17 January 2002: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Thursday, January 17, 2002 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 168,819,840 breaths and experienced over 964,684,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 204,995,520 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 22 years, 11 months, and 4 days

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐎 Born in → The Year of the Horse

😴 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: 2,791 days of your life or 7.65 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Spider-Man

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "U Got It Bad" by Usher (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Tiësto followed by Sasha and John Digweed according to DJ Mag.

♑ January 17 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 4 ?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 17th

1927

Eartha Kitt, American singer (Santa Baby), dancer, activist, and actress (Batman - "Catwoman")

1972

Benno Fürmann, German actor

1952

Larry Fortensky, American construction worker and 8th husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor (1991-96)

1970

Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-born animator

1902

Geoffrey Lloyd, British politician and Governor of the BBC

1957

Keith Chegwin, English television presenter and actor

1934

Donald Cammell, Scottish film director (Performance; Wild Side), and painter

1908

L. V. Prasad, Indian pioneering filmmaker

At the age of 46, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2002 with $52.8 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $35 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1773

Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66° 33' S).

1873

A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, a part of the Modoc War.

1912

Captain Robert Scott's expedition arrives at the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.

1946

United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting.

1991

Operation Desert Storm begins, with US-led coalition forces bombing Iraq, during the Gulf War.

🎄 Holidays on January 17

National Bootlegger's Day

National Bootlegger's Day, celebrated on January 17, honors the era when the U.S. banned alcohol, leading to the illegal making and selling of whiskey, like the famous Templeton Rye, favored by the notorious gangster Al Capone.

Benjamin Franklin Day

Benjamin Franklin Day, celebrated on January 17, honors the birth of a Founding Father who was a master of many trades, from inventing to politics, and is the face on the $100 bill.

Cable Car Day

Cable Car Day, celebrated on January 17th, honors the invention of the cable car in 1871 by Andrew Smith Hallidie, inspired to help horses struggling on San Francisco's steep hills, leading to the unique and still-operating cable cars in the city today.

🏆 Sports in 2002

🏒 NHL

Detroit Red Wings defeated Carolina Hurricanes (4 - 1) to win the 2002 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New England Patriots beat St. Louis Rams (20 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXXVI on February 3, 2002 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

Anaheim Angels beat San Francisco Giants (4 - 3) to win the 2002 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2002 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi (6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Venus Williams (6-4, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 17, 2002 can be written as I-XVII-MMII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 17, 2002
→ Day Index: 17th day of 2002
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 2002
→ Next same calendar year: 2030
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 23 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 12,059,104 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,791 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 92 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 7.65 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 284 🌒
→ Life path number: 4
→ Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
→ Birth flower: Carnation
→ Birthstone: Garnet
→ Spirit Animal: Goose
→ Power Color: Grey
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2002: 6,302,149,639 Source: un.org

The 2002 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2030. So, mark your calendars!

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