20 December 1972: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, December 20, 1972 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 383,019,840 breaths and experienced over 2,188,684,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 465,095,520 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 52 years, and 6 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌕 The moon was in Full phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat

😴 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: 6,333 days of your life or 17.35 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Godfather

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Me And Mrs Jones" by Billy Paul (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♐ December 20 zodiac sign is Sagittarius ?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 6 ?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 Jupiter ♃

🪨 Your birthstone is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz ?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 December is Narcissus ?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 → Thursday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Owl

⭐ Celebrities born on December 20th

1939

Kathryn Joosten, American actress (Desperate Housewives)

1949

Claudia Jennings [Mary Ellen Chestrerton], American actress and Playboy playmate (Nov 1969, Playmate of the year 1970)

1968

Joe Cornish, British comedian

1935

Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla, Pakistani cricket batsman (4 Tests; 1 x 100; Warwickshire, Otago) and broadcaster (TVNZ)

1956

Blanche Baker, American actress, Carroll Baker's Daughter (French Postcard)

1906

Lowell Gilmore, American actor (The Picture of Dorian Gray, Living Christ Series)

1922

Charita Bauer, American actress (The Guiding Light, Aldrich Family)

1970

Nicole DeBoer, Canadian actress

📜 Historical events on this date

1522

Suleiman the Magnificent accepts surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually settle in Malta and become known as the Knights of Malta.

1606

Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown, Virginia.

1803

French flag lowered in New Orleans to mark the formal transfer of the Louisiana Purchase from France to USA for $27M.

1812

Grimm's Fairy Tales or "Children's and Household Tales" by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm is first published.

1917

Cheka formed - Soviet state security force and forerunner to the KGB, under Felix Dzerzhinsky after decree by Lenin.

1960

The National Liberation Front, better known as the Viet Cong, is officially formed in South Vietnam.

🎄 Holidays on December 20

Mudd Day

Mudd Day on December 20 celebrates the birthday of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who got in trouble for treating John Wilkes Booth's injury after he assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.

Cathode-Ray Tube Day

Cathode-Ray Tube Day, celebrated on December 20th, is a day to appreciate the old-school technology behind our early TVs and computer monitors that used electron beams to create the images we see.

Sacagawea Day

Sacagawea Day, celebrated on December 20th, honors the young Native American woman who played a crucial role as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition, symbolizing women's contributions and bravery.

🏆 Sports in 1972

🏒 NHL

Boston Bruins defeated New York Rangers (4 - 2) to win the 1972 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Dallas Cowboys beat Miami Dolphins (24 - 3) to win Super Bowl VI on January 16, 1972 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

Oakland Athletics beat Cincinnati Reds (4 - 3) to win the 1972 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1972 US Open Championships, Ilie Nastase defeated Arthur Ashe (3-6, 6-3, 6-7(1-5), 6-4, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Billie Jean King beat Kerry Melville Reid (6-3, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

December 20, 1972 can be written as XII-XX-MCMLXXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for December 20, 1972
→ Day Index: 355th day of 1972
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 1972
→ Next same calendar year: 2028
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 53 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 27,359,635 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 6,333 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 208 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 17.35 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 644 🌕
→ Life path number: 6
→ Zodiac sign: Sagittarius ♐
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Jupiter
→ Birth flower: Narcissus
→ Birthstone: Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz
→ Spirit Animal: Owl
→ Power Color: Purple
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1972: 3,851,545,181 Source: un.org

The 1972 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2028. So, mark your calendars!

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