1 January 2004: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Thursday, January 1, 2004 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more below ⬇️

⏳ You have been alive for: 20 years, 3 months, and 25 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 149,607,360 breaths and experienced over 854,899,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 181,666,080 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous 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: 2,474 days of your life or 6.78 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Shrek 2

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "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 1 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 8 ?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 1st

1919

Carole Landis [Frances Ridste], American actress (I Wake Up Screaming; One Million BC; Topper Returns)

1933

Joe Orton, British actor and dramatist (Prick Up Your Ears)

1961

Fiona Phillips, British television presenter

1983

Ali Bastian, English actress and model

1954

Richard Gibson, British actor (Allo Allo! -"Herr Flick")

1939

Michèle Mercier, French actress (Angelique, Marquise des Anges.)

1960

Michael David Morrison, American actor (As the World Turns - "Caleb")

1956

Kôji Yakusho [Hashimoto], Japanese actor (Shall We Dance?)

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

630

Prophet Muhammad sets out with his army towards Mecca, capturing it bloodlessly.

1758

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the "starting point" for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

1863

Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in US confederate states.

1892

Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station - it would go on to be the gateway for more than 12 million people.

1896

German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen announces his discovery of x-rays.

1958

European Economic Community, better known as the European Common Market starts operation.

🎄 Holidays on January 1

New Year's Day

New Year's Day, celebrated on January 1st, is a day where people around the world set goals and make promises to themselves to start fresh and improve their lives in the coming year.

Polar Bear Plunge Day

Polar Bear Plunge Day is when people dive into freezing cold water on January 1st, often to raise money for charity or just for the thrill of doing something daring to start the New Year.

National Hangover Day

National Hangover Day is recognized on January 1st, the day after New Year's Eve celebrations, where many people might feel unwell from drinking too much alcohol the night before.

Manuary

Manuary is a month-long event in January where men grow beards to help raise awareness and funds for head and neck cancer, and everyone else can support by cheering them on.

National Bloody Mary Day

National Bloody Mary Day, celebrated on January 1st, is a day to enjoy a spicy and tangy drink made with vodka and tomato juice, often used to ease hangover symptoms from New Year's Eve celebrations.

🏆 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 1, 2004 can be written as I-I-MMIV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 1, 2004

→ Day Index: 1st day of 2004
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 1st Thursday of 2004
→ Next same calendar year: 2032
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 21 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 10,687,667 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,474 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 81 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 6.78 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 252 🌔
→ Life path number: 8
→ Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
→ Birth flower: Carnation
→ Birthstone: Garnet
→ Spirit Animal: Goose
→ Power Color: Grey
→ 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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