24 October 2001: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, October 24, 2001 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 174,182,400 breaths and experienced over 995,328,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 211,507,200 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 23 years, 7 months, and 27 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌓 The moon was in First Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐍 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: 2,880 days of your life or 7.89 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "I'm Real" by Jennifer Lopez (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was John Digweed followed by Sasha and Danny Tenaglia according to DJ Mag.

♏ October 24 zodiac sign is Scorpio ?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 Pluto ♇

🪨 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 → Tuesday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Snake

⭐ Celebrities born on October 24th

1951

Todd Crespi, German actor (Magician)

1915

Bob Kane, American comic artist and Batman co-creator

1967

Jacqueline McKenzie, Australian stage and screen actress (Romper Stomper, Deep Blue Sea, The 4400)

1901

Gilda Gray [Marianna Michalska], Polish-American stage and screen actress (Piccadilly), and dancer (The Shimmy)

1988

Daniel Shalikar, American actor (Honey I Blew Up the Kid)

1895

Jack Warner [Waters], British actor (Dixon of Dock Green, Christmas Carol)

1957

(Elizabeth) Sarah Greene, British television presenter and actress (Blue Peter, 1980-83; Going Live!)

1936

David Nelson, American actor (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), director, and producer

At the age of 45, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2001 with $58.7 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $32.3 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1260

Qutuz, Mamluk Sultans of Egypt (1259-60), is assassinated by Baibars, a fellow Mamluk leader, who seizes power for himself.

1648

Treaty of Westphalia ends The Thirty Year's War in the Holy Roman Empire; Switzerland's independence recognized.

1929

Black Thursday, start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8%.

1962

Cuban missile crisis: Soviet ships approach but stop short of the US blockade of Cuba.

2008

Bloody Friday saw many of the world's stock exchanges experienced the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.

🎄 Holidays on October 24

National Jamaican Jerk Day

National Jamaican Jerk Day, celebrated on October 24th, is a fun holiday where people enjoy and honor the unique flavors of Jamaican jerk cuisine, along with celebrating Jamaican culture, music, dancing, and bringing communities together.

National Bologna Day

National Bologna Day, celebrated on October 24, is a fun holiday where people enjoy bologna, a popular lunch meat, in their sandwiches, paying homage to a food named after an Italian city but loved globally in its uniquely American form.

National Food Day

National Food Day is a day to celebrate healthy eating and learn about good farming and safe food making, reminding us to eat well and take care of the planet.

🏆 Sports in 2001

🏒 NHL

Colorado Avalanche defeated New Jersey Devils (4 - 3) to win the 2001 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants (34 - 7) to win Super Bowl XXXV on January 28, 2001 in Tampa Bay, FL.

⚾ MLB

Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees (4 - 3) to win the 2001 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2001 US Open Championships, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras (7-6(7-4), 6-1, 6-1) to win the men's singles title. Venus Williams beat Serena Williams (6-2, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

October 24, 2001 can be written as X-XXIV-MMI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for October 24, 2001
→ Day Index: 297th day of 2001
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 4th Wednesday of 2001
→ Next same calendar year: 2029
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 24 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 12,441,938 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,880 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 94 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 7.89 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 293 🌓
→ Life path number: 1
→ Zodiac sign: Scorpio ♏
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Pluto
→ Birth flower: Marigold
→ Birthstone: Opal and Tourmaline
→ Spirit Animal: Snake
→ Power Color: Black
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2001: 6,223,412,158 Source: un.org

The 2001 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2029. So, mark your calendars!

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