12 May 2009: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Tuesday, May 12, 2009 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: 14 years, 11 months, and 15 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 110,154,240 breaths and experienced over 629,452,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 133,758,720 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous 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: 1,821 days of your life or 4.99 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Avatar

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Boom Boom Pow" 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.

♉ 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

1945

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

1958

Beth Maitland, American actress (Traci-Young & Restless)

1966

Stephen Baldwin, American actor (The Usual Suspects)

1936

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

1914

Howard K. Smith, American TV newsman and journalist (ABC, Moderated Kennedy-Nixon debate)

1992

Malcolm David Kelley, American actor and rapper (Lost)

1971

Doug Basham, American professional wrestler

1981

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

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

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 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 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.

Shades Day

Shades Day is a special day in the UK where people wear sunglasses, take photos, and donate to help families in tough situations go on vacations, happening this year on May 12th.

Child Care Provider Day

Child Care Provider Day is a special day to say thank you to all the awesome people who look after kids, making sure they are safe, happy, and learning new things, celebrated on the Friday before Mother's Day.

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.

🏆 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.

May 12, 2009 can be written as V-XII-MMIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 12, 2009

→ Day Index: 132nd day of 2009
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 2nd Tuesday of 2009
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 15 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 7,868,518 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,821 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 60 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 4.99 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 185 🌖
→ 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 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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