16 July 2017: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Sunday, July 16, 2017 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 54,835,200 breaths and experienced over 313,344,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 66,585,600 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 7 years, 5 months, and 10 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter 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: 907 days of your life or 2.48 years.

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

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (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.

♋ July 16 zodiac sign is Cancer ?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 6 ?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 Moon ☽

🪨 Your birthstone is Ruby ?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 July is Larkspur ?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 → Monday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Woodpecker

⭐ Celebrities born on July 16th

1952

Stewart Copeland, American drummer (The Police - "Roxanne"), and film score composer (Wall Street; SubUrbia)

1970

Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai film director (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives)

1969

Daryl Mitchell, American actor (Tommy Webber-Galaxy Quest)

1956

Tony Kushner, American playwright and screenwriter (Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes)

1946

Richard LeParmentier, American actor (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope)

1951

Lorraine Chase, English actress and model (Lame Ducks, Love & Bullets)

1932

Milly Vitale, Italian actress (7 Little Foys, War & Peace, Juggler)

1935

Tom Rosenthal, British publisher and broadcaster

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

622

Muslim Era begins - Muhammad begins flight from Mecca to Medina (Hijra).

1054

Three Roman legates fracture relations between Western and Eastern Christian churches by placing invalid Papal Bull of Excommunication on altar of Hagia Sophia during liturgy. Often dated start of the East-West Schism.

1519

Public debate between Martin Luther & theologist John Eck at Pleissenburg Castle in Liepzig, Luther denies the divine right of the Pope.

1809

La Paz, Bolivia declares its independence from the Spanish Crown and forms the Junta Tuitiva. The first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo.

1940

Adolf Hitler orders preparations for the invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion).

🎄 Holidays on July 16

Lake Superior Day

Lake Superior Day, celebrated on the third Sunday of July, is a fun-filled day where communities around the largest of the Great Lakes come together to enjoy activities, music, food, and learn about the lake's importance and conservation.

National Personal Chef's Day

National Personal Chef's Day, celebrated every July 16th in the U.S., honors chefs who prepare meals for multiple clients, often tailoring dishes to dietary needs and personal tastes, unlike private chefs who serve just one household.

National D.R.E.S.S. Syndrome Day

National D.R.E.S.S. Syndrome Day, observed on July 16, raises awareness about a severe drug allergy known as D.R.E.S.S. syndrome, aiming to improve care and honor those affected by it.

🏆 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.

July 16, 2017 can be written as VII-XVI-MMXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 16, 2017
→ Day Index: 197th day of 2017
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 3rd Sunday of 2017
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 8 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 3,917,557 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 907 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 30 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 2.48 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 92 🌗
→ Life path number: 6
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ 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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