3 July 1996: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, July 3, 1996 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 209,744,640 breaths and experienced over 1,198,540,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 254,689,920 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 28 years, 5 months, and 24 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat

😴 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: 3,468 days of your life or 9.5 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Independence Day

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♋ July 3 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 8 ?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 3rd

1943

Gary Waldhorn, British stage and screen comic actor (The Vicar of Dibley; Brush Strokes)

1978

Julie Klausner, American comedian, screenwriter, actress (Difficult People), podcaster, and author

1949

Jan Smithers, American actress (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Bailey")

1937

David Shire, American songwriter and composer of stage musicals, film and television scores (The Conversation; All the President's Men)

1959

Andreas Wisniewski, German actor (The Living Daylights)

1966

Neil O'Donnell, NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers) and broadcaster (WTVF, Nashville)

1929

David Lynch, American singer (Platters - "Twilight Time"; "Only You"; "The Great Pretender")

1921

Susan Peters [Suzanne Carnahan], American actress (Random Harvest, Young Ideas)

📜 Historical events on this date

324

Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.

1187

Battle of Horns of Hattin: Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, destroys Jerusalem's crusader army.

1863

Battle of Gettysburg, largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a major victory for the Union during the US Civil War.

1884

Dow Jones publishes its 1st stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average.

1996

UK House of Commons announces that the Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish (and subsequently English and British monarchs), will be returned to Scotland after 700 years in Westminster Abbey.

🎄 Holidays on July 3

National Eat Beans Day

National Eat Your Beans Day, celebrated on July 3, is a fun holiday that encourages everyone to enjoy and appreciate the wide variety of legumes, showcasing their importance in our diet with interesting facts and puzzles.

National Stay Out of the Sun Day

National Stay Out of the Sun Day, celebrated every July 3rd, encourages taking a break from sun exposure to protect your skin, promoting indoor or shaded activities for a day of rest and relaxation.

American Redneck Day

American Redneck Day, celebrated every July 3rd, is a day where people often called "rednecks" especially in the southern U.S., embrace and celebrate their culture and lifestyle, turning a once negative label into a point of pride.

🏆 Sports in 1996

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated Florida Panthers (4 - 0) to win the 1996 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXX on January 28, 1996 in Tempe, AZ.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves (4 - 2) to win the 1996 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1996 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang (6-1, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)) to win the men's singles title. Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

July 3, 1996 can be written as VII-III-MCMXCVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 3, 1996
→ Day Index: 185th day of 1996
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 1st Wednesday of 1996
→ Next same calendar year: 2024
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 29 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 14,981,960 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 3,468 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 114 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 9.5 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 353 🌖
→ Life path number: 8
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1996: 5,831,565,020 Source: un.org

The 1996 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2024. So, mark your calendars!

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