16 October 2021: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Saturday, October 16, 2021 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 30,804,480 breaths and experienced over 176,025,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 37,405,440 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 4 years, 2 months, and 6 days

📅 You were born on a Saturday

🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐂 Born in → The Year of the Ox

😴 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: 509 days of your life or 1.4 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Spider-Man: No Way Home

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Stay" by The Kid Laroi& Justin Bieber (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was David Guetta followed by Martin Garrix and Armin van Buuren according to DJ Mag.

♎ October 16 zodiac sign is Libra ?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 Venus ♀

🪨 Your birthstone is Opal and Tourmaline ?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 October is Marigold ?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 → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Raven

⭐ Celebrities born on October 16th

1946

Suzanne Somers (née Mahoney), American actress (Three's Company, 1977-81 - "Chrissy"; Step by Step)

1941

Tim McCarver, American baseball catcher (World Series 1964, 67; MLB All-Star 1966, 67 St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (NY Mets, ABC, CBS, FOX)

1928

Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Millie Helper"; The Nanny - "Yetta")

1927

Lee Montague, British actor (Uncle Sasha-Holocaust)

1938

Nico [Christa Päffgen], German singer-songwriter (Velvet Underground), fashion model, and actress

1951

Daniel Gerroll, actor (Big Business)

1948

Hema Malini, Indian Actress

1962

Flea [Michael Balzary], Australian-American bassist (Red Hot Chili Peppers), actor, and educator (Silverlake Conservatory of Music)

At the age of 50, Elon Musk was the richest person in the world in 2021 with $274 billion fortune, followed by Jeff Bezos with $197 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1813

Battle of Leipzig, largest battle in Europe prior to WWI, Napoleon's forces defeated by Prussia, Austria and Russia.

1900

Great Britain and Germany sign the Anglo-German Treaty, agreeing to maintain territorial integrity of China and support'open door' policy called for by US Secretary of State.

1934

Mao Zedong & 25,000 troops begin 6,000 mile Long March.

1962

Cuban missile crisis begins as JFK is shown photos confirming the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.

1978

Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla elected Pope John Paul II.

1998

Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a Spanish warrant requesting his extradition on murder charges.

🎄 Holidays on October 16

World Food Day

World Food Day, celebrated on October 16th, is a day to raise awareness about global hunger and the importance of ensuring everyone has access to enough nutritious food.

National Department Store Day

National Department Store Day, celebrated on October 16, honors the big shops where you can find almost everything you need, from clothes to furniture, and how they play a big role in America's economy.

Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day

Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day is a special day to thank and celebrate the volunteers who spend their Sundays teaching kids about their religion, and it happens every third Sunday in October.

🏆 Sports in 2021

🏒 NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Montreal Canadiens (4 - 1) to win the 2021 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Kansas City Chiefs (31 - 9) to win Super Bowl LV on February 7, 2021 in Inglewood, CA.

⚾ MLB

Atlanta Braves beat Houston Astros (4 - 1) to win the 2021 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2021 US Open Championships, Daniil Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic (6-4, 6-4, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Emma Raducanu beat Leylah Fernandez (6-4, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

October 16, 2021 can be written as X-XVI-MMXXI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for October 16, 2021
→ Day Index: 289th day of 2021
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 3rd Saturday of 2021
→ Next same calendar year: 2027
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 5 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 2,200,592 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 509 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 17 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 1.4 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 52 🌔
→ Life path number: 4
→ Zodiac sign: Libra ♎
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Marigold
→ Birthstone: Opal and Tourmaline
→ Spirit Animal: Raven
→ Power Color: Pink
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2021: 7,924,798,739 Source: un.org

The 2021 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2027. So, mark your calendars!

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