Did you know that January 31, 1996 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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-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 29th birthday on Friday. How was your 29th 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 31
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 40 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 30 years old. There have been 10918 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3640 days, which is equivalent to 9.97 years. You spent 34.38% of your life sleeping!
| Year | Day | Your Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday | 30 Years Old |
| 2027 | Sunday | 31 Years Old |
| 2028 | Monday | 32 Years Old |
| 2029 | Wednesday | 33 Years Old |
| 2030 | Thursday | 34 Years Old |
| 2031 | Friday | 35 Years Old |
| 2032 | Saturday | 36 Years Old |
| 2033 | Monday | 37 Years Old |
| 2034 | Tuesday | 38 Years Old |
| 2035 | Wednesday | 39 Years Old |

According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on January 31

If you were born on January 31, 1996, 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 31, 1996, 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 31
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1935 | Kenzaburō Ōe, Japanese author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2023) |
| 1936 | Can Bartu, Turkish footballer and basketball player (d. 2019) |
| 1937 | Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 2007) |
| 1937 | Philip Glass, American composer |
| 1937 | Regimantas Adomaitis, Lithuanian actor (d. 2022) |
| 1937 | Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (d. 2008) |
| 1938 | Beatrix of the Netherlands |
| 1938 | James G. Watt, American lawyer and politician, 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 2023) |
| 1938 | Lynn Carlin, American actress |
| 1940 | Kitch Christie, South African rugby player and coach (d. 1998) |
Did you know that on January 31
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1580 | Henry, king of Portugal (b. 1512) |
| 1606 | Ambrose Rookwood, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (b. 1578) |
| 1606 | Guy Fawkes, English conspirator, leader of the Gunpowder Plot (b. 1570) |
| 1606 | Thomas Wintour, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (b. 1571) |
| 1615 | Claudio Acquaviva, Italian priest, 5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1543) |
| 1632 | Jost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552) |
| 1665 | Johannes Clauberg, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1622) |
| 1686 | Jean Mairet, French playwright (b. 1604) |
| 1720 | Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1654) |
| 1729 | Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (b. 1659) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on January 31
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Emergency officials in Boston mistakenly identified battery-powered LED placards depicting characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Improvised explosive devices (IEDs), causing a panic. |
| 2009 | At least 113 people are killed in Kenya and over 200 injured following an oil spillage ignition in Molo, days after a massive fire at a Nakumatt supermarket in Nairobi killed at least 25 people. |
| 2018 | Both a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse occur. |
| 2019 | Abdullah of Pahang is sworn in as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. |
| 2020 | The United Kingdom's membership within the European Union ceases in accordance with Article 50, after 47 years of being a member state. |
| 2022 | Sue Gray, a senior civil servant in the United Kingdom, publishes an initial version of her report on the Downing Street Partygate controversy. |
| 2023 | The last Boeing 747, the first wide-body airliner, is delivered. |
In 1996, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Michael is the most used. A total of 38,365 baby boys were named Michael in 1996. The rest were named Matthew, Jacob, Christopher and Joshua. While the popular baby girl name in 1996 was Emily. There were 25,151 baby girls named Emily that year. While the rest were named Jessica, Ashley, Sarah and Samantha. 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 1996 there were 5,824,891,931 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 485,407,661. This shows that there were 485,407,661 babies born every month in 1996. It can also be concluded that there are 16,180,256 babies born every day and 11,237 babies born every minute which is mean that 188 babies born every second in the year 1996. Maybe one of them is you.
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