Did you know that January 9, 1961 was not only a very special day, but also a very unique one? Here are 14 funny facts about this unique day that will help you understand why it's so special. It's very important to pay attention to these facts because otherwise you might miss out on something truly amazing.
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Countdown to Your 65th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 64th birthday on Thursday. How was your 64th birthday? Is it fun? We wish you good memories on your birthday. Celebrating a festive birthday party with family and friends, getting gifts and surprises will certainly make you happier.
Did you know that people born on January 9
We have calculated and figured out your birthday for the next 10 years. Prepare yourself to welcome your upcoming birthdays with your family and close friends. You will get many gifts from people who love and care about you. There are 14 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 65 years old. There have been 23727 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 7909 days, which is equivalent to 21.67 years. You spent 33.86% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday | 65 Years Old |
| 2027 | Saturday | 66 Years Old |
| 2028 | Sunday | 67 Years Old |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 68 Years Old |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 69 Years Old |
| 2031 | Thursday | 70 Years Old |
| 2032 | Friday | 71 Years Old |
| 2033 | Sunday | 72 Years Old |
| 2034 | Monday | 73 Years Old |
| 2035 | Tuesday | 74 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on January 9

If you were born on January 9, 1961, you are an intelligent, creative, confident and spontaneous person who is able to face challenges with willpower and energy. You are a lover or a fighter. Garnet is the birthstone for those born on January 9, 1961, representing the best of traits. It keeps you protected and warns of danger.
When you were born, there were many famous people in history who were born on the same day as you but in different years. The following are famous people in history who commemorate birthdays on January 9
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1864 | Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1926) |
| 1868 | S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist and academic (d. 1939) |
| 1870 | Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co-designed the Golden Gate Bridge (d. 1938) |
| 1873 | Hayim Nahman Bialik, Ukrainian-Austrian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1934) |
| 1873 | John Flanagan, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1938) |
| 1873 | Thomas Curtis, American sprinter and hurdler (d. 1944) |
| 1875 | Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor and art collector, founded the Whitney Museum of American Art (d. 1942) |
| 1879 | John B. Watson, American psychologist and academic (d. 1958) |
| 1881 | Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1956) |
| 1881 | Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet and critic (d. 1938) |
Did you know that on January 9
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1945 | Shigekazu Shimazaki, Japanese admiral and pilot (b. 1908) |
| 1946 | Countee Cullen, American poet and playwright (b. 1903) |
| 1947 | Karl Mannheim, Hungarian-English sociologist and academic (b. 1893) |
| 1960 | Elsie J. Oxenham, English author and educator (b. 1880) |
| 1961 | Emily Greene Balch, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867) |
| 1964 | Halide Edib Adıvar, Turkish author and academic (b. 1884) |
| 1971 | Elmer Flick, American baseball player and scout (b. 1876) |
| 1972 | Ted Shawn, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1891) |
| 1975 | Pierre Fresnay, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1897) |
| 1975 | Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1901) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on January 9
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1903 | Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia. |
| 1909 | Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180 km; 112 mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time. |
| 1914 | The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States. |
| 1916 | World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula. |
| 1917 | World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine. |
| 1918 | Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars. |
| 1920 | Ukrainian War of Independence: The All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee outlaws the Makhnovshchina by decree, igniting the Bolshevik-Makhnovist conflict. |
| 1921 | Greco-Turkish War: The First Battle of İnönü, the first battle of the war, begins near Eskişehir in Anatolia. |
| 1923 | Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight. |
| 1923 | Lithuanian residents of the Memel Territory rebel against the League of Nations' decision to leave the area as a mandated region under French control. |
In 1961, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 86,917 baby boys were named Michael in 1961. The rest were named David, John, James and Robert. While the popular baby girl name in 1961 was Mary. There were 47,680 baby girls named Mary that year. While the rest were named Lisa, Susan, Linda and Karen. These statistics are obtained from ssa.gov which compiles popular baby names of the last century in United States.
Based on World Population Data, in 1961 there were 3,091,843,513 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 257,653,627. This shows that there were 257,653,627 babies born every month in 1961. It can also be concluded that there are 8,588,455 babies born every day and 5,965 babies born every minute which is mean that 100 babies born every second in the year 1961. Maybe one of them is you.
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