12 May 2000: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Friday, May 12, 2000 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 179,303,040 breaths and experienced over 1,024,588,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 217,725,120 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 24 years, 4 months, and 5 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐉 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: 2,965 days of your life or 8.12 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Maria Maria" by Santana (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Sasha followed by Paul Oakenfold and John Digweed according to DJ Mag.

♉ 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 1 ?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

1971

Doug Basham, American professional wrestler

1938

Millie Perkins, American actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Table for 5, Shooting)

1978

Jason Biggs, American actor (American Pie)

1961

Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor (The Kids in the Hall)

1918

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

1947

Micheline Lanctôt, American film actor, director and screenwriter

1950

Bruce Boxleitner, American actor (Tron; Scarecrow and Mrs King; Babylon 5), and novelist

1973

Kendra Kassebaum, American stage actress (Wicked)

At the age of 44, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2000 with $60 billion fortune, followed by Larry Ellison with $47 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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 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 Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day

National Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day, celebrated on May 12th, is a day to thank and recognize the hard work of mental health professionals who help people navigate and improve their mental and emotional well-being.

🏆 Sports in 2000

🏒 NHL

New Jersey Devils defeated Dallas Stars (4 - 2) to win the 2000 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

St. Louis Rams beat Tennessee Titans (23 - 16) to win Super Bowl XXXIV on January 30, 2000 in Atlanta, GA.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat New York Mets (4 - 1) to win the 2000 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2000 US Open Championships, Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras (6-4, 6-3, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport (6-4, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 12, 2000 can be written as V-XII-MM. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 12, 2000
→ Day Index: 133rd day of 2000
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 2nd Friday of 2000
→ Next same calendar year: 2028
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 25 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 12,808,617 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,965 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 97 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 8.12 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 301 🌓
→ Life path number: 1
→ 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 2000: 6,145,006,989 Source: un.org

The 2000 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2028. So, mark your calendars!

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