26 July 2001: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Thursday, July 26, 2001 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 172,448,640 breaths and experienced over 985,420,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 209,401,920 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 23 years, and 5 months

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐍 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: 2,851 days of your life or 7.81 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "U Remind Me" by Usher (source: Billboard Hot 100)

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

♌ July 26 zodiac sign is Leo ?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 9 ?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 Sun ☉

🪨 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 → Sunday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Salmon

⭐ Celebrities born on July 26th

1930

Barbara Jefford, British actress (James Joyce's Ulysses)

1982

Chez Starbuck, American actor (The Thirteenth Year)

1922

Jason Robards, American actor (A Thousand Clowns, Any Wednesday)

1964

Danny Woodburn, American actor and comedian

1926

James Best [Jewel Franklin Guy], American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, Sounder)

1965

Jennifer Ashe, American actress (As the World Turns)

1957

Hart Hanson, American television writer and producer

1936

Kathryn Hays, American actress (Kim Hughes-As the World Turns)

At the age of 45, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2001 with $58.7 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $32.3 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

657

Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates River.

1519

Francisco Pizarro receives royal charter for the west coast of South America.

1803

The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London.

1908

United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).

1945

Declaration of Potsdam: US, Britain and China demand the Japanese surrender during WWII.

1953

Fidel Castro leads a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, intended to spark a revolution in Cuba.

🎄 Holidays on July 26

National Bagelfest Day

National Bagelfest Day, celebrated on July 26th, is a fun holiday dedicated to enjoying and learning cool facts about bagels, the unique bread boiled before it's baked, with lots of eating and maybe some coffee on the side.

Tisha B'Av

Tisha B'Av is a solemn Jewish holiday that remembers the destruction of two important temples and other tragedies, making it a day of mourning and fasting.

National Aunt and Uncle Day

National Aunt and Uncle Day, celebrated every July 26, is a special day to honor and spend time with your aunts and uncles, recognizing their unique role in your life, often as second parents or close friends who have fun stories from your childhood.

🏆 Sports in 2001

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated New Jersey Devils (4 - 3) to win the 2001 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants (34 - 7) to win Super Bowl XXXV on January 28, 2001 in Tampa Bay, FL.

⚾ MLB

Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees (4 - 3) to win the 2001 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2001 US Open Championships, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras (7-6(7-4), 6-1, 6-1) to win the men's singles title. Venus Williams beat Serena Williams (6-2, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 26, 2001 can be written as VII-XXVI-MMI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 26, 2001
→ Day Index: 207th day of 2001
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 4th Thursday of 2001
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 24 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 12,318,939 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,851 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 94 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 7.81 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 290 🌒
→ Life path number: 9
→ Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Salmon
→ Power Color: Orange
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2001: 6,223,412,158 Source: un.org

The 2001 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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