Born on 17 January 2015

At A Glance

17 January 2015 at a glance

Day of the week

17 January 2015 was a Saturday.

Irish Chart Song in 2015

The Irish chart song for 2015 was “Love Me Like You Do” by Ellie Goulding.

Top Film of 2015

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Star sign

The star sign for 17 January is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 17 January 2015 fell in the Year of the Horse.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 17 January 2015 was Waning Crescent.

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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