Leap Year: 1972 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Virgo.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1972 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
Native American Zodiac: The 21st of September, 1972 falls under the Bear.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
Age: Anyone born on the 21st of September, 1972, will be 45 years of age.
American Format: 09-21-1972 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 1972-09-21. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19720921" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 85878000.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 21st of September, 1972:
United States: Black And White - Three Dog Night
United Kingdom: Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade
US President
Who was the US President on this particular date?
Richard Nixon was the President of the United States on the 21st of September, 1972.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on the 21st of September, 1972 was probably conceived around the 13th of December, 1971. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 21st of September, 1972 is the 1st of July, 1973. (Rough Estimate).
Around This Time...
Things that happened during this general period of time...
5th of September, 1972: The Munich massacre occurs when eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team are killed by a Palestinian group called Black September.
24th of September, 1972: 12 children and 11 adults are killed at an airshow in Sacramento when an F-86 fighter crashes into an ice cream parlour.
13th of October, 1972: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes into the Andes mountain range. Survivors are forced to resort to cannibalism.
16th of October, 1972: A plane carrying U.S. Congressman Hale Boggs disappears in Alaska .
On This Date
Historical events that have occurred on the 21st of September:
21st of September, 2008: A global economic crises continues to loom as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley become bank holding companies.
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Videos
Looking for some nostalgia? Here are some Youtube videos relating to the 21st of September, 1972. Please note that videos are automatically selected by Youtube and that results may vary! Click on the "Load Next Video" button to view the next video in the search playlist. In many cases, you'll find episodes of old TV shows, documentaries, music videos and soap dramas.
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Visualize
Visualize the days that have passed since the 21st of September, 1972. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.
Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 21st of September, 1972.
16,649 days have passed since this date.
1,438,473,600 seconds have passed since the 21st of September, 1972.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,678,219,200 times.
Since the 21st of September, 1972, earth has travelled approximately 742,252,377,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 239,745,600 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 123,708,730 steps. That's about 54,982 miles!
Since this date, 17,261,683 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
Translations
Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Thursday" in other languages is:
German: Donnerstag.
French: Jeudi.
Italian: Giovedi.
Spanish: Jueves.
Portuguese: Quinta-feira.
Comments
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