18 May 1973: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Friday, May 18, 1973 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 379,713,600 breaths and experienced over 2,169,792,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 461,080,800 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 51 years, 6 months, and 24 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌕 The moon was in Full phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐂 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: 6,278 days of your life or 17.2 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Sting

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♉ May 18 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 7 ?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 18th

1917

James Donald, Scottish actor (Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings, In Which We Serve, Way Ahead)

1934

Dwayne Hickman, American actor (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis; How to Stuff a Wild Bikini), and network executive

1941

Diane McBain, American actress (Surfside Six, Spinout, Donner Pass)

1890

Mary Charleson, Irish-American silent film actress (Upstairs And Down)

1951

Denny Dillon, American comedian (SNL, Dream On)

1988

Ryan Cooley, Canadian television actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)

1924

Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster (ABC, CBS)

1946

Andreas Katsulas, American actor (Babylon 5)

📜 Historical events on this date

1291

Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil and his forces take the last Christian stronghold of Acre.

1291

After 100 years of crusader control, Acre is the last crusader stronghold reconquered and destroyed by the Mamluks under Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil.

1804

Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate.

1896

Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field, Moscow, during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, results in the deaths of 1,389 people.

1974

India becomes the sixth nation to explode an atomic bomb.

2009

Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.

🎄 Holidays on May 18

National No Dirty Dishes Day

National No Dirty Dishes Day, celebrated on May 18, is a fun holiday encouraging everyone to avoid leaving any dishes dirty for a day, making it a break for people and sinks alike from the chore of dishwashing.

I Love Reese's Day

"I Love Reese's Day," celebrated every May 18, is a holiday created by the Hershey Company to honor the beloved Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, a top-selling candy since 1928, following an online petition supported by 40,000 fans.

Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day

Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day, celebrated on May 18th, is a day to send digital cards to friends and family, promoting a quick, cost-effective, and eco-friendly way to show you care.

🏆 Sports in 1973

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Chicago Blackhawks (4 - 2) to win the 1973 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins (14 - 7) to win Super Bowl VII on January 14, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.

⚾ MLB

Oakland Athletics beat New York Mets (4 - 3) to win the 1973 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1973 US Open Championships, John Newcombe defeated Jan Kodeš (6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Margaret Court beat Evonne Goolagong Cawley (7-6, 5-7, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 18, 1973 can be written as V-XVIII-MCMLXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 18, 1973
→ Day Index: 138th day of 1973
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 3rd Friday of 1973
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 52 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 27,122,656 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 6,278 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 206 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 17.2 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 638 🌕
→ Life path number: 7
→ 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 1973: 3,927,538,695 Source: un.org

The 1973 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2029. So, mark your calendars!

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