12 July 1974: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Friday, July 12, 1974 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 371,568,960 breaths and experienced over 2,123,251,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 451,190,880 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 50 years, 5 months, and 15 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐅 Born in → The Year of the Tiger

😴 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: 6,144 days of your life or 16.83 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Blazing Saddles

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♋ July 12 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 4 ?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 12th

1933

Brian Cant, British stage and screen actor and children's television presenter (Play School, 1964-85)

1945

Leopoldo Mastelloni, Italian actor (Inferno)

1964

Gaby Roslin, English television presenter

1965

Eric Cullen, actor (Huntington Tower)

1958

Michael Robinson, Irish soccer striker (24 caps, Republic of Ireland; Brighton & Hove Albion) and Spanish TV host (Canal+, El día después)

1883

Joseph Crehan, American actor (The Roaring Twenties, Meeting at Midnight)

1909

"Curly" Joe DeRita, American actor and comedian (The Three Stooges)

1991

Erik Per Sullivan, American actor (Malcolm in the Middle)

📜 Historical events on this date

1679

Britain's King Charles II ratifies Habeas Corpus Act allowing prisoners right to be imprisoned to be examined by a court.

1690

Battle of Boyne: in Ireland, Protestant King William III defeats English Catholic King James II.

1790

French Revolution: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted, putting the Catholic Church in France under the control of the state.

1804

Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel by Vice President Aaron Burr.

1863

In New Zealand, British forces invade Waikato, home of the Maori King Movement, beginning a new phase of the wars between Maori and Colonial British.

1913

150,000 Ulstermen gather and resolve to resist Irish Home Rule by force of arms; since the British Liberals have promised the Irish nationalists Home Rule, civil war appears imminent.

1943

World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka - Russians defeat German forces in one of the largest ever tank battles.

1957

US Surgeon General Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer.

🎄 Holidays on July 12

Etch A Sketch Day

Etch A Sketch Day, celebrated every July 12th, commemorates the anniversary of this classic toy's release, encouraging everyone to unleash their creativity with the twist of two knobs.

National Hair Creator's Day

National Hair Creator's Day, celebrated on July 12th since 2021, is a day to honor and showcase the creativity and self-expression of both professional and self-taught hairstylists, encouraging everyone to flaunt their unique hairstyling skills.

National Pecan Pie Day

National Pecan Pie Day, celebrated on July 12, is a day to indulge in the beloved sweet treat, with 90% of Americans agreeing that pie is a simple joy, especially for those who love pecan pie and are seen as smart and analytical.

🏆 Sports in 1974

🏒 NHL

Philadelphia Flyers defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 2) to win the 1974 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings (24 - 7) to win Super Bowl VIII on January 13, 1974 in Houston, TX.

⚾ MLB

Oakland Athletics beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 1) to win the 1974 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1974 US Open Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Ken Rosewall (6-1, 6-0, 6-1) to win the men's singles title. Billie Jean King beat Evonne Goolagong Cawley (3-6, 6-3, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 12, 1974 can be written as VII-XII-MCMLXXIV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 12, 1974
→ Day Index: 193rd day of 1974
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 2nd Friday of 1974
→ Next same calendar year: 2030
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 51 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 26,541,288 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 6,144 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 202 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 16.83 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 625 🌗
→ Life path number: 4
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1974: 4,003,448,151 Source: un.org

The 1974 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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