16 March 1972: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Thursday, March 16, 1972 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 388,644,480 breaths and experienced over 2,220,825,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 471,925,440 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 52 years, 9 months, and 10 days

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌑 The moon was in New phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐀 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: 6,426 days of your life or 17.61 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Godfather

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Heart Of Gold" by Neil Young (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♓ March 16 zodiac sign is Pisces ?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 11 ?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 Neptune ♆

🪨 Your birthstone is Aquamarine ?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 March is Daffodil ?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 → Thursday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Wolf

⭐ Celebrities born on March 16th

1954

Jimmy Nail [Bradford], English actor and television producer, screenwriter (Evita; Spender; Howling II), and singer-songwriter ("Ain't No Doubt"; "Crocodile Shoes")

1960

Jenny Eclair [Hargreaves], British comedienne, author and actress (Grumpy Old Women, Loose Women)

1929

Nadja Tiller, Austrian actress (Ich suche Dich, Rosemary), and beauty queen (Miss Austria, 1949)

1981

Alma Pöysti, Finnish actress (Fallen Leaves)

1969

Judah Friedlander, American comedian and actor (30 Rock - "Frank"; American Splendor)

1971

Alan Tudyk, American actor (Firefly; Suburgatory)

1994

Sierra McClain, American actress (Sierra James-Daddy's Little Girls)

1943

Kim Mu-saeng, South Korean actor

📜 Historical events on this date

1527

Battle of Khanua: Mughal Emperor Babur defeats Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga consolidating Mughal power.

1660

English Long Parliament disbands.

1792

King Gustav III of Sweden is shot by Count Anckarstrom at a masked ball at the Opera; he dies on March 29.

1867

First publication of an article by Joseph Lister outlining the discovery of antiseptic surgery, in "The Lancet".

1935

Adolf Hitler orders German rearmament in violation of The Treaty of Versailles.

🎄 Holidays on March 16

No Selfies Day

No Selfies Day, celebrated every March 16, is a day when we take a break from snapping selfies and group photos to remind ourselves that there's more to life than capturing every moment through a camera lens.

National Artichoke Day

National Artichoke Hearts Day on March 16 celebrates the tasty and healthy artichoke, a favorite vegetable since ancient times, mostly grown in California, and enjoyed in numerous delicious ways.

National SBDC Day

National SBDC Day, celebrated on March 16th, honors Small Business Development Centers across the U.S., spotlighting their role in supporting local businesses and communities by offering a platform for networking and learning.

🏆 Sports in 1972

🏒 NHL

Boston Bruins defeated New York Rangers (4 - 2) to win the 1972 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Dallas Cowboys beat Miami Dolphins (24 - 3) to win Super Bowl VI on January 16, 1972 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

Oakland Athletics beat Cincinnati Reds (4 - 3) to win the 1972 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1972 US Open Championships, Ilie Nastase defeated Arthur Ashe (3-6, 6-3, 6-7(1-5), 6-4, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Billie Jean King beat Kerry Melville Reid (6-3, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

March 16, 1972 can be written as III-XVI-MCMLXXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for March 16, 1972
→ Day Index: 76th day of 1972
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 1972
→ Next same calendar year: 2028
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 53 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 27,761,262 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 6,426 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 211 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 17.61 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 653 🌑
→ Life path number: 11
→ Zodiac sign: Pisces ♓
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Neptune
→ Birth flower: Daffodil
→ Birthstone: Aquamarine
→ Spirit Animal: Wolf
→ Power Color: Light Green
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1972: 3,851,545,181 Source: un.org

The 1972 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2028. So, mark your calendars!

If you found anything helpful on this page, please share it with friends. They can easily find their birthdays too. Also, bookmark this page and return often, as we will continue adding and updating fun facts about this date.