Did you know that May 21, 2009 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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If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Thursday, 21
Countdown to Your 17th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 16th birthday on Wednesday. How was your 16th birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
Did you know that people born on May 21
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 178 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 17 years old. There have been 6031 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 2011 days, which is equivalent to 5.51 years. You spent 34.44% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | 17 Years Old |
| 2027 | Friday | 18 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 19 Years Old |
| 2029 | Monday | 20 Years Old |
| 2030 | Tuesday | 21 Years Old |
| 2031 | Wednesday | 22 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 23 Years Old |
| 2033 | Saturday | 24 Years Old |
| 2034 | Sunday | 25 Years Old |
| 2035 | Monday | 26 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on May 21

People born on 21
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 21
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Monty Stratton, American baseball player and coach (d. 1982) |
| 1913 | Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (d. 1976) |
| 1914 | Romain Gary, French novelist, diplomat, film director, aviator (d. 1980) |
| 1915 | Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan, Indian Civil Service Officer and former Under Secretary-General of the UN (d. 2003) |
| 1916 | Dennis Day, American singer and actor (d. 1988) |
| 1916 | Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997) |
| 1916 | Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter and police officer (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1993) |
| 1919 | George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013) |
| 1920 | Bill Barber, American tuba player and educator (d. 2007) |
Did you know that on May 21
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1970 | E. L. Grant Watson, English-Australian biologist and author (b. 1885) |
| 1973 | Ivan Konev, Soviet Marshal and general (b. 1897) |
| 1973 | Vaughn Monroe, American singer, trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (b. 1911) |
| 1981 | Patsy O'Hara, INLA volunteer and Hunger Striker (b. 1957) |
| 1981 | Raymond McCreesh, PIRA volunteer and Hunger Striker (b. 1957) |
| 1983 | Kenneth Clark, English historian and author (b. 1903) |
| 1984 | Ann Little, American actress (b. 1891) |
| 1988 | Sammy Davis Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1900) |
| 1991 | Rajiv Gandhi, Indian politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (b. 1944) |
| 1995 | Les Aspin, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1938) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on May 21
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1864 | The Ionian Islands reunite with Greece. |
| 1871 | French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested. |
| 1871 | Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi. |
| 1879 | War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique. |
| 1881 | The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C. |
| 1894 | The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams. |
| 1904 | The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. |
| 1911 | President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution. |
| 1917 | The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5 million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack). |
| 1917 | The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces. |
In 2009, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Jacob is the most used. A total of 21,184 baby boys were named Jacob in 2009. The rest were named Ethan, Michael, Alexander and William. While the popular baby girl name in 2009 was Isabella. There were 22,311 baby girls named Isabella that year. While the rest were named Emma, Olivia, Sophia and Ava. 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 2009 there were 6,872,766,988 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 572,730,583. This shows that there were 572,730,583 babies born every month in 2009. It can also be concluded that there are 19,091,020 babies born every day and 13,258 babies born every minute which is mean that 221 babies born every second in the year 2009. Maybe one of them is you.
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