May 9, 1973 | BirthdayAnswers

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, May 9, 1973 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 375,520,320 breaths and experienced over 2,145,830,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 455,988,960 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 50 years, 11 months, and 30 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐂 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: 6,209 days of your life or 17.01 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Sting

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando and Dawn (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♉ May 9 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 7 ?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 9th

1988

Skye Regan, Canadian Actress and Writer

1946

Candice Bergen, Beverly Hills, actress (Carnal Knowledge, Murphy Brown)

1935

Nole "Nokie" Edwards, American surf-rock guitarist (The Ventures) and actor (Deadwood)

1923

Johnny Grant, American radio personality, television producer, and "honorary mayor" of Hollywood

1929

Kay Dotrice [Katherine Newman], British actress (Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers)

1951

Alley Mills, actress (Norma Arnold-Wonder Years)

1956

Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress (Saving Hope)

1924

Jean J A Girault, French director and screenwriter (l'Amour)

📜 Historical events on this date

1386

Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England (oldest diplomatic alliance in the world still in force).

1865

President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring armed resistance in the South is virtually at an end; this is the commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War.

1901

The first Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne, though the first working session will not be until 21 May.

1941

British intelligence at Bletchley Park breaks German spy codes after capturing Enigma machines aboard the weather ship Muenchen.

1945

World War II: The Soviet Union marks Victory Day.

1960

US becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pill.

2018

Historic win in Malaysian general election by opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan led by former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, defeating Prime Minister Najib Razak and ending 61 years of rule by the Barisan Nasional coalition.

🎄 Holidays on May 9

Tear the Tags Off The Mattress Day

"Tear the Tags Off The Mattress Day, celebrated on May 9, is a quirky holiday inviting you to bravely ignore the 'do not remove' labels on mattresses and pillows for fun, even though it's actually legal for owners to remove these tags, not just for the manufacturers."

National Lost Sock Memorial Day

National Lost Sock Memorial Day, celebrated on May 9, is a fun day to remember and honor all the single socks we've lost, leaving their matches all alone.

National Moscato Day

National Moscato Day, celebrated on May 9th, is a day to enjoy and appreciate Moscato, a sweet, fruity wine from Italy, by learning about its history and tasting its unique peachy and citrus flavors.

🏆 Sports in 1973

🏒 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 Kodeš (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 9, 1973 can be written as V-IX-MCMLXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 9, 1973
→ Day Index: 129th day of 1973
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 2nd Wednesday of 1973
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 51 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 26,823,878 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 6,209 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 204 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 17.01 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 631 🌓
→ Life path number: 7
→ 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 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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