, July 24, 2009 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 120,677,760 breaths and experienced over 689,587,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 146,537,280 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 16 years, 4 months, and 20 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing 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: 1,995 days of your life or 5.47 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Avatar

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas (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.

♌ 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 6 ?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)

1968

John P. Navin Jr, American actor (Joey Elliot-Jennifer Slept Here)

1929

Peter Yates, English film director (Breaking Away, Bullitt)

1965

Doug Liman, American film director (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow)

1991

Emily Bett Rickards, Canadian actress (Arrow)

1970

Stephanie Adams, American Playboy playmate (Nov, 1992) who killed herself and her child

1987

Mara Wilson, American actress (Mrs Doubtfire)

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

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 Tell An Old Joke Day

National Tell An Old Joke Day, celebrated on July 24th, is a fun holiday where everyone shares classic, well-known jokes to keep the laughter and tradition of old humor alive.

🏆 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.

July 24, 2009 can be written as VII-XXIV-MMIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 24, 2009
→ Day Index: 205th day of 2009
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 4th Friday of 2009
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 17 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 8,619,979 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,995 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 65 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 5.47 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 203 🌒
→ Life path number: 6
→ Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Salmon
→ Power Color: Orange
→ 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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