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16th of January, 1979

Here are some facts about this particular date:

• What Day: The 16th of January, 1979, fell on a Tuesday.
• On this exact date: Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran with his family. Share
• Born on this exact date: Aaliyah: Singer.
• Decade: 1970s.
• 39 years, 9 months and 29 days have passed since the 16th of January, 1979.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 03 of 1979.

• Day 16 of 1979.
• Leap Year: 1979 was NOT a leap year.
• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Capricorn.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1979 was the year of the Goat (Yin Metal).
• Native American Zodiac: The 16th of January, 1979 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Age: Anyone born on the 16th of January, 1979, will be 39 years of age.
• American Format: 01-16-1979 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
• YMD Format: 1979-01-16. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19790116" are easier to sort.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 285292800.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 16th of January:

• Republic Day (India)

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 16th of January, 1979:

• United States: Le Freak - Chic
• United Kingdom: YMCA - Village People

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

• Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States on the 16th of January, 1979.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

• A baby that was born on the 16th of January, 1979 was probably conceived around the 8th of April, 1978. (Rough Estimate).
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 16th of January, 1979 is the 26th of October, 1979. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

Things that happened during this general period of time...

• 27th of December, 1978: The Constitution of Spain is approved in a referendum, officially ending 40 years of military dictatorship.
• 1st of February, 1979: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years of exile.
• 2nd of February, 1979: Sex Pistols singer and guitarist Sid Vicious dies.
• 9th of February, 1979: The Warriors (1979) is released in cinemas.
• 11th of February, 1979: Ayatollah Khomeini seizes power in Iran.

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 16th of January:

• 16th of January, 1920: The League of Nations meets for the first time.
• 16th of January, 1920: Prohibition begins in the United States.
• 16th of January, 1997: Bill Cosby's son, Ennis Cosby, is shot and killed during an attempted robbery.
• 16th of January, 1995: The first episode of "Star Trek: Voyager" is aired.
• 16th of January, 1995: The first episode of "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" is aired on television.
• 16th of January, 2015: The release date of the movie Blackhat (2015).
• 16th of January, 2015: American Sniper (2014) is released in cinemas.

Television

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

• Mork & Mindy - Comedy TV show about an alien called Mork. Starring Robin Williams.
• Taxi - American sitcom starring Andy Kaufman and Danny DeVito.
• Dallas - Soap opera.
• The Incredible Hulk - Starring Lou Ferrigno.
• The Love Boat - Television series that was set on a cruise ship. Starring Gavin MacLeod as Captain Merrill Stubing.
• Chips - TV show about two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers called Jon Baker and Frank "Ponch" Poncherello.
• Soap - Comedy series / satire about soap operas. Starring Billy Crystal as Jodie Dallas.
• Eight Is Enough - Television series about the "Bradford brood" and their father.
• Three's Company - Sitcom about two girls and their male room mate.
• Quincy, M.E. - TV show about a Los Angeles County medical examiner called Dr. Quincy.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 16th of January:

• 16th of January, 1974: Kate Moss: Model.

Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 16th of January, 1979.

• 14,547 days have passed since this date.
• 1,256,860,800 seconds have passed since the 16th of January, 1979.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,466,337,600 times.
• Since the 16th of January, 1979, earth has travelled approximately 648,540,172,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 209,476,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 108,090,029 steps. That's about 48,040 miles!
• Since this date, 15,082,330 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

Translations

Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Tuesday" in other languages is:

• German: Dienstag.
• French: Mardi.
• Italian: Martedi.
• Spanish: Martes.
• Portuguese: Terca-feira.

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