21 December 2002: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Saturday, December 21, 2002 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 161,078,400 breaths and experienced over 920,448,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 195,595,200 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 21 years, 10 months, and 15 days

📅 You were born on a Saturday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous 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: 2,663 days of your life or 7.3 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Spider-Man

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Lose Yourself" by Eminem (source: Billboard Hot 100)

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

♑ December 21 zodiac sign is Capricorn ?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 1 ?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 Saturn ♄

🪨 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 → Saturday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Goose

⭐ Celebrities born on December 21st

1978

Michael Vitar, American actor (D2, D3, Sunset Grill, Sandlot Kids)

1938

Larry Bryggman, American actor (Dr John Dixon-As the World Turns)

1979

Tuva Novotny, Swedish actress, singer, and television director

1955

Jane Kaczmarek, American actress

1948

Barry Gordon, American actor (Gary-Archie Bunker's Place)

1952

Dennis Boutsikaris, American actor (Batteries Not Included)

1946

Josh Mostel, American actor (Jesus Christ Superstar; Big Daddy)

1950

Jeffrey Katzenberg, American film producer

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

1898

French Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium.

1988

Lockerbie disaster: Pan Am Flight 103 destroyed mid air by a terrorist bomb killing all 258 on board over Scotland.

1991

Soviet Union formally dissolves as 11 of 12 republics sign treaty forming Commonwealth of Independent States.

🎄 Holidays on December 21

National Maine Day

National Maine Day, celebrated on December 21st since 2017, is a day to honor Maine, the 23rd state of the U.S., known for its unique history and status as the northeasternmost state.

Anne and Samantha Day

Anne and Samantha Day celebrates the courage of Anne Frank, a young diarist during the Holocaust, and Samantha Smith, a peace activist during the Cold War, by promoting awareness about their efforts to bring peace and understanding to the world, observed twice a year on the solstices.

National Crossword Puzzle Day

National Crossword Puzzle Day, celebrated on December 21st, honors the creation of the first crossword puzzle in 1913, encouraging everyone to enjoy solving one of these popular word games.

🏆 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.

December 21, 2002 can be written as XII-XXI-MMII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for December 21, 2002
→ Day Index: 355th day of 2002
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 3rd Saturday of 2002
→ Next same calendar year: 2030
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 22 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 11,506,472 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,663 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 87 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 7.3 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 271 🌖
→ Life path number: 1
→ Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
→ Birth flower: Narcissus
→ Birthstone: Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz
→ Spirit Animal: Goose
→ Power Color: Grey
→ 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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