12 May 1981: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Tuesday, May 12, 1981 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 328,204,800 breaths and experienced over 1,875,456,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 398,534,400 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 44 years, 6 months, and 26 days

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐓 Born in → The Year of the Rooster

😴 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: 5,427 days of your life or 14.87 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Raiders of the Lost Ark

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes (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 9 ?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

1945

Linda Carlson, American actress (Newhart - "Bev"; Kaz- "Katie")

1948

Lindsay Ann Crouse, American actress (Slapshot, Iceman, Places in Heart)

1947

Micheline Lanctôt, American film actor, director and screenwriter

1963

Vanessa Williams, American actress (Soul Food, Murder One, Melrose Place - "Rhonda Blair";)

1971

Doug Basham, American professional wrestler

1937

George Carlin, American comedian (7 dirty words, AM & FM, Carwash)

1981

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

1956

Glenn Robbins, Australian comedian (Kath & Kim)

📜 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 Odometer Day

National Odometer Day, celebrated on May 12, is all about learning how the mileage tracker in your car works and how to take good care of your vehicle so it can go the distance with you.

National Nutty Fudge Day

National Nutty Fudge Day, celebrated on May 12, is a fun holiday where everyone enjoys making and eating delicious fudge loaded with nuts, celebrating the extra crunch and flavor that nuts add to this sweet treat.

National Tampon Day

National Tampon Day, celebrated every May 12, is a day to learn about and appreciate the importance of tampons and other menstrual products, while also breaking down myths and stigmas about periods.

🏆 Sports in 1981

🏒 NHL

New York Islanders defeated Minnesota North Stars (4 - 1) to win the 1981 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XV on January 25, 1981 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees (4 - 2) to win the 1981 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1981 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova (1-6, 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-1)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 12, 1981 can be written as V-XII-MCMLXXXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 12, 1981
→ Day Index: 132nd day of 1981
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 2nd Tuesday of 1981
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 45 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 23,444,306 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,427 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 178 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.87 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 552 🌓
→ Life path number: 9
→ 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 1981: 4,537,845,777 Source: un.org

The 1981 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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