12 January 2001: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Friday, January 12, 2001 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 174,343,680 breaths and experienced over 996,249,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 211,703,040 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 23 years, 8 months, and 4 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐍 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: 2,883 days of your life or 7.9 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Independent Women Part 1" by Destiny's Child (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was John Digweed followed by Sasha and Danny Tenaglia according to DJ Mag.

♑ 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 7 ?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

1948

Anthony Andrews, English actor (Under the Volcano)

1985

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

1998

Nathan Gamble, American child actor

1937

Marie Dubois, French actress (Wise Guys, Jules & Jim)

1977

Piolo Pascual, Filipino actor

1949

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

1973

Greg Morton, American actor (Scarecrow & Mrs King)

1967

Farrah Forke, American actress (Dweebs; Mr Rhodes; Disclosure; Heat)

At the age of 45, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2001 with $58.7 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $32.3 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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.

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.

National Hot Tea Day

National Hot Tea Day, celebrated every year on January 12th, is a day to enjoy and appreciate tea, a popular drink known for its variety of flavors and health benefits, which has been enjoyed around the world since its origin in China over two millennia ago.

🏆 Sports in 2001

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated New Jersey Devils (4 - 3) to win the 2001 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants (34 - 7) to win Super Bowl XXXV on January 28, 2001 in Tampa Bay, FL.

⚾ MLB

Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees (4 - 3) to win the 2001 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2001 US Open Championships, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras (7-6(7-4), 6-1, 6-1) to win the men's singles title. Venus Williams beat Serena Williams (6-2, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 12, 2001 can be written as I-XII-MMI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 12, 2001
→ Day Index: 12th day of 2001
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 2nd Friday of 2001
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 24 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 12,453,210 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,883 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 95 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 7.9 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 293 🌖
→ Life path number: 7
→ Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
→ Birth flower: Carnation
→ Birthstone: Garnet
→ Spirit Animal: Goose
→ Power Color: Grey
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2001: 6,223,412,158 Source: un.org

The 2001 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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