17 January 1981: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Saturday, January 17, 1981 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 330,523,200 breaths and experienced over 1,888,704,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 401,349,600 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 44 years, 10 months, and 21 days

📅 You were born on a Saturday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐓 Born in → The Year of the Rooster

😴 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: 5,465 days of your life or 14.97 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Raiders of the Lost Ark

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♑ January 17 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 17th

1981

Ray J. [William Ray Norwood Jr.], American singer and actor (Everything You Want)

1902

Geoffrey Lloyd, British politician and Governor of the BBC

1927

Eartha Kitt, American singer (Santa Baby), dancer, activist, and actress (Batman - "Catwoman")

1975

Freddy Rodriguez, Puerto Rican-American actor

1926

Dick Hills, British screenwriter, with Sid Green (Two Of A Kind; The Strange World of Gurney Slade), and comedian (Those Two Fellers)

1942

Nancy Parsons, American actress

1994

Lucy Boynton, British-American actress (The Politician)

1905

Grant Withers, American actor (Rio Grande, Oklahoma, Annie)

📜 Historical events on this date

1773

Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66° 33' S).

1873

A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, a part of the Modoc War.

1912

Captain Robert Scott's expedition arrives at the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.

1946

United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting.

1991

Operation Desert Storm begins, with US-led coalition forces bombing Iraq, during the Gulf War.

🎄 Holidays on January 17

Ditch New Year's Resolution Day

Ditch New Year's Resolution Day, celebrated on January 17th, is a day when you can take a break from your New Year's goals, like eating healthy or exercising, and not feel guilty about enjoying some extra treats or screen time.

National Hot Heads Chili Day

National Hot Heads Chili Day, celebrated on January 17th, is a day for chili enthusiasts and spice lovers to enjoy and compete in eating some of the world's hottest chilis, participate in cook-offs, and appreciate spicy cuisines from around the globe.

National Bootlegger's Day

National Bootlegger's Day, celebrated on January 17, honors the era when the U.S. banned alcohol, leading to the illegal making and selling of whiskey, like the famous Templeton Rye, favored by the notorious gangster Al Capone.

🏆 Sports in 1981

🏒 NHL

New York Islanders defeated Minnesota North Stars (4 - 1) to win the 1981 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XV on January 25, 1981 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees (4 - 2) to win the 1981 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1981 US Open Championships, John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg (4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova (1-6, 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-1)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 17, 1981 can be written as I-XVII-MCMLXXXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 17, 1981
→ Day Index: 17th day of 1981
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 3rd Saturday of 1981
→ Next same calendar year: 2026
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 45 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 23,609,003 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,465 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 179 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 14.97 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 556 🌔
→ 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 1981: 4,537,845,777 Source: un.org

The 1981 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2026. So, mark your calendars!

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