16 December 2021: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Thursday, December 16, 2021 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 20,885,760 breaths and experienced over 119,347,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 25,361,280 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 2 years, 10 months, and 1 day

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐂 Born in → The Year of the Ox

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 345 days of your life or 0.95 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Spider-Man: No Way Home

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Easy On Me" by Adele (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was David Guetta followed by Martin Garrix and Armin van Buuren according to DJ Mag.

♐ December 16 zodiac sign is Sagittarius ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 6 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Jupiter ♃

🪨 Your birthstone is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for December is Narcissus ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Thursday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Owl

⭐ Celebrities born on December 16th

1953

Filip Bolluyt, Dutch actor (Daybreak)

1943

Steven Bochco, American TV producer and co-creator of Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue

1963

Benjamin Bratt, California, actor (Det Reynaldo Curtis-Law & Order)

1981

Anna Sedokova, Ukrainian pop singer (Nu Virgos), and actress

1959

Alison La Placa, NJ, actress (Duet, Catherine-John Larroquette Show)

1983

Danielle Lloyd, English beauty queen, fashion model, and television personality

1903

Hardie Albright, American actor (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter)

1962

Jon Tenney, actor (Brooklyn South)

At the age of 50, Elon Musk was the richest person in the world in 2021 with $274 billion fortune, followed by Jeff Bezos with $197 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

755

An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion during Chinese Tang Dynasty.

1598

Seven Year War: Battle of Noryang Point - in the final battle of the war Korean navy decisively defeats the Japanese.

1653

Parliamentarian General Oliver Cromwell appointed as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.

1773

Boston tea party incident - Sons of Liberty protesters throw tea shipments into Boston harbour in protest against British imposed Tea Act.

1920

8.5 earthquake rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.

1944

Nazi Germany launches a counteroffensive against the Allies in the Ardennes region of Belgium, beginning the'Battle of the Bulge'.

1998

Iraq disarmament crisis: Operation Desert Fox - the United States and United Kingdom bomb targets in Iraq.

🎄 Holidays on December 16

National Underdog Day

National Underdog Day is a special day on the third Friday of December where we celebrate and root for the people or teams who aren't expected to win, showing them our support and encouragement.

Underdog Day

Underdog Day is a day when we celebrate and cheer for the unlikely heroes and those who usually don't get the spotlight, showing them some much-deserved appreciation and support.

Stupid Toy Day

Stupid Toy Day, celebrated on December 16th, is a fun holiday where we remember and celebrate the quirky and seemingly silly toys we adored as kids, like Mr. Potato Head and Tamagotchis, and appreciate how important they once were to us.

🏆 Sports in 2021

🏒 NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Montreal Canadiens (4 - 1) to win the 2021 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Kansas City Chiefs (31 - 9) to win Super Bowl LV on February 7, 2021 in Inglewood, CA.

⚾ MLB

Atlanta Braves beat Houston Astros (4 - 1) to win the 2021 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2021 US Open Championships, Daniil Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic (6-4, 6-4, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Emma Raducanu beat Leylah Fernandez (6-4, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

December 16, 2021 can be written as XII-XVI-MMXXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for December 16, 2021
→ Day Index: 350th day of 2021
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 2021
→ Next same calendar year: 2027
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 3 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 1,493,275 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 345 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 11 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 0.95 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 35 🌔
→ Life path number: 6
→ Zodiac sign: Sagittarius ♐
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Jupiter
→ Birth flower: Narcissus
→ Birthstone: Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz
→ Spirit Animal: Owl
→ Power Color: Purple
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2021: 7,924,798,739 Source: un.org

The 2021 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2027. So, mark your calendars!

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