Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, May 12, 1972:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Tuesday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › The Godfather
🎮 Number one video game › Pong
🎵 Number one song › "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack
🐀 Chinese Zodiac › Rat
☀️ Sun Sign › Taurus
🌎 Zodiac Element › Earth
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Fixed
🪐 Ruling Planet › Venus ♀
🐼 Spirit Animal › Beaver
🔢 Life Path Number › 9
🌼 Birth flower › Lily of the valley
🪨 Birthstone › Emerald
📅 Lucky day › Friday ⬤Power Color › Green
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.36
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 3,851,545,181 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 30,745,600,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 470,407,680 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,213,683,200 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,228,288,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 387,394,560 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 19, 2004.
What happened on my birthday
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.
Famous people with my birthday
1970
Samantha Mathis, American actress (American Psycho, Billions)
1958
Beth Maitland, American actress (Traci-Young & Restless)
1977
Rebecca Herbst, American actress (General Hospital)
1962
Emilio Estevez, American actor (Breakfast Club, Young Guns, Mighty Ducks)
1961
Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor (The Kids in the Hall)
1936
Klaus Doldinger, German jazz saxophonist (Passport) and composer for film
1973
Kendra Kassebaum, American stage actress (Wicked)
1914
Howard K. Smith, American TV newsman and journalist (ABC, Moderated Kennedy-Nixon debate)
Holidays on Friday, May 12th
National YA DIG Day
National YA DIG Day, celebrated on May 12th each year, is a special day inspired by Shauncy Lanier Davis to celebrate life, boost self-worth, and encourage personal growth, while also supporting those with mental health challenges.
National Nutty Fudge Day
National Nutty Fudge Day, celebrated on May 12, is a fun holiday where everyone enjoys making and eating delicious fudge loaded with nuts, celebrating the extra crunch and flavor that nuts add to this sweet treat.
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.
National Tampon Day
National Tampon Day, celebrated every May 12, is a day to learn about and appreciate the importance of tampons and other menstrual products, while also breaking down myths and stigmas about periods.
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.
