Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Friday, July 12, 1974:
🕰️ 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 › Blazing Saddles
🎮 Number one video game › Maze War
🎵 Number one song › "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae
🐅 Chinese Zodiac › Tiger
☀️ Sun Sign › Cancer
🌊 Zodiac Element › Water
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Cardinal
🪐 Ruling Planet › Moon ☽
🐼 Spirit Animal › Woodpecker
🔢 Life Path Number › 4
🌼 Birth flower › Larkspur
🪨 Birthstone › Ruby
📅 Lucky day › Monday ⬤Power Color › Silver
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.53
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 4,003,448,151 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 29,483,200,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 451,092,960 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,122,790,400 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,095,736,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken approximately 371,488,320 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on March 20, 2006.
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
1919
Vera Ralston [Věra Helena Hrubá], Czech figure skater and actress (Dakota, Accused of Murder)
1948
Jay Thomas [Jon Thomas Terrell], American disc jockey, comedian, and actor (Cheers; Murphy Brown)
1908
Alain Cuny, French actor (La Dolce Vita, Detective, Weite Land, Emmanuelle)
1943
Ernie Anastos, American news anchor (WCBS, WABC)
1957
Buddy Foster, American child actor (Hondo, Mayberry RFD)
1941
Joseph Whipp, American actor (Escape from Alcatraz)
1933
Brian Cant, British stage and screen actor and children's television presenter (Play School, 1964-85)
1936
Jan Nemec, Czech film director (Diamonds of the Night)
Holidays on Friday, July 12th
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.
National Pecan Pie Day
National Pecan Pie Day, celebrated on July 12, is a day to indulge in the beloved sweet treat, with 90% of Americans agreeing that pie is a simple joy, especially for those who love pecan pie and are seen as smart and analytical.
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 Hair Creator's Day
National Hair Creator's Day, celebrated on July 12th since 2021, is a day to honor and showcase the creativity and self-expression of both professional and self-taught hairstylists, encouraging everyone to flaunt their unique hairstyling skills.
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.
