12 May 1972: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Friday, May 12, 1972 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 392,091,840 breaths and experienced over 2,240,524,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 476,111,520 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 53 years, 2 months, and 30 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent 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: 6,483 days of your life or 17.76 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Godfather

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♉ May 12 zodiac sign is Taurus ?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 Venus ♀

🪨 Your birthstone is Emerald ?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 May is Lily of the valley ?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 → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Beaver

⭐ Celebrities born on May 12th

1986

Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress (Revenge, Captain America films)

1969

Kevin Nalty, American viral video maker and YouTuber

1992

Malcolm David Kelley, American actor and rapper (Lost)

1936

Klaus Doldinger, German jazz saxophonist (Passport) and composer for film

1938

Millie Perkins, American actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Table for 5, Shooting)

1959

Ving Rhames [Irving Rameses Rhames], American actor (Mission Impossible)

1981

Kentaro Sato, Japanese television, video game, classical, and choral composer (Requiem Pacis - Requiem of Peace), and conductor

1973

Kendra Kassebaum, American stage actress (Wicked)

📜 Historical events on this date

1789

William Wilberforce makes his first major speech on abolition in the UK House of Commons, reasoning the slave trade morally reprehensible and an issue of natural justice.

1940

Nazi blitzkrieg conquest of France began by crossing Muese River.

1943

Axis forces in North Africa surrender.

2002

Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro becoming first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution.

2008

Wenchuan earthquake, measuring 7.8 in magnitude occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 87,000, injuring 374,643 and leaving homeless between 4.8 million and 11 million people.

🎄 Holidays on May 12

National Odometer Day

National Odometer Day, celebrated on May 12, is all about learning how the mileage tracker in your car works and how to take good care of your vehicle so it can go the distance with you.

National Provider Appreciation Day

National Provider Appreciation Day is a special day to say thank you to all the amazing people like babysitters and daycare teachers who help take care of kids, making it easier for parents to work and support their families.

Public Gardens Day

Public Gardens Day is a day to celebrate and enjoy outdoor gardens and nature, promoting plant and water conservation, while also highlighting the benefits of spending time in green spaces for our health and well-being.

🏆 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.

May 12, 1972 can be written as V-XII-MCMLXXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 12, 1972
→ Day Index: 133rd day of 1972
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 2nd Friday of 1972
→ Next same calendar year: 2028
→ Days until next birthday: 273 days
→ Age on next birthday: 54 years old
→ Days since birth: 19449 days
→ You are: 28,007,149 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 6,483 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 213 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 17.76 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 659 🌘
→ Life path number: 9
→ Zodiac sign: Taurus ♉
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Lily of the valley
→ Birthstone: Emerald
→ Spirit Animal: Beaver
→ Power Color: 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!

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