26 July 2012: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Thursday, July 26, 2012 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more below ⬇️

⏳ You have been alive for: 11 years, 8 months, and 29 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 86,486,400 breaths and experienced over 494,208,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 105,019,200 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐉 Born in → The Year of the Dragon

😴 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: 1,430 days of your life or 3.92 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Marvel's The Avengers

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen (source: Billboard Hot 100).

The number 1 DJ in the world was Armin van Buuren followed by Tiësto and Avicii according to DJ Mag.

♌ July 26 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 2 ?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 26th

1964

Danny Woodburn, American actor and comedian

1922

Jason Robards, American actor (A Thousand Clowns, Any Wednesday)

1955

Nicholas Walker, actor (Capitol, Jimmy-General Hospital)

1971

Dan Harris, American journalist and TV anchor (Nightline; Good Morning America)

1981

Abe Forsythe, Australian actor and director (Down Under)

1980

Lee Dong-gun, South Korean actor

1952

Jan Randall, American-Canadian film, stage and broadcast composer (The Irrelevant Show; Poetry In Motion)

1957

Hart Hanson, American television writer and producer

At the age of 72, Carlos Slim & family was the richest person in the world in 2012 with $69 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $61 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

657

Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates River.

1519

Francisco Pizarro receives royal charter for the west coast of South America.

1803

The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London.

1908

United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).

1945

Declaration of Potsdam: US, Britain and China demand the Japanese surrender during WWII.

1953

Fidel Castro leads a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, intended to spark a revolution in Cuba.

🎄 Holidays on July 26

National All or Nothing Day

National All or Nothing Day, celebrated on July 26th, encourages you to go big or go home, pushing you to take risks and fully commit to your dreams, whether it's acing a test, trying a new sport, or making a new friend, for one whole day.

National Aunt and Uncle Day

National Aunt and Uncle Day, celebrated every July 26, is a special day to honor and spend time with your aunts and uncles, recognizing their unique role in your life, often as second parents or close friends who have fun stories from your childhood.

Tisha B'Av

Tisha B'Av is a solemn Jewish holiday that remembers the destruction of two important temples and other tragedies, making it a day of mourning and fasting.

National Coffee Milkshake Day

National Coffee Milkshake Day, on July 26, is a cool holiday where you get to enjoy a delicious blend of ice cream and coffee in a milkshake, perfect for a hot summer day and a fun, tasty way to get a little caffeine kick.

National Bagelfest Day

National Bagelfest Day, celebrated on July 26th, is a fun holiday dedicated to enjoying and learning cool facts about bagels, the unique bread boiled before it's baked, with lots of eating and maybe some coffee on the side.

🏆 Sports in 2012

🏒 NHL

Los Angeles Kings defeated New Jersey Devils (4 - 2) to win the 2012 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New York Giants beat New England Patriots (21 - 17) to win Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, IN.

⚾ MLB

San Francisco Giants beat Detroit Tigers (4 - 0) to win the 2012 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2012 US Open Championships, Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic (7-6(12-10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka (6-2, 2-6, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 26, 2012 can be written as VII-XXVI-MMXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 26, 2012

→ Day Index: 208th day of 2012
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 4th Thursday of 2012
→ Next same calendar year: 2040
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 12 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 6,178,947 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,430 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 47 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 3.92 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 145 🌓
→ Life path number: 2
→ Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Salmon
→ Power Color: Orange
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2012: 7,128,176,935 Source: un.org

The 2012 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2040. So, mark your calendars!

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