1 January 2022: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Saturday, January 1, 2022 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 23,688,000 breaths and experienced over 135,360,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 28,764,000 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 3 years, 2 months, and 20 days

📅 You were born on a Saturday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐅 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: 392 days of your life or 1.07 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Avatar: The Way of Water

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by David Guetta and Dmitri Vegas & Like Mike 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

1998

Marlene Lawston, American child actress

1975

Sonali Bendre, Indian model and actress

1927

Patricia "Pat" Heywood, Scottish actress (10 Rillington Place, Lucky Feller)

1968

Miki Higashino, Japanese video game composer (Suikoden series)

1944

Don Novello, American actor and comedian (Father Guido Sarducci-Saturday Night Live)

1967

Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Spanish film director

1958

Ren Woods, actress (Fanta-Roots)

1938

Frank Langella, American actor (Dracula, Frost/Nixon)

At the age of 50, Elon Musk was the richest person in the world in 2022 with $219 billion fortune, followed by Jeff Bezos with $177 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

Rose Bowl Game

The Rose Bowl Game is a major college football match played on New Year's Day in California, where top teams compete, and it's a big deal because it's one of the oldest and most famous bowl games.

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.

Copyright Law Day, celebrated on January 1st, is all about reminding artists and creators to protect their original work from being used by others without permission, thanks to laws that have been around for over 300 years.

🏆 Sports in 2022

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated Tampa Bay Lightning (4 - 2) to win the 2022 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Los Angeles Rams beat Cincinnati Bengals (23 - 20) to win Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, CA.

⚾ MLB

Houston Astros beat Philadelphia Phillies (4 - 2) to win the 2022 World Series.

⚾ MLB

The 2023 World Series will take place after the regular season concludes in late September or early October.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2022 US Open Championships, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud (6-4, 2-6, 7-6(7-1)) to win the men's singles title. Iga Swiatek beat Ons Jabeur (6-2, 7-6(7-5)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 1, 2022 can be written as I-I-MMXXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 1, 2022
→ Day Index: 1st day of 2022
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 1st Saturday of 2022
→ Next same calendar year: 2033
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 4 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 1,692,611 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 392 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 13 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 1.07 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 40 🌘
→ 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 2022: 7,975,105,156 Source: un.org

The 2022 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2033. So, mark your calendars!

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