17 January 2004: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Saturday, January 17, 2004 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: 20 years, 3 months, and 9 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 149,284,800 breaths and experienced over 853,056,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 181,274,400 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Saturday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐒 Born in → The Year of the Monkey

😴 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: 2,468 days of your life or 6.76 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Shrek 2

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Hey Ya!" by OutKast (source: Billboard Hot 100).

The number 1 DJ in the world was Tiësto followed by Paul van Dyk and Armin van Buuren according to DJ Mag.

♑ 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 6 ?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

1974

Annemarie Jacir, Palestinian filmmaker and poet

1921

Dehl Berti, Chiricahua Apache actor (Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Guns of Paradise)

1908

L. V. Prasad, Indian pioneering filmmaker

1917

M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor and politician

1944

Françoise Hardy, French pop singer-songwriter, and actress

1934

Donald Cammell, Scottish film director (Performance; Wild Side), and painter

1994

Lucy Boynton, British-American actress (The Politician)

1981

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

At the age of 48, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2004 with $46.6 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $42.9 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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.

Benjamin Franklin Day

Benjamin Franklin Day, celebrated on January 17, honors the birth of a Founding Father who was a master of many trades, from inventing to politics, and is the face on the $100 bill.

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.

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.

Cable Car Day

Cable Car Day, celebrated on January 17th, honors the invention of the cable car in 1871 by Andrew Smith Hallidie, inspired to help horses struggling on San Francisco's steep hills, leading to the unique and still-operating cable cars in the city today.

🏆 Sports in 2004

🏒 NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Calgary Flames (4 - 3) to win the 2004 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New England Patriots beat Carolina Panthers (32 - 29) to win Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004 in Houston, TX.

⚾ MLB

Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Cardinals (4 - 0) to win the 2004 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2004 US Open Championships, Roger Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt (6-0, 7-6(7-3), 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Elena Dementieva (6-3, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 17, 2004 can be written as I-XVII-MMIV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 17, 2004

→ Day Index: 17th day of 2004
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 3rd Saturday of 2004
→ Next same calendar year: 2032
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 21 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 10,663,552 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,468 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 81 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 6.76 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 251 🌘
→ Life path number: 6
→ Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
→ Birth flower: Carnation
→ Birthstone: Garnet
→ Spirit Animal: Goose
→ Power Color: Grey
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2004: 6,461,370,865 Source: un.org

The 2004 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2032. So, mark your calendars!

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