Date:May 18, 2001

May 18, 2001

May 5, 2001 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Friday, May 18, 2001 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 169,081,920 breaths and experienced over 966,182,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 205,313,760 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 22 years, 11 months, and 17 days


📅 You were born on a Friday


🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation Z


🐍 Born in → The Year of the Serpent


😴 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: 2,796 days of your life or 7.66 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "All For You" by Janet (source: Billboard Hot 100)


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

♉ 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 8 ?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

1950
Thomas Gottschalk, German radio and TV host (Telespiele)

1928
Pernell Roberts, American actor (Bonanza - "Adam"; Trapper John, M.D.)

1912
Richard Brooks, American film director (Blackboard Jungle; In Cold Blood; Key Largo)

1918
Massimo Girotti, Italian actor (Last Tango in Paris, In the Name of the Law)

1979
(Jens) "Jeb" Bergensten, Swedish video game designer (Minecraft)

1931
Robert Morse, American Tony and Emmy Award-winning stage and screen singer and actor (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; Mad Men)

1987
Luisana Lopilato, Argentine actress and model and singer

1988
Ryan Cooley, Canadian television actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)

At the age of 45, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2001 with $58.7 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $32.3 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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 Aperitif Day
National Aperitif Day is a day when people celebrate by having special drinks before their meals to help increase their appetite.

National Visit Your Relatives Day
National Visit Your Relatives Day, celebrated on May 18th, is all about taking a break from our busy lives to hang out or catch up with family members we haven't seen in a while.

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 2001

🏒 NHL
Colorado Avalanche defeated New Jersey Devils (4 - 3) to win the 2001 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants (34 - 7) to win Super Bowl XXXV on January 28, 2001 in Tampa Bay, FL.

⚾ MLB
Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees (4 - 3) to win the 2001 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2001 US Open Championships, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras (7-6(7-4), 6-1, 6-1) to win the men's singles title. Venus Williams beat Serena Williams (6-2, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 18, 2001 can be written as V-XVIII-MMI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for May 18, 2001
Day Index: 138th day of 2001
Day of week: Friday
Week Index: 3rd Friday of 2001
Next same calendar year: 2029
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 23 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 12,077,326 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 2,796 days
Months spent sleeping: 92 months
Years spent sleeping: 7.66 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 284 🌘
Life path number: 8
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 2001: 6,223,412,158 Source: un.org

The 2001 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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