20 May 1985: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Monday, May 20, 1985 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 298,730,880 breaths and experienced over 1,707,033,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 362,744,640 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 40 years, 6 months, and 25 days

📅 You were born on a Monday

🌑 The moon was in New phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐂 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: 4,939 days of your life or 13.53 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Back to the Future

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Everything She Wants" by Wham! (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 3 ?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

1973

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

1938

Marinella [Kyriaki Papadopoulou], Greek pop, folk, and rebetiko singer

1958

Ronald Prescot Reagan Jr, LA, TV host (Ron Reagon Show) and son of Ronald and Nancy Reagon

1943

Al Bano [Albano Carrisi], Italian-Albanian pop singer, actor, and winemaker

1988

Madeleine Humphries, Filipina-American actress and TV presenter

1960

John Billingsley, American actor

1933

Constance Towers, American actress (Capitol, Shock Corridor, Naked Kiss)

1930

James McEachin, American actor and author (Perry Mason, Harry-Tenafly)

📜 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 Band Director's Day

National Band Director's Day, celebrated on May 20, is a special day to thank and appreciate the hardworking band directors and conductors who make school bands awesome, helping students shine at sports events and in music education.

National High Heels Day

National High Heels Day, celebrated on May 20th, honors high heels as a symbol of confidence and fashion, originating from a 2021 court ruling and encouraging people to wear their favorite pairs proudly.

National Quiche Lorraine Day

National Quiche Lorraine Day, celebrated on May 20, honors the famous egg-based dish, showcasing its journey from medieval Europe to a beloved meal that combines flavors similar to a full English breakfast in one tasty pie.

🏆 Sports in 1985

🏒 NHL

Edmonton Oilers defeated Philadelphia Fyers (4 - 1) to win the 1985 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins (38 - 16) to win Super Bowl XIX on January 20, 1985 in Stanford, CA.

⚾ MLB

Kansas City Royals beat St. Cardinals Louis (4 - 3) to win the 1985 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1985 US Open Championships, Ivan Lendl defeated John McEnroe (7-6(7-1), 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Hana Mandlikova beat Martina Navratilova (7-6(7-3), 1-6, 7-6(7-2)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 20, 1985 can be written as V-XX-MCMLXXXV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 20, 1985
→ Day Index: 140th day of 1985
→ Day of week: Monday
→ Week Index: 3rd Monday of 1985
→ Next same calendar year: 2030
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 41 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 21,339,131 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,939 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 162 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 13.53 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 502 🌑
→ Life path number: 3
→ 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 1985: 4,873,781,796 Source: un.org

The 1985 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2030. So, mark your calendars!

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