17 January 2022: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Monday, January 17, 2022 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 18,587,520 breaths and experienced over 106,214,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 22,570,560 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 2 years, 6 months, and 10 days

📅 You were born on a Monday

🌕 The moon was in Full phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐅 Born in → The Year of the Tiger

😴 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: 307 days of your life or 0.84 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Avatar: The Way of Water

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Easy On Me" by Adele (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by David Guetta and Dmitri Vegas & Like Mike 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

1943

Geoffrey Deuel, American actor

1923

Carol Raye [Kathleen Corkery], British-born Australian actress (Number 96; Blankety Blanks)

1921

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

1882

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

1936

Jerry Fogel, actor (Jerry-Mothers-in-Law, White Shadow)

1970

Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-born animator

1985

Kangin [Kim Young-woon], South Korean singer, dancer, actor and DJ (Super Junior)

1903

Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Assamese poet, playwright, filmmaker

At the age of 50, Elon Musk was the richest person in the world in 2022 with $219 billion fortune, followed by Jeff Bezos with $177 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 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.

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.

🏆 Sports in 2022

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated Tampa Bay Lightning (4 - 2) to win the 2022 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Los Angeles Rams beat Cincinnati Bengals (23 - 20) to win Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, CA.

⚾ MLB

Houston Astros beat Philadelphia Phillies (4 - 2) to win the 2022 World Series.

⚾ MLB

The 2023 World Series will take place after the regular season concludes in late September or early October.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2022 US Open Championships, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud (6-4, 2-6, 7-6(7-1)) to win the men's singles title. Iga Swiatek beat Ons Jabeur (6-2, 7-6(7-5)) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 17, 2022 can be written as I-XVII-MMXXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 17, 2022
→ Day Index: 17th day of 2022
→ Day of week: Monday
→ Week Index: 3rd Monday of 2022
→ Next same calendar year: 2033
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 3 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 1,327,744 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 307 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 10 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 0.84 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 31 🌕
→ 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 2022: 7,975,105,156 Source: un.org

The 2022 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2033. So, mark your calendars!

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