Did you know that January 17, 2016 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 Sunday, 17
Countdown to Your 10th Birthday
-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsThis year you are getting older. You have celebrated your 9th birthday on Friday. How was your 9th 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 17
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 178 days until your next birthday. By then, you will be 10 years old. There have been 3475 days since the day you were born. If you slept for 8 hours each day since birth, you have slept for a total of 1159 days, which is equivalent to 3.18 years. You spent 35.33% of your life sleeping!
Year | Day | Your Age |
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2026 | Saturday | 10 Years Old |
2027 | Sunday | 11 Years Old |
2028 | Monday | 12 Years Old |
2029 | Wednesday | 13 Years Old |
2030 | Thursday | 14 Years Old |
2031 | Friday | 15 Years Old |
2032 | Saturday | 16 Years Old |
2033 | Monday | 17 Years Old |
2034 | Tuesday | 18 Years Old |
2035 | Wednesday | 19 Years Old |
According to western astrology, the zodiac sign of people born on January 17
If you were born on January 17, 2016, 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 17, 2016, 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 17
Year | Name |
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1574 | Robert Fludd, English physician, astrologer, and mathematician (d. 1637) |
1593 | William Backhouse, English alchemist and astrologer (d. 1662) |
1600 | Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish playwright and poet (d. 1681) |
1612 | Thomas Fairfax, English general and politician (d. 1671) |
1640 | Jonathan Singletary Dunham, American settler (d. 1724) |
1659 | Antonio Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1745) |
1666 | Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist and physician (d. 1723) |
1686 | Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and autor (d. 1766) |
1693 | Melchor de Navarrete, Spanish colonial governor of Cartagena de Indias (Colombia, 1739 - 1742); of Spanish Florida (1749 - 1752); and of Yucatán (Mexico, 1754 - 1758) (d. 1761) |
1706 | Benjamin Franklin, American publisher, inventor, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (d. 1790) |
Did you know that on January 17
Year | Name |
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1911 | Francis Galton, English polymath, anthropologist, and geographer (b. 1822) |
1927 | Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860) |
1930 | Gauhar Jaan, One of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India. (b. 1873) |
1931 | Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864) |
1932 | Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881) |
1932 | Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893) |
1933 | Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848) |
1936 | Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885) |
1942 | Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884) |
1947 | Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883) |
History has been made on your birthday. The following are important historical events that occurred on January 17
Year | Event |
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1781 | American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cowpens: Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the battle in South Carolina. |
1799 | Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, is executed. |
1811 | Mexican War of Independence: In the Battle of Calderón Bridge, a heavily outnumbered Spanish force of 6,000 troops defeats nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionaries. |
1852 | The United Kingdom signs the Sand River Convention with the South African Republic. |
1873 | A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War. |
1885 | A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan. |
1893 | Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani. |
1899 | The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean. |
1903 | El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve. |
1904 | Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre. |
In 2016, there were many popular baby names. For baby boys, Noah is the most used. A total of 19,154 baby boys were named Noah in 2016. The rest were named Liam, William, Mason and James. While the popular baby girl name in 2016 was Emma. There were 19,522 baby girls named Emma that year. While the rest were named Olivia, Ava, Sophia and Isabella. 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 2016 there were 7,464,021,934 babies born into the world. If we take the mean value, we get 622,001,828. This shows that there were 622,001,828 babies born every month in 2016. It can also be concluded that there are 20,733,395 babies born every day and 14,399 babies born every minute which is mean that 240 babies born every second in the year 2016. Maybe one of them is you.
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