21 January 2016: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Thursday, January 21, 2016 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: 8 years, 2 months, and 30 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 60,721,920 breaths and experienced over 346,982,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 73,733,760 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Thursday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐒 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: 1,004 days of your life or 2.75 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Sorry" by Justin Bieber (source: Billboard Hot 100).

The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Hardwell according to DJ Mag.

♒ January 21 zodiac sign is Aquarius ?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 4 ?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 Uranus ♅

🪨 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 → Wednesday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Otter

⭐ Celebrities born on January 21st

1926

Raf Reymen, Flemish actor (Huisvuil, Het glas water)

1970

Ken Leung, American actor (Lost; Shanghai Kiss; The Night Shift)

1990

Jacob Smith, American actor

1935

Ann Wedgeworth, American Tony Award-winning stage and screen character actress (Chapter Two; Scarecrow; Evening Shade)

1962

Marie Trintignant, French actress (Le Cousin)

1984

Luke Grimes, American actor (Yellowstone)

1945

Martin Shaw, British actor (The Chief; Inspector George Gently)

1934

Audrey Dalton, Irish actress

At the age of 60, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2016 with $75 billion fortune, followed by Amancio Ortega with $67 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1525

The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.

1789

1st American novel, WH Brown's "Power of Sympathy" is published.

1793

Louis XVI of France is executed by the guillotine in Paris, following his conviction for high treason.

1952

Jawaharlal Nehru's Congress party wins general election in India.

1968

The Battle of Khe Sanh - one of the most publicized and controversial battles of the Vietnam War - begins at the Khe Sanh Air Base.

2008

Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 9/11, and Asian stocks drop as much as 15%.

🎄 Holidays on January 21

Soup Swap Day

Soup Swap Day is a fun holiday where people come together to share and swap their favorite soups with each other, offering a warm and cozy way to enjoy different flavors with friends and family during the cold winter season.

Playdate Day

Playdate Day, celebrated on January 21, encourages kids to take a break from screens and enjoy outdoor activities with friends to have fun and develop new skills.

National Use Your Gift Card Day

National Use Your Gift Card Day, celebrated on the third Saturday of January, encourages everyone to dig out and spend all the gift cards they've been collecting, potentially saving money and even finding the perfect Valentine's Day gift.

National Hugging Day

National Hugging Day, celebrated on January 21st each year, is a holiday dedicated to encouraging people to express their affection and friendship through the simple, warm gesture of giving hugs.

National Conscious Uncoupling Day

National Conscious Uncoupling Day, celebrated on January 21st, encourages couples to separate peacefully and prioritize their children's well-being to prevent the negative impacts of divorce.

🏆 Sports in 2016

🏒 NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated San Jose Sharks (4 - 2) to win the 2016 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers (24 - 10) to win Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, CA.

⚾ MLB

Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland Indians (4 - 3) to win the 2016 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2016 US Open Championships, Stan Wawrinka defeated Novak Djokovic (6-7(1-7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Angelique Kerber beat Karolina Pliškova (6-3, 4-6, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 21, 2016 can be written as I-XXI-MMXVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 21, 2016

→ Day Index: 21st day of 2016
→ Day of week: Thursday
→ Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 2016
→ Next same calendar year: 2044
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 9 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 4,337,672 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,004 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 33 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 2.75 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 102 🌔
→ Life path number: 4
→ Zodiac sign: Aquarius ♒
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Uranus
→ Birth flower: Carnation
→ Birthstone: Garnet
→ Spirit Animal: Otter
→ Power Color: Blue
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2016: 7,466,964,280 Source: un.org

The 2016 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2044. So, mark your calendars!

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