2 January 2022: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Sunday, January 2, 2022 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 24,272,640 breaths and experienced over 138,700,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 29,473,920 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 3 years, 3 months, and 18 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌑 The moon was in New 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: 401 days of your life or 1.1 years.

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

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey (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 2 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 9 ?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 2nd

1987

Loui Batley, British actress

1967

Jón Gnarr, Icelandic comedian

1979

Suranne Jones, British actress

1975

Dax Shepard, American actor (Parenthood (TV series); CHiPS (movie))

1977

Brian Boucher, American NHL hockey goaltender, 1999-2013 and broadcaster

1957

Joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress (Gorky Park, Kiss)

1976

Mahée Paiement, Canadian actress

1951

Nadia Cassini [Gianna Lou Muller], American model (Oui)

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

366

The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire.

1492

Muhammad XII. (Boabdil) last Nasird ruler of Moorish fortress Alhambra surrenders to the Catholic Monarchs.

1570

Tsar Ivan the Terrible's march to Novgorod begins.

1905

American anarcho-syndicalist union known as the Industrial Workers of the World forms.

1942

World War II: the 28 nations at war with Axis powers pledge to make no separate peace deals.

1947

Mahatma Gandhi begins march for peace in East-Bengali.

🎄 Holidays on January 2

Run Up the Flagpole and See If Anyone Salutes Day

"Run Up the Flagpole and See If Anyone Salutes Day, celebrated on January 2nd, is about sharing your new ideas with others to see if they like them, kind of like flying a flag to see who salutes it as a sign of approval."

Motivation and Inspiration Day

National Motivation and Inspiration Day, observed on January 2nd in the U.S., is a day to kickstart your New Year's resolutions with enthusiasm, while also reflecting on the significance of 9/11, encouraging you to work towards your goals and improve your life.

National Buffet Day

National Buffet Day, celebrated on January 2nd, is a day when you can fill your plate to the brim with a variety of foods, perfect for anyone who loves trying a bit of everything without having to choose just one dish.

🏆 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 2, 2022 can be written as I-II-MMXXII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 2, 2022
→ Day Index: 2nd day of 2022
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 1st Sunday of 2022
→ Next same calendar year: 2033
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 4 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 1,735,064 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 401 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 13 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 1.1 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 41 🌑
→ Life path number: 9
→ 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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