6th of January, 1982

Here are some facts about this particular date:

What Day: The 6th of January, 1982, fell on a Wednesday.
On this exact date: William Bonin is convicted of being the Freeway Killer in California.
Decade: 1980s.
36 years, 9 months and 13 days have passed since the 6th of January, 1982.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 01 of 1982.

Day 6 of 1982.
Leap Year: 1982 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, 1982 was the year of the Dog (Yang Wood).
Native American Zodiac: The 6th of January, 1982 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Age: Anyone born on the 6th of January, 1982, will be 36 years of age.
American Format: 01-06-1982 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 1982-01-06. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19820106" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 379123200.

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 6th of January, 1982:

United States: Physical - Olivia Newton-John
United Kingdom: Don't You Want Me - Human League

News Topics, Fads & Culture

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 6th of January, 1982.

Iran-Iraq War
Between the 22nd of September, 1980, and the 20th of August, 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on the 6th of January, 1982.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

A baby that was born on the 6th of January, 1982 was probably conceived around the 29th of March, 1981. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 6th of January, 1982 is the 16th of October, 1982. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

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

11th of December, 1981: Muhammad Ali's last fight.
24th of December, 1981: Mad Max 2 (1981) is released.
7th of January, 1982: The Commodore 64 8-bit home computer is released.
13th of January, 1982: Air Florida Flight 90 crashes in Washington, killing 78 people.
30th of January, 1982: Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code.

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 6th of January:

6th of January, 1975: The first episode of Wheel of Fortune is aired.
6th of January, 1977: The Sex Pistols are released from their contract with EMI.
6th of January, 2006: The horror movie Hostel (2005) is released in cinemas.
6th of January, 2006: Match Point (2005) is released.

Television

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

The Smurfs - Animated fantasy-comedy television series.
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends - Animated television series that ran in the early 1980s.
Only Fools and Horses - British television comedy.
Magnum, P.I. - Starring Tom Selleck as Private Investigator Thomas Magnum.
Knots Landing - American soap opera.
Archie Bunker's Place - Sitcom starring Carroll O'Connor.
Trapper John, M.D. - Medical drama.
Hart to Hart - TV show about a couple who moonlight as detectives.
The Dukes of Hazzard - American television series.
Mork & Mindy - Comedy TV show about an alien called Mork. Starring Robin Williams.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 6th of January:

6th of January, 1955: Rowan Atkinson: Actor.
6th of January, 1986: Irina Shayk: Model.
6th of January, 1989: Andy Carroll: Soccer player.

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Videos

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Visualize

Visualize the days that have passed since the 6th of January, 1982. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.

Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 6th of January, 1982.

13,436 days have passed since this date.
1,160,866,800 seconds have passed since the 6th of January, 1982.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,354,344,600 times.
Since the 6th of January, 1982, earth has travelled approximately 599,007,268,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 193,477,800 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 99,834,545 steps. That's about 44,371 miles!
Since this date, 13,930,402 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

Translations

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

German: Mittwoch.
French: Mercredi.
Italian: Mercoledi.
Spanish: Miercoles.
Portuguese: Quarta-feira.

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