12 January 1977: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, January 12, 1977 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 360,239,040 breaths and experienced over 2,058,508,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 437,433,120 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 48 years, 11 months, and 3 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐍 Born in → The Year of the Serpent

😴 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: 5,956 days of your life or 16.32 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" by Leo Sayer (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♑ January 12 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 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 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 12th

1977

Piolo Pascual, Filipino actor

1949

Wayne Wang, American film director (Chan is Missing; Slam Dance)

1985

Issa Rae, American actress, writer and producer (Insecure)

1970

MiG [Miguel Ayesa], Filipino-Australian rock and theatrical singer and actor (We Will Rock You)

1910

Patsy Kelly, American actress (Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars)

1988

Andrew Lawrence, American actor (Brotherly Love, Recess)

1925

Bill Burrud, American television host (Safari to Adventure, Animal World)

1944

Carlos Villagrán, Mexican actor

📜 Historical events on this date

1528

Gustav I of Sweden crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years and becomes known as the "father of the nation".

1554

Bayinnaung crowned King of Burma, goes on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia.

1872

Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.

1948

Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast.

2010

Earthquake occurs in Haiti killing approximately 160,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince.

🎄 Holidays on January 12

National Curried Chicken Day

National Curried Chicken Day, celebrated on January 12, is a day to enjoy and appreciate the spicy, flavorful dish of chicken curry that originated from India and has become popular all around the world, including places like the UK, the US, and the Caribbean.

Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day

The Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day, celebrated on January 12th, is a fun holiday where we celebrate and appreciate the adventurous, bold, and lively men in our lives by throwing feasts and acknowledging their wild spirit.

National Marzipan Day

National Marzipan Day, celebrated on January 12th, is a day dedicated to enjoying marzipan, a sweet treat made from sugar and almonds that both Persians and Italians say they created first.

🏆 Sports in 1977

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 0) to win the 1977 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Oakland Raiders beat Minnesota Vikings (32 - 14) to win Super Bowl XI on January 9, 1977 in Pasadena, CA.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 2) to win the 1977 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1977 US Open Championships, Guillermo Vilas defeated Jimmy Connors (2-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-4), 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Wendy Turnbull (7-6, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 12, 1977 can be written as I-XII-MCMLXXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 12, 1977
→ Day Index: 12th day of 1977
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 2nd Wednesday of 1977
→ Next same calendar year: 2033
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 49 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 25,731,742 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,956 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 196 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 16.32 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 606 🌗
→ Life path number: 1
→ Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
→ Birth flower: Carnation
→ Birthstone: Garnet
→ Spirit Animal: Goose
→ Power Color: Grey
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1977: 4,229,201,257 Source: un.org

The 1977 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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