28 July 2012: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Saturday, July 28, 2012 that no one tells you about.

Your next birthday is in:

2
months

23
days

11
hours

53
minutes

You’ve taken nearly 94,006,080 breaths and experienced over 537,177,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 114,150,240 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

You have been alive for: 12 years, 9 months, and 7 days

You were born on a Saturday

The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

Born into → Generation Alpha

Born in → The Year of the Dragon

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: 1,554 days of your life or 4.26 years.

#1 movie was: Marvel's The Avengers

#1 song on your birthday: "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Armin van Buuren followed by Tiësto and Avicii according to DJ Mag.

July 28 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 22 ?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 28th

1972

Elizabeth Berkley, American actress (Jessie-Saved by the Bell, Showgirl)

1963

Patrizia Pellegrino, Italian actress and TV personality (Italy's Miss Teenager 1980)

1985

Dustin Milligan, Canadian actor

1986

Alexandra Chando, American actress (As the World Turns)

1973

Scott Bloom, American actor (Keys; Stuff)

1949

Randall Wallace, American screenwriter and film producer (Braveheart)

1951

Doug Collins, American basketball shooting guard, coach (Chicago, Detroit, Washington, Philadelphia) and broadcaster

1995

Anna Lapwood, British classical organist, music director (Pembroke College, Cambridge), and radio presenter (BBC)

At the age of 72, Carlos Slim & family was the richest person in the world in 2012 with $69 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $61 billion, according to Forbes.

Historical events on this date

1794

French Revolution figure Robespierre & 22 other leaders of "the Terror" guillotined to thunderous cheers in Paris.

1914

Austria-Hungary decides against mediation and declares war on Serbia - first declaration of war of WWI.

1917

Silent Parade organised by James Weldon Johnson of 10,000 African-Americans who march on 5th Ave in NYC to protest against lynching.

1943

Operation Gomorrah: RAF bombing over Hamburg causes a firestorm that kills 42,600 German civilians.

1976

Tangshan Earthquake, 8.2 in magnitude kills over 240,000 Northern China in the largest loss of life from an earthquake in the 20th century.

2005

The Provisional Irish Republican Army call an end to their thirty year long armed campaign in Northern Ireland.

Holidays on July 28

National Talk in an Elevator Day

National Talk in an Elevator Day, on July 30th, encourages people to strike up conversations with others in elevators to make new friends and boost confidence, celebrating a tradition of elevators that dates back to 200 B.C.

National Milk Chocolate Day

National Milk Chocolate Day, celebrated every July 28th, honors the creamy and smooth favorite by indulging in all things made with this popular form of chocolate, originally created in the mid-1800s.

NATIONAL WATERPARK DAY

National Waterpark Day, celebrated on July 28, is a fun holiday where families and friends beat the summer heat by enjoying various rides and attractions at waterparks across the United States.

Sports in 2012

NHL

Los Angeles Kings defeated New Jersey Devils (4 - 2) to win the 2012 Stanley Cup.

NFL

New York Giants beat New England Patriots (21 - 17) to win Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, IN.

MLB

San Francisco Giants beat Detroit Tigers (4 - 0) to win the 2012 World Series.

Tennis

In the 2012 US Open Championships, Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic (7-6(12-10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka (6-2, 2-6, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 28, 2012 can be written as VII-XXVIII-MMXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

Facts Summary for July 28, 2012
→ Day Index: 210th day of 2012
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 4th Saturday of 2012
→ Next same calendar year: 2040
→ Days until next birthday: 84 days
→ Age on next birthday: 13 years old
→ Days since birth: 4663 days
→ You are: 6,715,686 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,554 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 51 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 4.26 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 158
→ Life path number: 22
→ Zodiac sign: Leo
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Sun
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Salmon
→ Power Color: Orange
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2012: 7,128,176,935 Source: un.org

The 2012 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2040. So, mark your calendars!

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