Did you know that January 16, 1979 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 47th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 46th birthday on Thursday. How was your 46th 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 16
We have calculated your birthday for the next 10 years. It's going to be a fun time to celebrate with family and friends. You'll get lots of gifts, too! There are 218 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 47 years old. There have been 16949 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 5650 days, which is equivalent to 15.48 years. You spent 33.65% of your life sleeping!
Year | Day | Your Age |
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2026 | Friday | 47 Years Old |
2027 | Saturday | 48 Years Old |
2028 | Sunday | 49 Years Old |
2029 | Tuesday | 50 Years Old |
2030 | Wednesday | 51 Years Old |
2031 | Thursday | 52 Years Old |
2032 | Friday | 53 Years Old |
2033 | Sunday | 54 Years Old |
2034 | Monday | 55 Years Old |
2035 | Tuesday | 56 Years Old |
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on January 16
The birthstone for people born on January 16, 1979 is Garnet. Garnet symbolizes everlasting love, loyalty and faithfulness. If your birthstone is garnet, you are a loyal friend to those around you. Wearing garnet is said to boost self-confidence and energy levels.
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 16
Year | Name |
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1982 | Preston, English singer-songwriter |
1982 | Tuncay, Turkish footballer |
1983 | Andriy Rusol, Ukrainian footballer |
1983 | Emanuel Pogatetz, Austrian footballer |
1984 | Miroslav Radović, Serbian footballer |
1984 | Stephan Lichtsteiner, Swiss footballer |
1985 | Gintaras Januševičius, Russian-Lithuanian pianist |
1985 | Jayde Herrick, Australian cricketer |
1985 | Joe Flacco, American football player |
1985 | Jonathan Richter, Danish-Gambian footballer |
Did you know that on January 16
Year | Name |
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1990 | Lady Eve Balfour, British farmer, educator, and founding figure in the organic movement (b. 1898) |
1995 | Eric Mottram, English poet and critic (b. 1924) |
1996 | Kaye Webb, English journalist and publisher (b. 1914) |
1996 | Marcia Davenport, American author and critic (b. 1903) |
1999 | Jim McClelland, Australian lawyer, jurist, and politician, 12th Minister for Industry and Science (b. 1915) |
2000 | Robert R. Wilson, American physicist and academic (b. 1914) |
2001 | Auberon Waugh, English author and journalist (b. 1939) |
2002 | Robert Hanbury Brown, English astronomer and physicist (b. 1916) |
2003 | Richard Wainwright, English politician (b. 1918) |
2004 | Kalevi Sorsa, Finnish politician 34th Prime Minister of Finland (b. 1930) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on January 16
Year | Event |
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1883 | The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress. |
1900 | The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands. |
1909 | Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. |
1919 | Nebraska becomes the 36th state to approve the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. With the necessary three-quarters of the states approving the amendment, Prohibition is constitutionally mandated in the United States one year later. |
1920 | The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France. |
1921 | The Marxist Left in Slovakia and the Transcarpathian Ukraine holds its founding congress in Ľubochňa. |
1942 | Crash of TWA Flight 3, killing all 22 aboard, including film star Carole Lombard. |
1942 | The Holocaust: Nazi Germany begins deporting Jews from the Łódź Ghetto to Chełmno extermination camp. |
1945 | World War II: Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker, the so-called Führerbunker. |
1959 | Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 205 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Astor Piazzolla International Airport in Mar del Plata, Argentina, killing 51. |
In 1979, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 67,742 baby boys were named Michael in 1979. The rest were named Christopher, Jason, David and James. While the popular baby girl name in 1979 was Jennifer. There were 56,716 baby girls named Jennifer that year. While the rest were named Melissa, Amanda, Jessica and Amy. 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 1979 there were 4,380,506,185 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 365,042,183. This shows that there were 365,042,183 babies born every month in 1979. It can also be concluded that there are 12,168,073 babies born every day and 8,451 babies born every minute which is mean that 141 babies born every second in the year 1979. Maybe one of them is you.
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