16 January 2018: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Tuesday, January 16, 2018 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: 6 years, 3 months, and 13 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 46,267,200 breaths and experienced over 264,384,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 56,181,600 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

🌑 The moon was in New 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: 765 days of your life or 2.1 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Black Panther

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "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 16 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 16th

1923

Gene Feist, American actor, playwright, producer and co-founder of Roundabout Theater Company

1950

Debbie Allen, American dancer, choreographer, actress (Fame -"Lydia"), producer, and director (A Different World)

1941

Richard Bohringer, French actor (Diva, I Married a Shadow)

1908

Ralph Cooper, American master-of-ceremonies (creator of Amateur Night at the Apollo), actor, dancer, and choreographer

1975

Gillian Iliana Waters, American actress

1937

Bob Bogle, American surf rock bassist and guitarist (Ventures - "Walk, Don't Run")

1979

Aaliyah [Haughton], American singer and actress

1957

Ricardo Darin, Argentine director and actor (The Secret in Their Eyes)

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

1412

The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy.

1547

Ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself first tsar of Moscow.

1605

The first edition of "El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid.

1793

French King Louis XVI sentenced to death by the National Convention during the French Revolution.

1913

British House of Commons accepts Home Rule for Ireland (but the Great War gets in the way of it happening).

1920

1st assembly of the League of Nations is held in Paris.

🎄 Holidays on January 16

Prohibition Remembrance Day

Prohibition Remembrance Day marks the day when the U.S. tried to ban all alcohol to solve social problems, but it ended up creating even more issues, showing that simple solutions don't always work for complex problems.

National Religious Freedom Day

National Religious Freedom Day, celebrated on January 16th, is a day to remember and advocate for everyone's right to follow their own religion without facing discrimination or violence.

Appreciate a Dragon Day

"Appreciate a Dragon Day, celebrated on January 16th, is a fun holiday where people learn about and celebrate dragons from myths and stories, recognizing their cool features and the important role they play in different cultures' tales."

National Good Teen Day

National Good Teen Day, celebrated every January 16th, is a day to appreciate and cheer on teenagers for the hard work they put into growing up and finding out who they are.

National Quinoa Day

National Quinoa Day, celebrated on January 16th, is a day to appreciate the superfood quinoa for its high nutritional value and potential to combat global hunger.

🏆 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 16, 2018 can be written as I-XVI-MMXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 16, 2018

→ Day Index: 16th day of 2018
→ Day of week: Tuesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Tuesday of 2018
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 7 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 3,306,228 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 765 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 25 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 2.1 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 78 🌑
→ 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 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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