22 May 2003: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Thursday, May 22, 2003 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 155,977,920 breaths and experienced over 891,302,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 189,401,760 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 21 years, 2 months, and 5 days

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐐 Born in → The Year of the Goat

😴 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: 2,579 days of your life or 7.07 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Get Busy" by Sean Paul (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Tiësto followed by Paul van Dyk and Armin van Buuren according to DJ Mag.

♊ May 22 zodiac sign is Gemini ?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 5 ?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 Mercury ☿

🪨 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 → Wednesday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Deer

⭐ Celebrities born on May 22nd

1940

Bernard Shaw, American television news journalist (CBS, ABC), and 1st anchor of CNN

1910

Johnny Olson, American radio personality and television announcer (The Price is Right)

1978

Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress

1908

Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker and cinematographer (Tang)

1968

Kevin Carolan, American actor and comedian

1973

Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Danish actor ("Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes"; "Riders of Justice")

1956

Douglas Heyes Jr., American actor (Captains & Kings, Aspen)

1976

Christian Vande Velde, American road cyclist (Tour de France 1 TTT stage 2011; Giro d'Italia 2 TTT stages 2008, 12) and broadcaster

At the age of 47, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2003 with $40.7 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $30.5 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1570

1st atlas'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' (Theatre of the World), published by Abraham Ortelius in Antwerp with 70 maps.

1843

1st wagon train with 700 - 1000 migrants, departs Independence, Missouri for Oregon.

1939

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini sign "Pact of Steel" in Berlin, Germany.

1946

First US rocket (WAC Corporal) to reach edge of space fired from White Sands Missile Range New Mexico.

2014

Royal Thai Armed Forces, led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha stage a coup in Thailand, suspending the kingdom's constitution and taking control of the government, the 12th since the country's first coup in 1932.

🎄 Holidays on May 22

National Craft Distillery Day

National Craft Distillery Day, celebrated every May 22, is all about appreciating the unique and creative alcoholic drinks made by small, independent companies.

Buy A Musical Instrument Day

Buy A Musical Instrument Day, celebrated on May 22nd, encourages you to visit a music store and get a new instrument to start creating your own music.

National Boss Babes Day

National Boss Babes Day, celebrated on May 22, honors inspiring women who tackle challenges head-on, support each other's success, and lead by example in their personal and professional lives.

🏆 Sports in 2003

🏒 NHL

New Jersey Devils defeated Anaheim Mighty Ducks (4 - 3) to win the 2003 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Oakland Raiders (48 - 21) to win Super Bowl XXXVII on January 26, 2003 in San Diego, CA.

⚾ MLB

Florida Marlins beat New York Yankees (4 - 2) to win the 2003 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2003 US Open Championships, Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero (6-3, 7-6(7-2), 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Justine Henin beat Kim Clijsters (7-5, 6-1) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 22, 2003 can be written as V-XXII-MMIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 22, 2003
→ Day Index: 142nd day of 2003
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 4th Thursday of 2003
→ Next same calendar year: 2025
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 22 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 11,141,352 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,579 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 85 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 7.07 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 262 🌖
→ Life path number: 5
→ Zodiac sign: Gemini ♊
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Mercury
→ Birth flower: Lily of the valley
→ Birthstone: Emerald
→ Spirit Animal: Deer
→ Power Color: Yellow
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2003: 6,381,408,987 Source: un.org

The 2003 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2025. So, mark your calendars!

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