Here are all the facts you need to know about your birthday on Wednesday, May 24, 1972:
🕰️ 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 Godfather
🎮 Number one video game › Pong
🎵 Number one song › "Oh Girl" by Chi-Lites
🐀 Chinese Zodiac › Rat
☀️ Sun Sign › Gemini
💨 Zodiac Element › Air
🌠 Zodiac Quality › Mutable
🪐 Ruling Planet › Mercury ☿
🐼 Spirit Animal › Deer
🔢 Life Path Number › 3
🌼 Birth flower › Lily of the valley
🪨 Birthstone › Emerald
📅 Lucky day › Wednesday ⬤Power Color › Yellow
⛽ Gas price per gallon › $0.36
🏛️ President of United States ›
🌎 World population › 3,851,545,181 Source: un.org
⚡️ You’ve traveled over 30,726,400,000 miles through the Milky Way.
⚡️ You have blinked over 470,113,920 times in your lifetime
⚡️ Your heart beat over 2,212,300,800 times.
⚡️ You have taken about 3,226,272,000 steps.
⚡️ You have taken about 387,152,640 breaths since your birth.
⏱️ Your billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on January 31, 2004.
What happened on my birthday
1595
Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.
1738
John Wesley is converted, launching the Methodist movement; celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day.
1844
Samuel Morse taps out "What hath God wrought" in the world's first telegraph message.
1941
German battleship Bismarck sinks the British battle cruiser HMS Hood; 1,416 die, 3 survive.
1988
Section 28 passed as law by Parliament in the United Kingdom prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality. Repealed 2001/2004.
Famous people with my birthday
1979
Frank Mir, American UFC fighter and professional wrestler
1960
Kristin Scott Thomas, British actress (The English Patient, Mission: Impossible)
1972
Greg Berlanti, American television writer and producer (Dawson's Creek, Riverdale, Arrowverse)
1963
Gene Anthony Ray, American dancer and actor (Fame - "Leroy")
1953
Alfred Molina, British actor (Spider Man 2, Frida, Chocolat)
1989
Tara Correa-McMullen, American actress (Judging Amy)
1949
Jim Broadbent, English actor (Iris)
1992
Travis T. Flory, American actor (Everybody Hates Chris)
Holidays on Wednesday, May 24th
National Scavenger Hunt Day
National Scavenger Hunt Day, celebrated on May 24th, is a fun day where people search for specific items or solve clues to complete a game, making both planning and playing a blast, and it can even be a cool way to learn new things!
National Brother's Day
National Brother's Day, celebrated on May 24th, is a holiday to honor and celebrate the bond and love between brothers or brotherly figures in one's life.
National Caterers Appreciation Day
National Caterers Appreciation Day, celebrated on May 24, is a day to thank and recognize caterers for making our events special with delicious food and excellent service.
National Escargot Day
National Escargot Day, celebrated every May 24th, is all about enjoying a fancy French snack made from snails, usually cooked in garlic butter and served right in their shells.
Emergency Medical Services for Children Day (EMSC)
Emergency Medical Services for Children Day is a special day during National EMS Week where we celebrate and appreciate the doctors, nurses, and paramedics who provide emergency care specifically for kids like you.
