21 January 1986: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Tuesday, January 21, 1986 that no one tells you about.

Your next birthday is in:

8
months

2
days

14
hours

23
minutes

35
seconds

You’ve taken nearly 289,578,240 breaths and experienced over 1,654,732,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 351,630,720 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

You have been alive for: 39 years, 3 months, and 30 days

You were born on a Tuesday

The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

Born into → Millennials Generation

Born in → The Year of the Tiger

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: 4,788 days of your life or 13.12 years.

#1 movie was: Top Gun

#1 song on your birthday: "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne and Friends (source: Billboard Hot 100)

January 21 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 1 ?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 21st

1945

Martin Shaw, British actor (The Chief; Inspector George Gently)

1985

Sasha Pivovarova, Russian model

1990

Jacob Smith, American actor

1923

Lola Flores, Spanish singer, dancer and actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona)

1978

Phil Stacey, American Idol finalist

1977

Jerry Trainor, American actor (Drake & Josh; iCarly)

1947

Jill Eikenberry, (Ann Kelsey-LA Law, Manhattan Project)

1961

Sherry Ramsay, American actress (Trish Mason-As the World Turns)

Historical events on this date

1525

The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.

1789

1st American novel, WH Brown's "Power of Sympathy" is published.

1793

Louis XVI of France is executed by the guillotine in Paris, following his conviction for high treason.

1952

Jawaharlal Nehru's Congress party wins general election in India.

1968

The Battle of Khe Sanh - one of the most publicized and controversial battles of the Vietnam War - begins at the Khe Sanh Air Base.

2008

Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 9/11, and Asian stocks drop as much as 15%.

Holidays on January 21

National Hugging Day

National Hugging Day, celebrated on January 21st each year, is a holiday dedicated to encouraging people to express their affection and friendship through the simple, warm gesture of giving hugs.

National Cheesy Socks Day

National Cheesy Socks Day, celebrated on January 21st, is a fun holiday where everyone shows off their love for silly and unique sock designs, celebrating their quirky style with like-minded sock enthusiasts around the world.

Thank Your Mentor Day

Thank Your Mentor Day, celebrated on January 21st, is a special day to show gratitude to those amazing people who guide, support, and inspire us to do better and achieve our goals.

Sports in 1986

NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Calgary Flames (4 - 1) to win the 1986 Stanley Cup.

NFL

Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots (46 - 10) to win Super Bowl XX on January 26, 1986 in New Orleans, LA.

MLB

New York Mets beat Boston Red Sox (4 - 3) to win the 1986 World Series.

Tennis

In the 1986 US Open Championships, Ivan Lendl defeated Miloslav Mecir (6-4, 6-2, 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Martina Navratilova beat Helena Sukova (6-3, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 21, 1986 can be written as I-XXI-MCMLXXXVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

Facts Summary for January 21, 1986
→ Day Index: 21st day of 1986
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Tuesday of 1986
→ Next same calendar year: 2025
→ Days until next birthday: 245 days
→ Age on next birthday: 40 years old
→ Days since birth: 14364 days
→ You are: 20,684,316 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 4,788 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 157 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 13.12 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 487
→ Life path number: 1
→ Zodiac sign: Aquarius
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Uranus
→ Birth flower: Carnation
→ Birthstone: Garnet
→ Spirit Animal: Otter
→ Power Color: Blue
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1986: 4,963,633,228 Source: un.org

The 1986 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2025. So, mark your calendars!

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