17 January 2023: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Tuesday, January 17, 2023 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 14,192,640 breaths and experienced over 81,100,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 17,233,920 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 1 year, 11 months, and 4 days

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent 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: 235 days of your life or 0.64 years.

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

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift (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 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 7 ?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

1957

Keith Chegwin, English television presenter and actor

1903

Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Assamese poet, playwright, filmmaker

1882

Noah Beery, American character actor (Story of Esther, The Mark of Zorro)

1959

Momoe Yamaguchi, Japanese singer and actress

1974

Annemarie Jacir, Palestinian filmmaker and poet

1923

Carol Raye [Kathleen Corkery], British-born Australian actress (Number 96; Blankety Blanks)

1927

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

1921

Dehl Berti, Chiricahua Apache actor (Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Guns of Paradise)

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

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

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.

Printing Ink Day

Printing Ink Day, celebrated on the closest Tuesday to January 16, is a special day to appreciate and learn about the different types of inks, their origins, and their uses in our daily lives and work.

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 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 17, 2023 can be written as I-XVII-MMXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 17, 2023
→ Day Index: 17th day of 2023
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Tuesday of 2023
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 2 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 1,014,204 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 235 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 8 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 0.64 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 24 🌘
→ Life path number: 7
→ 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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