1 July 2017: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Saturday, July 1, 2017 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 56,730,240 breaths and experienced over 324,172,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 68,886,720 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 7 years, 8 months, and 14 days

📅 You were born on a Saturday

🌓 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: 938 days of your life or 2.57 years.

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

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (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.

♋ July 1 zodiac sign is Cancer ?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 Moon ☽

🪨 Your birthstone is Ruby ?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 July is Larkspur ?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 → Monday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Woodpecker

⭐ Celebrities born on July 1st

1992

Bryant Jones, American actor (Nate Hastings-Young & Restless)

1935

Dave Prowse, English actor (Darth Vader)

1930

Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American film producer and director (Lion of the Dessert)

1887

Charles D. Brown, American actor (Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor)

1903

Beatrix Lehmann, British actress (Candles at Nine, Staircase)

1962

Andre Braugher, American Emmy Award-winning actor (Homicide: Life on the Street; Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

1964

Theresa Lynn, American actress (Orgasm Girl-Private Parts)

1972

Corey Hirsch, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Olympic silver 1994; Vancouver Canucks) and broadcaster (Sportsnet, Vancouver Canucks radio)

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

1689

Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu, Japan.

1858

The joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society.

1863

Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's northward advance halted.

1867

The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as the first Prime Minister.

1916

First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men (WWI).

1921

The Communist Party of China is founded and Chen Duxiu elected its leader.

1941

Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial.

1997

United Kingdom returns Hong Kong and the New Territories to the People's Republic of China.

🎄 Holidays on July 1

National Postal Workers Day

National Postal Workers Day, celebrated on July 1st, is a day to appreciate and thank the postal workers who work hard to make sure our mail and packages are delivered to us safely and on time.

National U.S. Postage Stamp Day

National U.S. Postage Stamp Day, celebrated on July 1st, marks the anniversary of when postage stamps were first introduced in 1847, reminding us to appreciate the easy way we can send mail today.

Hop A Park Day

Hop A Park Day is a fun holiday on the first Saturday of July where you ditch your gadgets to explore local parks, hang out with neighbors, and enjoy the outdoors.

🏆 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.

July 1, 2017 can be written as VII-I-MMXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for July 1, 2017
→ Day Index: 182nd day of 2017
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 1st Saturday of 2017
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 8 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 4,052,336 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 938 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 31 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 2.57 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 95 🌓
→ Life path number: 9
→ Zodiac sign: Cancer ♋
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Moon
→ Birth flower: Larkspur
→ Birthstone: Ruby
→ Spirit Animal: Woodpecker
→ Power Color: Silver
→ 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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