Date:January 18, 2017

January 18, 2017

January 1, 2017 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, January 18, 2017 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 58,443,840 breaths and experienced over 333,964,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 70,967,520 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 7 years, 11 months, and 8 days


📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha


🐓 Born in → The Year of the Rooster


😴 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: 966 days of your life or 2.65 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Bad and Boujee" by Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert (source: Billboard Hot 100)


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

♑ January 18 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 2 ?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 18th

1986
Eugene Lee Yang, American filmmaker and internet personality (Buzzfeed, The Try Guys)

1980
Estelle [Swaray], English singer-songwriter, rapper ("American Boy"), and actress (Steven Universe)

1955
Hans van Tongeren, Dutch actor (Spetters)

1984
Kristy Lee Cook, American country singer (American Idol, season 7)

1969
Dave Bautista, American professional wrestler

1963
Tom Alexander, American model, and actor (Forbidden Dance; Dream A Little Evil)

1947
Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor (The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, Fireworks)

1924
Donald Baverstock, British TV producer

At the age of 61, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2017 with $86 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $75.6 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

532
Nika uprising against Emperor Justinian in Constantinople fails, 30,000 killed by troops loyal to the Emperor in the Hippodrome.

1591
King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, date is now observed as Royal Thai Armed Forces day.

1788
First elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from England to Australia arrives at Botany Bay to set up a penal colony.

1817
Jose de San Martin leads a revolutionary army over the Andes to attack Spanish royalists in Chile.

1871
Second German Empire proclaimed by Kaiser Wilhelm I and Otto von Bismarck.

1943
Soviets announce they have broken the long siege of Leningrad by Nazi Germany by opening a narrow land corridor, though the siege would not be fully lifted until a year later.


🎄 Holidays on January 18

National Winnie the Pooh Day
National Winnie the Pooh Day, celebrated on January 18, is a day to remember and enjoy the adventures of the beloved bear and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood.

National Thesaurus Day
National Thesaurus Day, celebrated on January 18th, honors Peter Mark Roget's creation of the thesaurus in 1852, a book that helps us find the perfect words to express our thoughts and avoid repetition.

National Gourmet Coffee Day
National Gourmet Coffee Day, celebrated on January 18th, is a day to enjoy and appreciate the extra delicious and high-quality coffee, made from special beans and methods, that's even fancier than your everyday coffee.


🏆 Sports in 2017

🏒 NHL
Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Nashville Predators (4 - 2) to win the 2017 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
New England Patriots beat Atlanta Falcons (34 - 28) to win Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX.

⚾ MLB
Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 3) to win the 2017 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2017 US Open Championships, Rafael Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson (6-3, 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Sloane Stephens beat Madison Keys (6-3, 6-0) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 18, 2017 can be written as I-XVIII-MMXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for January 18, 2017
Day Index: 18th day of 2017
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 2017
Next same calendar year: 2034
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 8 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 4,175,677 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 966 days
Months spent sleeping: 32 months
Years spent sleeping: 2.65 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 98 🌖
Life path number: 2
Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
Birth flower: Carnation
Birthstone: Garnet
Spirit Animal: Goose
Power Color: Grey
President of United States:
World population 2017: 7,550,262,101 Source: un.org

The 2017 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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