9 May 2002: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Thursday, May 9, 2002 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: 21 years, 11 months, and 12 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 161,642,880 breaths and experienced over 923,673,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 196,280,640 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 Horse

😴 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: 2,673 days of your life or 7.32 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Spider-Man

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Foolish" by Ashanti (source: Billboard Hot 100).

The number 1 DJ in the world was Tiësto followed by Sasha and John Digweed according to DJ Mag.

♉ 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 9 ?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

1963

Sanja Doležal, Croatian pop singer (Novi fosili), and television personality

1982

Rachel Boston, American actress

1922

Sheila Burrell, British actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark)

1930

Joan Sims, British actress ("Carry on" films, As Time Goes By)

1946

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

1956

Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress (Saving Hope)

1934

Alan Bennett, English playwright and actor (The Madness of King George, The History Boys)

1939

Pierre Desproges, French humorist

At the age of 46, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2002 with $52.8 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $35 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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."

Alphabet Magnet Day

Alphabet Magnet Day, celebrated on May 9, is a fun day to remember and play with those colorful letter magnets we use to create words on the fridge, thanks to The Type Set Co.® which keeps the tradition exciting with their unique designs.

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.

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 Sleepover Day

National Sleepover Day, celebrated on May 9th, is a fun holiday where friends gather for a night of staying up late, sharing stories, and creating memories together, just like the sleepovers that have brought people closer for years.

🏆 Sports in 2002

🏒 NHL

Detroit Red Wings defeated Carolina Hurricanes (4 - 1) to win the 2002 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New England Patriots beat St. Louis Rams (20 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXXVI on February 3, 2002 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

Anaheim Angels beat San Francisco Giants (4 - 3) to win the 2002 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2002 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi (6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Venus Williams (6-4, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 9, 2002 can be written as V-IX-MMII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 9, 2002

→ Day Index: 129th day of 2002
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 2nd Thursday of 2002
→ Next same calendar year: 2030
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 22 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 11,546,512 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,673 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 88 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 7.32 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 272 🌘
→ Life path number: 9
→ 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 2002: 6,302,149,639 Source: un.org

The 2002 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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