6 January 2017: Top 25 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Friday, January 6, 2017 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: 7 years, 3 months, and 23 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 53,827,200 breaths and experienced over 307,584,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 65,361,600 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Friday

🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐓 Born in → The Year of the Rooster

😴 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: 890 days of your life or 2.44 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi

🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Starboy" by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk (source: Billboard Hot 100).

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

♑ January 6 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 8 ?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 6th

1958

Scott Bryce, American actor (As the World Turns)

1931

P. J. Kavanagh [Patrick Joeseph], British poet, actor and journalist (The Perfect Stranger)

1944

Bonnie Franklin, American actress (Ann-1 Day at a Time)

1986

Irina Shayk, Russian model

1945

Pepé Le Pew, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Odor-able Kitty"

1978

Tara Spencer-Nairn, Canadian actress

1961

Howie Long, American NFL tackle/actor/broadcaster (Broken Arrow)

1970

Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player and actress (Extremists)

At the age of 61, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2017 with $86 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $75.6 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1649

The English Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial for treason and other "high crimes".

1912

Alfred Wegener, geophysicist and meteorologist, presents his controversial theory of continental drift in a lecture at a the Geological Association (Geologischen Vereinigung) at the Senckenberg-Museum, Frankfurt.

1941

US President Franklin Roosevelt makes his "Four Freedoms" speech (freedom of speech and worship; freedom from want and fear) during his US State of Union address.

1987

Astronomers at University of California see 1st sight of birth of a galaxy.

🎄 Holidays on January 6

National Take a Poet to Lunch Day

National Take a Poet to Lunch Day is a cool day on January 6 when you can show a poet you like how much you appreciate their words by treating them to a fun lunch.

Dry Bean Day

Dry Bean Day, celebrated on January 6th, honors the diverse and nutritious world of beans, highlighting their importance in global cuisines with dishes like rajma in India, chili in the U.S., and beans on toast in the U.K.

National Smith Day

National Smith Day, celebrated on January 6th, is a fun holiday created to celebrate anyone with the last name "Smith" or a name that includes "Smith," not just blacksmiths.

National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day

National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day, celebrated on January 6th, marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas by encouraging everyone to pack away their Christmas trees and decorations, signaling the end of the holiday season and the start of new beginnings.

National Cuddle Up Day

National Cuddle Up Day, celebrated on January 6th, is a cozy holiday that encourages snuggling with loved ones to stay warm during the chilly January weather, and you can even hire a professional cuddler in some places!

🏆 Sports in 2017

🏒 NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Nashville Predators (4 - 2) to win the 2017 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New England Patriots beat Atlanta Falcons (34 - 28) to win Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX.

⚾ MLB

Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 3) to win the 2017 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2017 US Open Championships, Rafael Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson (6-3, 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Sloane Stephens beat Madison Keys (6-3, 6-0) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 6, 2017 can be written as I-VI-MMXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for January 6, 2017

→ Day Index: 6th day of 2017
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 1st Friday of 2017
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 8 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 3,845,466 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 890 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 29 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 2.44 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 91 🌓
→ Life path number: 8
→ Zodiac sign: Capricorn ♑
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
→ Birth flower: Carnation
→ Birthstone: Garnet
→ Spirit Animal: Goose
→ Power Color: Grey
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2017: 7,550,262,101 Source: un.org

The 2017 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

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