Date:May 23, 1973

May 23, 1973

May 5, 1973 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, May 23, 1973 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 378,443,520 breaths and experienced over 2,162,534,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 459,538,560 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 51 years, 4 months, and 22 days


πŸ“… You were born on a Wednesday


πŸŒ– The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day


βŒ› Born into β†’ Generation X


πŸ‚ Born in β†’ The Year of the Ox


😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?πŸ’€ Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 6,257 days of your life or 17.14 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: The Sting


🎢 #1 song on your birthday: "Frankenstein" by Edgar Winter (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♊ May 23 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.


πŸ”’ 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.


πŸͺ Your ruling planet is Mercury ☿


πŸͺ¨ 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.


πŸ“… Your lucky day β†’ Wednesday


πŸ¦… Your spirit animal β†’ Deer


⭐ Celebrities born on May 23rd

1945
Lauren Chapin, actress (Kathy-Father Knows Best)

1974
Charlie Yeung, Hong Kong actress and singer (Seven Swords)

1964
Staci Greason, actress (Isabella Toscando-Days of Our Lives)

1976
Kelly Marie Monaco, playmate (April, 1997)

1973
Verna Vasquez, Miss Universe-best swimsuit (Curacao, 1997)

1921
Humphrey Lyttelton, British jazz trumpeter and bandleader ("Bad Penny Blues"), and broadcaster (BBC2 - Best Of Jazz, 1967-2007; BBC4 - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, 1972-2008)

1987
Bray Wyatt, American pro wrestler (WWE Championship 2017, Smackdown & Raw Tag Team C'ships)

1968
Guinevere Turner, American actress


πŸ“œ Historical events on this date

1618
Second Defenestration of Prague: Two Catholic Lords Regent and their secretary are thrown out of a window and amazingly are not seriously injured by the 70 foot (21m) fall. Triggers the Thirty Years' War.

1785
Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals.

1813
South American independence leader SimΓ³n Bolivar enters Merida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator").

1949
Federal Republic of [West] Germany created out of the American, British and French occupation zones.

1958
Mao Zedong starts the "Great Leap Forward" movement in China.

1998
The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with 75% voting yes.


πŸŽ„ Holidays on May 23

National Taffy Day
National Taffy Day, celebrated on May 23, is all about enjoying and appreciating the sweet, chewy candy known as taffy, which became famous as "saltwater taffy" after a candy shop's supply was flooded with ocean water in the 1880s.

National Lucky Penny Day
National Lucky Penny Day, celebrated on May 23rd in the United States, is all about hoping to find a penny lying around because it's said to bring you extra good luck if you do!

National Medical Coder Day
National Medical Coder Day, celebrated every May 23, is a day to appreciate the people who organize and classify health information, making sure doctors and hospitals get paid and helping keep our healthcare system running smoothly.


πŸ† Sports in 1973

πŸ’ NHL
Montreal Canadiens defeated Chicago Blackhawks (4 - 2) to win the 1973 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins (14 - 7) to win Super Bowl VII on January 14, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA.

⚾ MLB
Oakland Athletics beat New York Mets (4 - 3) to win the 1973 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1973 US Open Championships, John Newcombe defeated Jan KodeΕ‘ (6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Margaret Court beat Evonne Goolagong Cawley (7-6, 5-7, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 23, 1973 can be written as V-XXIII-MCMLXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


πŸ”¦ Facts Summary for May 23, 1973
β†’ Day Index: 143rd day of 1973
β†’ Day of week: Wednesday
β†’ Week Index: 4th Wednesday of 1973
β†’ Next same calendar year: 2029
β†’ Days until next birthday:
β†’ Age on next birthday: 52 years old
β†’ Days since birth:
β†’ You are: 27,032,767 minutes old
β†’ Days spent sleeping: 6,257 days
β†’ Months spent sleeping: 205 months
β†’ Years spent sleeping: 17.14 years
β†’ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
β†’ Full moons since birth: 636 πŸŒ–
β†’ Life path number: 3
β†’ Zodiac sign: Gemini ♊
β†’ Zodiac ruling planet: Mercury
β†’ Birth flower: Lily of the valley
β†’ Birthstone: Emerald
β†’ Spirit Animal: Deer
β†’ Power Color: Yellow
β†’ President of United States:
β†’ World population 1973: 3,927,538,695 Source: un.org

The 1973 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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