Did you know that May 23, 1961 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 149 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 65 years old. There have been 23592 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7864 days, which is equivalent to 21.55 years. You spent 33.67% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
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| 2026 | Saturday | 65 Years Old |
| 2027 | Sunday | 66 Years Old |
| 2028 | Tuesday | 67 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 68 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 69 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 70 Years Old |
| 2032 | Sunday | 71 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 72 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 73 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 74 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 23

If you were born on May 23, 1961, your birthstone is the emerald. In this month of May, your birthday, you are born with a quick wit, a high intelligence, and an intuition. It is said that people born in May will have a good memory and intelligence if they wear the emerald. It represents the goddess of love and beauty.
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on May 23
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Buck Showalter, American baseball player, coach, and manager |
| 1956 | Ursula Plassnik, Austrian politician and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria |
| 1958 | Drew Carey, American actor, game show host, and entrepreneur |
| 1958 | Lea DeLaria, American actress and singer |
| 1958 | Mitch Albom, American journalist, author, and screenwriter |
| 1959 | Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player and sportscaster |
| 1960 | Linden Ashby, American actor |
| 1961 | Daniele Massaro, Italian footballer and manager |
| 1961 | Norrie May-Welby, Scottish Australian gender activist |
| 1961 | Rino Wicaksono, Indonesian politician and lecturer |
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1935) |
| 2009 | Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (b. 1946) |
| 2010 | José Lima, Dominican-American baseball player (b. 1972) |
| 2010 | Simon Monjack, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1970) |
| 2011 | Xavier Tondo, Spanish cyclist (b. 1978) |
| 2012 | Paul Fussell, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | Epy Guerrero, Dominican baseball player, coach, and scout (b. 1942) |
| 2013 | Flynn Robinson, American basketball player (b. 1941) |
| 2013 | Georges Moustaki, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934) |
| 2013 | Hayri Kozakçıoğlu, Turkish police officer and politician, 15th Governor of Istanbul Province (b. 1938) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 23
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1430 | Joan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compiègne by troops from the Burgundian faction. |
| 1498 | Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy. |
| 1533 | The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void. |
| 1568 | Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War. |
| 1609 | Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place. |
| 1618 | The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War. |
| 1706 | John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy at the Battle of Ramillies. |
| 1788 | South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution. |
| 1793 | Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition. |
| 1829 | Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna, Austrian Empire. |
In 1961, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 86,917 baby boys were named Michael in 1961. The rest were named David, John, James and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1961 was Mary. There were 47,680 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Lisa, Susan, Linda and Karen. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 1961 there were 3,091,843,513 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 257,653,627. This shows that there were 257,653,627 babies born every month in 1961. It can also be concluded that there are 8,588,455 babies born every day and 5,965 babies born every minute which is mean that 100 babies born every second in the year 1961. Maybe one of them is you.
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