26 July 2002: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Friday, July 26, 2002 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 165,090,240 breaths and experienced over 943,372,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 200,466,720 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 22 years, and 5 months

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌖 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: 2,730 days of your life or 7.48 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Spider-Man

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Hot In Herre" by Nelly (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Tiësto followed by Sasha and John Digweed 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 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 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

1957

Hart Hanson, American television writer and producer

1952

Jan Randall, American-Canadian film, stage and broadcast composer (The Irrelevant Show; Poetry In Motion)

1965

Jennifer Ashe, American actress (As the World Turns)

1936

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

1993

Taylor Momsen, American singer and actress (Gossip Girl)

1934

Ken Pogue, Canadian actor (Adderly, Katts and Dog)

1955

Nicholas Walker, actor (Capitol, Jimmy-General Hospital)

1964

Danny Woodburn, American actor and comedian

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

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 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.

National Coffee Milkshake Day

National Coffee Milkshake Day, on July 26, is a cool holiday where you get to enjoy a delicious blend of ice cream and coffee in a milkshake, perfect for a hot summer day and a fun, tasty way to get a little caffeine kick.

National All or Nothing Day

National All or Nothing Day, celebrated on July 26th, encourages you to go big or go home, pushing you to take risks and fully commit to your dreams, whether it's acing a test, trying a new sport, or making a new friend, for one whole day.

🏆 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.

July 26, 2002 can be written as VII-XXVI-MMII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 26, 2002
→ Day Index: 207th day of 2002
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 4th Friday of 2002
→ Next same calendar year: 2030
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 23 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 11,793,350 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,730 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 90 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 7.48 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 278 🌖
→ Life path number: 1
→ Zodiac sign: Leo ♌
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Salmon
→ Power Color: Orange
→ 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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