1 July 1973: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Sunday, July 1, 1973 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 377,979,840 breaths and experienced over 2,159,884,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 458,975,520 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 51 years, 3 months, and 29 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌑 The moon was in New 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: 6,250 days of your life or 17.12 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Sting

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Will It Go Round In Circles" by Billy Preston (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♋ July 1 zodiac sign is Cancer ?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 Moon ☽

🪨 Your birthstone is Ruby ?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 July is Larkspur ?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 → Monday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Woodpecker

⭐ Celebrities born on July 1st

2003

Storm Reid, American actress (A Wrinkle in Time, Euphoria)

1977

Birgit Schuurman, Dutch singer and actress

1962

Andre Braugher, American Emmy Award-winning actor (Homicide: Life on the Street; Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

1941

Sally Quinn, American CBS newscaster (Morning Show)

1887

Charles D. Brown, American actor (Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor)

1972

Corey Hirsch, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Olympic silver 1994; Vancouver Canucks) and broadcaster (Sportsnet, Vancouver Canucks radio)

1956

Alan Ruck, American actor (Spin City, Succession)

1970

Henry Simmons, American actor (NYPD Blue; Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,)

📜 Historical events on this date

1689

Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu, Japan.

1858

The joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society.

1863

Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's northward advance halted.

1867

The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as the first Prime Minister.

1916

First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men (WWI).

1921

The Communist Party of China is founded and Chen Duxiu elected its leader.

1941

Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial.

1997

United Kingdom returns Hong Kong and the New Territories to the People's Republic of China.

🎄 Holidays on July 1

American Zoo Day

American Zoo Day, celebrated on July 1, is about recognizing how modern zoos help protect animals by offering them a home that mimics their natural habitat, encouraging us to visit and learn about different animal species.

National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day

National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day, celebrated every July 1st, is a fun holiday where you ditch the usual chocolate and vanilla to try wild and unique ice cream flavors, adding an adventurous twist to your summer treat.

National Gingersnap Day

National Gingersnap Day, celebrated on July 1st every year, is all about enjoying the tasty and slightly healthier ginger, cinnamon, and clove-flavored cookies that pair perfectly with tea and offer some cool health benefits too.

🏆 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.

July 1, 1973 can be written as VII-I-MCMLXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 1, 1973
→ Day Index: 182nd day of 1973
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 1st Sunday of 1973
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 52 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 26,999,124 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 6,250 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 205 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 17.12 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 636 🌑
→ Life path number: 1
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ 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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