3 January 1977: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Monday, January 3, 1977 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 359,714,880 breaths and experienced over 2,055,513,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 436,796,640 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 48 years, 10 months, and 7 days

📅 You were born on a Monday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐍 Born in → The Year of the Serpent

😴 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: 5,948 days of your life or 16.29 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "You Don't Have to be a Star" by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♑ January 3 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 1 ?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 3rd

1922

Bill Travers [William Inge Lindon-Travers], British actor, director, officer and animal rights activist (Born Free, Gorgo)

1940

Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas)

1921

John Russell, American actor (Pale Rider, Rio Bravo)

1900

Dorothy Arnzer, American pioneering Hollywood film director (1st woman to direct a sound film)

1892

Kathryn Minner (née White), American character actress (Little Old Lady from Pasadena)

1917

Jesse White [Weidenfeld], American character actor (Bedtime for Bonzo; Harvey; Maytag repairman, 1967-88)

1932

Dabney Coleman, American Emmy Award-winning character actor (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Mayor Jeeter"; 9 to 5; Buffalo Bill; Boardwalk Empire)

1978

Dominic Wood, English children's television presenter and magician

📜 Historical events on this date

1496

Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.

1521

Martin Luther excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church.

1777

General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, New Jersey.

1925

Benito Mussolini dissolves the Italian parliament and proclaims himself dictator of Italy, taking the title "Il Duce" (the Leader).

1977

Apple Computer, Inc incorporates.

1985

Israel government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews.

🎄 Holidays on January 3

JRR Tolkien Day

J.R.R. Tolkien Day on January 3rd celebrates the birthday of "The Lord of the Rings" author by toasting him as "The Professor" and maybe enjoying some extra meals, just like Frodo would!

Fruitcake Toss Day

Fruitcake Toss Day, celebrated on January 3rd, encourages people to fling their uneaten holiday fruitcakes as far as they can, using anything from their hands to cannons, as a fun way to dispose of them.

National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day

National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day, celebrated on January 3rd, is all about enjoying and appreciating the delicious treat of cherries dipped in chocolate, bringing sweetness and joy as we start the new year.

🏆 Sports in 1977

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 0) to win the 1977 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Oakland Raiders beat Minnesota Vikings (32 - 14) to win Super Bowl XI on January 9, 1977 in Pasadena, CA.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 2) to win the 1977 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1977 US Open Championships, Guillermo Vilas defeated Jimmy Connors (2-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-4), 6-0) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Wendy Turnbull (7-6, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 3, 1977 can be written as I-III-MCMLXXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 3, 1977
→ Day Index: 3rd day of 1977
→ Day of week: Monday
→ Week Index: 1st Monday of 1977
→ Next same calendar year: 2033
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 49 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 25,694,102 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,948 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 195 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 16.29 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 605 🌔
→ Life path number: 1
→ Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
→ Birth flower: Carnation
→ Birthstone: Garnet
→ Spirit Animal: Goose
→ Power Color: Grey
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1977: 4,229,201,257 Source: un.org

The 1977 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2033. So, mark your calendars!

If you found anything helpful on this page, please share it with friends. They can easily find their birthdays too. Also, bookmark this page and return often, as we will continue adding and updating fun facts about this date.