Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Thursday, July 12, 1973:
🕰️ Born into › Generation X
🎉 Next birthday will be on › Sunday
🎂 How many days until my birthday ›
Countdown time to your next birthday:
🍿 Number one movie › The Sting
🎮 Number one video game › Space Race
🎵 Number one song › "Will It Go Round In Circles" by Billy Preston
🐂 Chinese Zodiac › Ox
☀️ Sun Sign › Cancer
🌊 Zodiac Element › Water
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Moon ☽
🐼 Spirit Animal › Woodpecker
🔢 Life Path Number › 3
🌼 Birth flower › Larkspur
🪨 Birthstone › Ruby
📅 Lucky day › Monday ⬤Power Color › Silver
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.39
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 3,927,538,695 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 30,022,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 459,342,720 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,161,612,800 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,152,352,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 378,282,240 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on March 20, 2005.
What happened on my birthday
1679
Britain's King Charles II ratifies Habeas Corpus Act allowing prisoners right to be imprisoned to be examined by a court.
1690
Battle of Boyne: in Ireland, Protestant King William III defeats English Catholic King James II.
1790
French Revolution: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted, putting the Catholic Church in France under the control of the state.
1804
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel by Vice President Aaron Burr.
1863
In New Zealand, British forces invade Waikato, home of the Maori King Movement, beginning a new phase of the wars between Maori and Colonial British.
1913
150,000 Ulstermen gather and resolve to resist Irish Home Rule by force of arms; since the British Liberals have promised the Irish nationalists Home Rule, civil war appears imminent.
1943
World War II: Battle of Prokhorovka - Russians defeat German forces in one of the largest ever tank battles.
1957
US Surgeon General Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer.
Famous people with my birthday
1912
Dioniysis Papagiannopoulos, Greek stage and screen actor
1964
Gaby Roslin, English television presenter
1956
Mel Harris [Mary Ellen], American actress (Hope-30 Something)
1886
Jean Hersholt, Danish actor (Heidi, Greed, Men in White, Aryan)
1919
Vera Ralston [Věra Helena Hrubá], Czech figure skater and actress (Dakota, Accused of Murder)
1980
Johanna Klum, German TV presenter
1941
Joseph Whipp, American actor (Escape from Alcatraz)
1938
Ron Fairly, American baseball utility and broadcaster
Holidays on Thursday, July 12th
Pulse Night of Remembrance
The Pulse Night of Remembrance is a day to honor and remember the 49 people who were killed and the 53 who were injured in a terrible shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, showing support for the LGBTQ+ community and standing against violence.
Etch A Sketch Day
Etch A Sketch Day, celebrated every July 12th, commemorates the anniversary of this classic toy's release, encouraging everyone to unleash their creativity with the twist of two knobs.
Paper Bag Day
Paper Bag Day, celebrated on July 12th, is a day to appreciate the environmentally friendly paper bag, promoting its use over plastic to combat pollution and encourage sustainability.
Night of Nights
The Night of Nights is a special day on July 12th when people remember and celebrate the last time Morse code, a way of sending messages with dots and dashes, was used for commercial messages in the U.S.
National Simplicity Day
National Simplicity Day, celebrated on July 12th, encourages us to simplify our lives in honor of Henry David Thoreau's birthday, reminding us of the joy in living simply and appreciating the basics.
