21 May 2009: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Thursday, May 21, 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 2 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 109,892,160 breaths and experienced over 627,955,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 133,440,480 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent 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: 1,817 days of your life or 4.98 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 21 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 21st

1974

Fairuza Balk, American actress (The Craft, Gas Food Lodging)

1966

Manon Kelley, Canadian actress (Red Lips 2)

1954

Marina Langner, German beauty queen, Miss World runner-up (1975)

1976

Christopher Tin, American film, television, and video game score composer (Baba Yetu)

1948

Carol Potter, American actress (Beverly Hills 90210, Today's FBI)

1951

Al Franken, US politician (Senate-D-Minnesota 2009-18) comedian, writer, actor (SNL, 1975-80; 1985-90)

1945

Richard Hatch, American actor (Battlestar Galactica)

1969

Masayo Kurata, Japanese voice actress

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

1792

Mount Unzen on Japan's Shimabara Peninsula, erupts creating a tsunami, killing about 15,000; Japan's deadliest volcanic eruption.

1832

1st Democratic National Convention (Baltimore).

1871

-July 28] French regular troops attack Commune of Paris; 17,000 die.

1927

Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St Louis, lands in Paris after the first solo air crossing of Atlantic.

1932

After flying for 17 hours from Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart lands near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, becoming the 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman.

🎄 Holidays on May 21

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day, celebrated on May 21, encourages everyone to eat more fresh produce to lead healthier lives and combat obesity and lifestyle diseases.

Emergency Medical Services Day

Emergency Medical Services Day is a special day to thank and learn about the heroes who quickly come to help us during emergencies, like ambulance drivers and emergency room doctors, and it's celebrated every year in May.

National American Red Cross Founder's Day

National American Red Cross Founder's Day, celebrated on May 21st, honors Clara Barton who founded the American Red Cross 140 years ago, recognizing the organization's long history of providing aid and support.

National Memo Day

National Memo Day, celebrated on May 21, is a day dedicated to recognizing the importance of memos, written or typed messages that share critical information, historically used in royal courts and wartime, but now mainly in the business world.

National Waiters and Waitresses Day

National Waiters and Waitresses Day, celebrated on May 21, is a day to appreciate the hard work of servers in restaurants, recognizing their role in making dining out enjoyable and encouraging people to tip them well for their service.

🏆 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 21, 2009 can be written as V-XXI-MMIX. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 21, 2009

→ Day Index: 141st day of 2009
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 2009
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 15 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 7,850,264 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,817 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 60 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 4.98 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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