20 January 1977: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Thursday, January 20, 1977 that no one tells you about.

Your next birthday is in:

8
months

13
days

8
hours

26
minutes

34
seconds

You’ve taken nearly 355,622,400 breaths and experienced over 2,032,128,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 431,827,200 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

You have been alive for: 48 years, 3 months, and 19 days

You were born on a Thursday

The moon was in New phase on this day

Born into → Generation X

Born in → The Year of the Serpent

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: 5,880 days of your life or 16.11 years.

#1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

#1 song on your birthday: "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder (source: Billboard Hot 100)

January 20 zodiac sign is Aquarius ?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 Uranus ♅

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 → Wednesday

Your spirit animal → Otter

Celebrities born on January 20th

1950

Liza Goddard, British actress

1966

Rainn Wilson, American actor (The Office, Juno)

1941

Pierre Lalonde, Canadian singer and television host

1928

Peter Donat, Canadian-American actor (Flamingo Road, Different Story)

1983

Paula Taylor, Thai actress and model

1964

Kazushige Nojima, Japanese video game writer

1963

James Denton, American actor

1979

Will Young, British singer-songwriter and actor

Historical events on this date

1265

First English Parliament summoned other than by royal command (in this instance by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester) mets in Westminster Hall.

1841

China cedes Hong Kong to the British during the 1st Opium War.

1921

Republic of Turkey declared out of remnants of Ottoman Empire.

1942

Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin to organise the "final solution", the extermination of Europe's Jews.

1945

Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn-in for an unprecedented (and never to be repeated) 4th term as US President.

1981

Ronald Reagan inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States of America.

2009

Barack Obama, inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becomes the United States' first African-American president.

Holidays on January 20

International Fetish Day

International Fetish Day is a day celebrated on the third Friday of January to support and raise awareness about the diversity of sexual preferences among consenting adults, encouraging openness and acceptance.

National Cheese Lover's Day

National Cheese Lover's Day, celebrated on January 20, is a day for everyone who loves cheese to enjoy and appreciate this delicious dairy product, which has been adored since its mysterious discovery over 7,000 years ago.

National Coffee Break Day

National Coffee Break Day, celebrated every January 20th, is a day to appreciate the importance of taking a coffee break to recharge and boost energy during a busy workday.

Sports in 1977

NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 0) to win the 1977 Stanley Cup.

NFL

Oakland Raiders beat Minnesota Vikings (32 - 14) to win Super Bowl XI on January 9, 1977 in Pasadena, CA.

MLB

New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 2) to win the 1977 World Series.

Tennis

In the 1977 US Open Championships, Guillermo Vilas defeated Jimmy Connors (2-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-4), 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Wendy Turnbull (7-6, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 20, 1977 can be written as I-XX-MCMLXXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

Facts Summary for January 20, 1977
→ Day Index: 20th day of 1977
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 1977
→ Next same calendar year: 2033
→ Days until next birthday: 256 days
→ Age on next birthday: 49 years old
→ Days since birth: 17640 days
→ You are: 25,402,113 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,880 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 193 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 16.11 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 598
→ Life path number: 9
→ Zodiac sign: Aquarius
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Uranus
→ Birth flower: Carnation
→ Birthstone: Garnet
→ Spirit Animal: Otter
→ Power Color: Blue
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1977: 4,229,201,257 Source: un.org

The 1977 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2033. So, mark your calendars!

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