Date:May 17, 1972

May 17, 1972

May 5, 1972 birthday facts

Learn cool facts about Wednesday, May 17, 1972 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 387,313,920 breaths and experienced over 2,213,222,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 470,309,760 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 52 years, 7 months, and 5 days


πŸ“… You were born on a Wednesday


πŸŒ’ The moon was in Waxing phase on this day


βŒ› Born into β†’ Generation X


πŸ€ Born in β†’ The Year of the Rat


😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?πŸ’€ Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 6,404 days of your life or 17.55 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 17 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.


πŸ”’ Your life path number is 5 ?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.


πŸͺ Your ruling planet is Venus ♀


πŸͺ¨ 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.


πŸ“… Your lucky day β†’ Friday


πŸ¦… Your spirit animal β†’ Beaver


⭐ Celebrities born on May 17th

1953
Kathleen Sullivan, American newscaster (ABC-TV, CBS Morning Show)

1973
Matthew McGrory, American actor

1985
Derek Hough, American dancer (Dancing with the Stars), actor, and singer

1939
Wim de Bie, Dutch comedian, satirist, and writer (van Kooten & de Bie - The Simplistic Covenant)

1990
Leven Rambin, American actress

1969
Alan Doyle, Canadian musician (Great Big Sea), and actor

1978
Carlos PeΓ±a, Dominican MLB baseball infielder, 2001-14 (Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 6 other teams), and broadcaster

1981
R. J. Helton, American Idol finalist


πŸ“œ Historical events on this date

1527
PΓ‘nfilo de NarvΓ‘ez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men - by 1536 only 4 survive.

1792
24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street.

1803
John Hawkins & Richard French patent the Reaping Machine.

1973
Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings.

2004
Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.

2014
The center-right Hindu Nationalist Party, the BJP, wins landslide election victory in India.


πŸŽ„ Holidays on May 17

National Mushroom Hunting Day
National Mushroom Hunting Day, celebrated on May 17th, encourages people to safely explore and learn about different types of mushrooms in nature, emphasizing the importance of distinguishing between edible and toxic varieties.

National Juice Slush Day
National Juice Slush Day, celebrated on the third Wednesday in May, is a day to enjoy the cool, refreshing treat made by mixing fruit juice with ice, a delicious concoction enjoyed for centuries and super popular among kids today.

National Cherry Cobbler Day
National Cherry Cobbler Day, celebrated on May 17th, is a fun holiday where we enjoy a delicious dessert made with sweet cherries and a biscuit-like crust, which was created back in the 1800s when bakers had to get creative due to limited ingredients.


πŸ† Sports in 1972

πŸ’ 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 17, 1972 can be written as V-XVII-MCMLXXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


πŸ”¦ Facts Summary for May 17, 1972
β†’ Day Index: 138th day of 1972
β†’ Day of week: Wednesday
β†’ Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 1972
β†’ Next same calendar year: 2028
β†’ Days until next birthday:
β†’ Age on next birthday: 53 years old
β†’ Days since birth:
β†’ You are: 27,666,647 minutes old
β†’ Days spent sleeping: 6,404 days
β†’ Months spent sleeping: 210 months
β†’ Years spent sleeping: 17.55 years
β†’ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
β†’ Full moons since birth: 651 πŸŒ’
β†’ Life path number: 5
β†’ Zodiac sign: Taurus ♉
β†’ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
β†’ Birth flower: Lily of the valley
β†’ Birthstone: Emerald
β†’ Spirit Animal: Beaver
β†’ Power Color: Green
β†’ President of United States:
β†’ 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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