12 May 1978: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Friday, May 12, 1978 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 346,852,800 breaths and experienced over 1,982,016,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 421,178,400 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 47 years, 1 month, and 7 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐎 Born in → The Year of the Horse

😴 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: 5,735 days of your life or 15.71 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Grease

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♉ May 12 zodiac sign is Taurus ?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 Venus ♀

🪨 Your birthstone is Emerald ?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 May is Lily of the valley ?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 → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Beaver

⭐ Celebrities born on May 12th

1981

Kentaro Sato, Japanese television, video game, classical, and choral composer (Requiem Pacis - Requiem of Peace), and conductor

1970

Samantha Mathis, American actress (American Psycho, Billions)

1947

Micheline Lanctôt, American film actor, director and screenwriter

1943

Linda Dano, American actress (Felicia Gallant-Another World)

1969

Kevin Nalty, American viral video maker and YouTuber

1918

Oscar Beregi Jr, Hungarian actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City)

1936

Klaus Doldinger, German jazz saxophonist (Passport) and composer for film

1977

Rebecca Herbst, American actress (General Hospital)

📜 Historical events on this date

1789

William Wilberforce makes his first major speech on abolition in the UK House of Commons, reasoning the slave trade morally reprehensible and an issue of natural justice.

1940

Nazi blitzkrieg conquest of France began by crossing Muese River.

1943

Axis forces in North Africa surrender.

2002

Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro becoming first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution.

2008

Wenchuan earthquake, measuring 7.8 in magnitude occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 87,000, injuring 374,643 and leaving homeless between 4.8 million and 11 million people.

🎄 Holidays on May 12

National YA DIG Day

National YA DIG Day, celebrated on May 12th each year, is a special day inspired by Shauncy Lanier Davis to celebrate life, boost self-worth, and encourage personal growth, while also supporting those with mental health challenges.

National Hospital Day

National Hospital Day, celebrated on May 12th, is a day to learn about medical care and honor the birth of Florence Nightingale, aiming to boost trust in hospitals after the Spanish Flu pandemic.

National Provider Appreciation Day

National Provider Appreciation Day is a special day to say thank you to all the amazing people like babysitters and daycare teachers who help take care of kids, making it easier for parents to work and support their families.

🏆 Sports in 1978

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 2) to win the 1978 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Dallas Cowboys beat Denver Broncos (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XII on January 15, 1978 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 2) to win the 1978 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1978 US Open Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Bjorn Borg (6-4, 6-2, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Pam Shriver (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 12, 1978 can be written as V-XII-MCMLXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 12, 1978
→ Day Index: 132nd day of 1978
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 2nd Friday of 1978
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 48 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 24,776,430 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,735 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 188 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 15.71 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 583 🌒
→ Life path number: 6
→ Zodiac sign: Taurus ♉
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Lily of the valley
→ Birthstone: Emerald
→ Spirit Animal: Beaver
→ Power Color: Green
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1978: 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org

The 1978 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

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