Date:May 20, 1972

May 20, 1972 Birthday Answers

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Learn interesting facts about Saturday, May 20, 1972 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: 51 years, 11 months, and 6 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 382,415,040 breaths and experienced over 2,185,228,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 464,361,120 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Saturday


🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation X


🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat


😴 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: 6,323 days of your life or 17.32 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: The Godfather


🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack (source: Billboard Hot 100).


♉ May 20 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 20th

1977
Angela Goethals, American actress (VI Warshawski, Heartbreak Hotel)

1966
Dan Abrams, American TV reporter (Nightline)

1948
Dave Thomas, St Catherines Ontario, comedian (SCTV, Grace Under Fire)

1936
Anthony Zerbe, Cal, actor (Harry-O, Centennial, They Call Me Mr Tibbs)

1992
Jack Gleeson, Irish actor (Game of Thrones)

1973
Elsa [Lunghini], French singer ("T'en va pas" - "Don't Go Away") and actress

1990
Josh O'Connor, English actor (The Crown)

1920
Elizabeth "Betty" Driver, British singer and actress (Coronation Street, Pardon the Expression)


📜 Historical events on this date

1498
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut, India becoming the first European to reach India by sea.

1609
Shakespeare's Sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by publisher Thomas Thorpe.

1862
US Homestead Act becomes law which provides cheap land for the settlement of the American West.

1864
Spotsylvania campaign in US Civil War ends after 10,920 killed or injured.

1927
At 7:40 AM, Charles Lindbergh takes off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris, aboard Spirit of St Louis (1st non-stop flight).

1927
Saudi Arabia becomes independent of Great Britain in the Treaty of Jeddah.

1990
Hubble Space Telescope sends its 1st photographs from space.


🎄 Holidays on May 20

National Be a Millionaire Day
National Be a Millionaire Day, celebrated on May 20th, is a fun holiday where everyone pretends to be a millionaire by doing something luxurious or special, like a spa day or trying out an expensive car, just for the fun of it.

Clinical Trials Day
Clinical Trials Day, celebrated every May 20th, is a day to remember the start of modern medical research in 1747 and to thank scientists for their work in developing new medicines and treatments through experiments.

National Women In Aerospace Day
National Women in Aerospace Day, celebrated on May 20th, honors the achievements of women in the aerospace field and encourages more girls to pursue careers in aviation and space exploration.

National Streaming Day
National Streaming Day, celebrated on May 20th, is a day to appreciate how streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ have changed the way we watch TV shows and movies, encouraging us to kick back, relax, and binge-watch our favorites.

Culture Freedom Day
Culture Freedom Day, celebrated every third Saturday of May, is all about showing the world the importance of sharing art and creativity freely, without letting strict copyright rules stop everyone from enjoying and building on it.


🏆 Sports in 1972

🏒 NHL
Boston Bruins defeated New York Rangers (4 - 2) to win the 1972 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Dallas Cowboys beat Miami Dolphins (24 - 3) to win Super Bowl VI on January 16, 1972 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB
Oakland Athletics beat Cincinnati Reds (4 - 3) to win the 1972 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1972 US Open Championships, Ilie Nastase defeated Arthur Ashe (3-6, 6-3, 6-7(1-5), 6-4, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Billie Jean King beat Kerry Melville Reid (6-3, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 20, 1972 can be written as V-XX-MCMLXXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for May 20, 1972

Day Index: 141st day of 1972
Day of week: Saturday
Week Index: 3rd Saturday of 1972
Next same calendar year: 2028
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 52 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 27,315,779 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 6,323 days
Months spent sleeping: 208 months
Years spent sleeping: 17.32 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 643 🌓
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 1972: 3,851,545,181 Source: un.org

The 1972 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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