21 January 2004: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, January 21, 2004 that no one tells you about.

Your next birthday is in:

8
months

20
days

1
hour

46
minutes

5
seconds

You’ve taken nearly 156,683,520 breaths and experienced over 895,334,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 190,258,560 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

You have been alive for: 21 years, 3 months, and 12 days

You were born on a Wednesday

The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

Born into → Generation Z

Born in → The Year of the Monkey

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: 2,591 days of your life or 7.1 years.

#1 movie was: Shrek 2

#1 song on your birthday: "Hey Ya!" by OutKast (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Tiësto followed by Paul van Dyk and Armin van Buuren according to DJ Mag.

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

1936

Koji Hashimoto, Japanese film director

1934

Audrey Dalton, Irish actress

1990

Jacob Smith, American actor

1980

Nana Mizuki [Kondō], Japanese voice actress, film dubber, and J-pop singer ("Phantom Minds")

1988

Felipe Neto, Brazilian vlogger (YouTube)

1984

Luke Grimes, American actor (Yellowstone)

1923

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

1947

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

At the age of 48, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2004 with $46.6 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $42.9 billion, according to Forbes.

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 Granola Bar Day

National Granola Bar Day, celebrated every January 21st, honors the tasty and nutritious granola bar that's been a favorite snack for over 150 years, highlighting its variety and the wholesome ingredients like grains and nuts that make it a crunchy delight.

National Hug Your Puppy Day

National Hug Your Puppy Day, celebrated on January 21, is a special day dedicated to giving your puppy extra cuddles to strengthen your bond and show them love by releasing the "cuddle hormone" oxytocin in both of you.

National Bakers-Crafters-Makers Day

National Bakers-Crafters-Makers Day, celebrated every January 21, is a day to appreciate the talented and dedicated people who create unique handmade items that bring us joy.

Sports in 2004

NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Calgary Flames (4 - 3) to win the 2004 Stanley Cup.

NFL

New England Patriots beat Carolina Panthers (32 - 29) to win Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004 in Houston, TX.

MLB

Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Cardinals (4 - 0) to win the 2004 World Series.

Tennis

In the 2004 US Open Championships, Roger Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt (6-0, 7-6(7-3), 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Elena Dementieva (6-3, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 21, 2004 can be written as I-XXI-MMIV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

Facts Summary for January 21, 2004
→ Day Index: 21st day of 2004
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 2004
→ Next same calendar year: 2032
→ Days until next birthday: 263 days
→ Age on next birthday: 22 years old
→ Days since birth: 7772 days
→ You are: 11,192,593 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,591 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 85 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 7.1 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 263
→ 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 2004: 6,461,370,865 Source: un.org

The 2004 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2032. So, mark your calendars!

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