17 January 2014: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Friday, January 17, 2014 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 87,514,560 breaths and experienced over 500,083,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 106,267,680 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 11 years, 10 months, and 20 days

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌕 The moon was in Full phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐎 Born in → The Year of the Horse

😴 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: 1,447 days of your life or 3.96 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: American Sniper

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Timber" by Pitbull featuring Kesha (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Hardwell followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike 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 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 17th

1974

Annemarie Jacir, Palestinian filmmaker and poet

1972

Benno Fürmann, German actor

1942

Nancy Parsons, American actress

1909

Karen Jønsson (née Pedersen), Danish jazz singer, pianist, songwriter, composer, and actress

1952

Larry Fortensky, American construction worker and 8th husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor (1991-96)

1980

Kimberly Spicer, American model

1882

Noah Beery, American character actor (Story of Esther, The Mark of Zorro)

1917

M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor and politician

At the age of 58, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2014 with $76 billion fortune, followed by Carlos Slim & family with $72 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

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.

Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day

Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day is a day to promote healthy eating and exercise habits, ditching quick-fix diets that don't really work, and focusing on long-term health instead.

Printing Ink Day

Printing Ink Day, celebrated on the closest Tuesday to January 16, is a special day to appreciate and learn about the different types of inks, their origins, and their uses in our daily lives and work.

🏆 Sports in 2014

🏒 NHL

Los Angeles Kings defeated New York Rangers (4 - 1) to win the 2014 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Seattle Seahawks beat Denver Broncos (43 - 8) to win Super Bowl XLVIII on February 2, 2014 in East Rutherford, NJ.

⚾ MLB

San Francisco Giants beat Kansas City Royals (4 - 3) to win the 2014 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2014 US Open Championships, Marin Cilic defeated Kei Nishikori (6-3, 6-3, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Caroline Wozniacki (6-3, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 17, 2014 can be written as I-XVII-MMXIV. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 17, 2014
→ Day Index: 17th day of 2014
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 3rd Friday of 2014
→ Next same calendar year: 2025
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 12 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 6,251,407 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,447 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 47 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 3.96 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 147 🌕
→ 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 2014: 7,298,453,033 Source: un.org

The 2014 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2025. So, mark your calendars!

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