Born on 17 January 2019

At A Glance

17 January 2019 at a glance

Day of the week

17 January 2019 was a Thursday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Sweet but Psycho” by Ava Max.

Top Film of 2019

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.

Star sign

The star sign for 17 January is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 17 January 2019 fell in the Year of the Dog.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 17 January 2019 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 17 January

• 2002 Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people.
• 2007 The Doomsday Clock is set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's nuclear testing.
• 2013 Former cyclist Lance Armstrong confesses to his doping in an airing of Oprah's Next Chapter.
• 2016 President Barack Obama announces the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, an agreement intended to limit Iran's nuclear program.
• 2017 The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is announced to be suspended.

Famous people born on 17 January

• Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor, comedian, and producer (born 1962)
• Enzo Fernández, Argentinian footballer (born 2001)
• Muhammad Ali, American boxer and activist (1942–2016)
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jr., American environmental lawyer, writer, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)

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