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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If you forget what day you were born, we will tell you that you were born on Wednesday, 31
Countdown to Your 30th Birthday
-- 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 65 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 30 years old. There have been 10893 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 3631 days, which is equivalent to 9.95 years. You spent 34.31% 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

People born on January 31, 1996's birthstone is garnet, you are kind and supportive of friends. If you wear garnet, you feel better about yourself and have more energy.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Stuart Margolin, American actor and director (d. 2022) |
| 1941 | Dick Gephardt, American lawyer and politician |
| 1941 | Gerald McDermott, American author and illustrator (d. 2012) |
| 1941 | Jessica Walter, American actress (d. 2021) |
| 1941 | Len Chappell, American basketball player (d. 2018) |
| 1942 | Daniela Bianchi, Italian actress |
| 1942 | Derek Jarman, English director, stage designer, and author (d. 1994) |
| 1944 | Charlie Musselwhite, American musician and singer-songwriter |
| 1944 | John Inverarity, Australian cricketer and coach |
| 1945 | Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, English lawyer, judge, and academic |
Did you know that on January 31
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1995 | George Abbott, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1887) |
| 1997 | John Joseph Scanlan, Irish American bishop (b. 1930) |
| 1999 | Giant Baba, Japanese wrestler and trainer, co-founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (b. 1938) |
| 1999 | Norm Zauchin, American baseball player (b. 1929) |
| 2000 | Gil Kane, Latvian American author and illustrator (b. 1926) |
| 2001 | Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian American author (b. 1923) |
| 2002 | Gabby Gabreski, American colonel and pilot (b. 1919) |
| 2004 | Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (b. 1913) |
| 2004 | Suraiya, Indian actress and playback singer (b. 1929) |
| 2006 | Moira Shearer, Scottish actress and ballerina (b. 1926) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on January 31
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1919 | The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, during a campaign for shorter working hours. |
| 1928 | Leon Trotsky is exiled to Alma-Ata. |
| 1942 | World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore. |
| 1943 | World War II: German field marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to the Soviets at Stalingrad, followed two days later by the remainder of his Sixth Army, ending one of the war's fiercest battles. |
| 1944 | World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands. |
| 1944 | World War II: During the Anzio campaign, the 1st Ranger Battalion (Darby's Rangers) is destroyed behind enemy lines in a heavily outnumbered encounter at Battle of Cisterna, Italy. |
| 1945 | US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War. |
| 1945 | World War II: About 3,000 inmates from the Stutthof concentration camp are forcibly marched into the Baltic Sea at Palmnicken (now Yantarny, Russia) and executed. |
| 1945 | World War II: The end of fighting in the Battle of Hill 170 during the Burma Campaign, in which the British 3 Commando Brigade repulsed a Japanese counterattack on their positions and precipitated a general retirement from the Arakan Peninsula. |
| 1946 | Cold War: Yugoslavia's new constitution, modeling that of the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia). |
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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