1 January 2023: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Sunday, January 1, 2023 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 14,515,200 breaths and experienced over 82,944,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 17,625,600 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 1 year, 11 months, and 20 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐇 Born in → The Year of the Rabbit

😴 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: 240 days of your life or 0.66 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was David Guetta followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Martin Garrix according to DJ Mag.

♑ January 1 zodiac sign is Capricorn ?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 9 ?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 Saturn ♄

🪨 Your birthstone is Garnet ?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 January is Carnation ?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 → Saturday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Goose

⭐ Celebrities born on January 1st

1930

Frederick Wiseman, documentary filmmaker

1954

Richard Gibson, British actor (Allo Allo! -"Herr Flick")

1924

Roberts Blossom, American actor and poet (Home Alone, Deranged, The Great Gatsby)

1961

Fiona Phillips, British television presenter

1925

Matthew "Stymie" Beard, American actor

1967

Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Spanish film director

1970

Gabriel Jarret, American actor

1938

Frank Langella, American actor (Dracula, Frost/Nixon)

At the age of 74, Benard Arnault was the richest person in the world in 2023 with $211 billion fortune, followed by Elon Musk with $180 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

630

Prophet Muhammad sets out with his army towards Mecca, capturing it bloodlessly.

1758

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the "starting point" for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

1863

Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in US confederate states.

1892

Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station - it would go on to be the gateway for more than 12 million people.

1896

German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen announces his discovery of x-rays.

1958

European Economic Community, better known as the European Common Market starts operation.

🎄 Holidays on January 1

International Public Domain Day

International Public Domain Day is a day when we celebrate works like books, music, and art becoming free for everyone to use without needing permission because their copyright has expired.

Copyright Law Day, celebrated on January 1st, is all about reminding artists and creators to protect their original work from being used by others without permission, thanks to laws that have been around for over 300 years.

Apple Gifting Day

Apple Gifting Day is a tradition on January 1st where giving apples to people is a way to wish them good health for the new year, with lots of tasty options from candied to raw apples.

🏆 Sports in 2023

🏒 NHL

Florida Panthers defeated Vegas Golden Knights (4 - 1) to win the 2023 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Kansas City Chiefs beat Philadelphia Eagles (38 - 35) to win Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.

⚾ MLB

Texas Rangers beat Arizona Diamondbacks (4 - 1) to win the 2023 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2023 US Open Championships, Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev (6-3, 7-6(7-5), 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Coco Gauff beat Aryna Sabalenka (2-6, 6-3, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 1, 2023 can be written as I-I-MMXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 1, 2023
→ Day Index: 1st day of 2023
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 1st Sunday of 2023
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 2 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 1,037,229 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 240 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 8 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 0.66 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 24 🌔
→ Life path number: 9
→ Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
→ Birth flower: Carnation
→ Birthstone: Garnet
→ Spirit Animal: Goose
→ Power Color: Grey
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2023: 8,045,311,447 Source: un.org

The 2023 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

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