1 January 2018: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Monday, January 1, 2018 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 52,315,200 breaths and experienced over 298,944,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 63,525,600 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 7 years, 1 month, and 7 days

📅 You were born on a Monday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐕 Born in → The Year of the Dog

😴 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: 865 days of your life or 2.37 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Black Panther

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran duet with Beyonce (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Hardwell 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 4 ?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

1923

Barbara Baxley, American stage and screen actress (Norma Rae; Countdown; Nashville), and singer

1939

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

1951

Nana Patekar, Indian Bollywood actor, writer, philanthropist and filmmaker (Parinda, Angaar)

1969

Morris Chestnut, American actor (Ricky-Boyz n the Hood; The Enemy Within)

1920

Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist and creator of "La Linea" animated cartoons

1919

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

1978

Nina Bott, German actress

1950

Trudy Young, Canadian actress (Melanie) and television presenter, (Razzle Dazzle)

At the age of 54, Jeff Bezos was the richest person in the world in 2018 with $112 billion fortune, followed by Bill Gates with $90 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

Mummer's Parade

The Mummer's Parade is a vibrant and colorful New Year's Day celebration in Philadelphia where people dress up in elaborate costumes, dance, and perform to honor America's diverse culture.

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.

International Public Domain Day

International Public Domain Day is a day when we celebrate works like books, music, and art becoming free for everyone to use without needing permission because their copyright has expired.

🏆 Sports in 2018

🏒 NHL

Washington Capitals defeated Las Vegas Golden Knights (4 - 1) to win the 2018 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Philadelphia Eagles beat New England Patriots (41 - 33) to win Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, MN.

⚾ MLB

Boston Red Sox beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 3) to win the 2018 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2018 US Open Championships, Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro (6-3, 7-6(7-4), 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Naomi Osaka beat Serena Williams (6-2, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 1, 2018 can be written as I-I-MMXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 1, 2018
→ Day Index: 1st day of 2018
→ Day of week: Monday
→ Week Index: 1st Monday of 2018
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 8 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 3,737,830 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 865 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 28 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 2.37 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 88 🌔
→ Life path number: 4
→ Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
→ Birth flower: Carnation
→ Birthstone: Garnet
→ Spirit Animal: Goose
→ Power Color: Grey
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2018: 7,632,819,325 Source: un.org

The 2018 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2029. So, mark your calendars!

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