12 July 1977: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Tuesday, July 12, 1977 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 349,473,600 breaths and experienced over 1,996,992,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 424,360,800 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 47 years, 5 months, and 15 days

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐍 Born in → The Year of the Serpent

😴 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: 5,778 days of your life or 15.83 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Da Doo Ron Ron" by Shaun Cassidy (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 7 ?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)

1938

Ron Fairly, American baseball utility and broadcaster

1951

Brian Grazer, American film producer

1974

Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler

1978

(Christopher) "Topher" Grace, American stage and screen actor (That '70s Show -"Eric"; In Good Company; Home Economics)

1956

Mel Harris [Mary Ellen], American actress (Hope-30 Something)

1936

Jan Nemec, Czech film director (Diamonds of the Night)

1980

Johanna Klum, German TV presenter

📜 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

Paper Bag Day

Paper Bag Day, celebrated on July 12th, is a day to appreciate the environmentally friendly paper bag, promoting its use over plastic to combat pollution and encourage sustainability.

Night of Nights

The Night of Nights is a special day on July 12th when people remember and celebrate the last time Morse code, a way of sending messages with dots and dashes, was used for commercial messages in the U.S.

National Simplicity Day

National Simplicity Day, celebrated on July 12th, encourages us to simplify our lives in honor of Henry David Thoreau's birthday, reminding us of the joy in living simply and appreciating the basics.

🏆 Sports in 1977

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 0) to win the 1977 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Oakland Raiders beat Minnesota Vikings (32 - 14) to win Super Bowl XI on January 9, 1977 in Pasadena, CA.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 2) to win the 1977 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1977 US Open Championships, Guillermo Vilas defeated Jimmy Connors (2-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-4), 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Wendy Turnbull (7-6, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 12, 1977 can be written as VII-XII-MCMLXXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 12, 1977
→ Day Index: 193rd day of 1977
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 2nd Tuesday of 1977
→ Next same calendar year: 2033
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 48 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 24,963,080 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,778 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 190 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 15.83 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 588 🌘
→ Life path number: 7
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1977: 4,229,201,257 Source: un.org

The 1977 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2033. So, mark your calendars!

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