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What happened on Wednesday January 17, 1979?

About January 17th, 1979, in brief:

  • Historical events: On January 17, 1979, the Soviet Union performed an underground nuclear test at the Atyrau site in Kazakhstan. This test was part of a series of 31 nuclear tests conducted by the USSR in 1979, which included various underground detonations for purposes such as weapons development and peaceful nuclear explosions.
  • Day of the week: January 17th, 1979 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Le Freak by Chic
  • #1 UK song: YMCA by The Village People
  • Popular movie: Apocalypse Now directed by Francis Ford Coppola

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January 17, 1979: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 17, 1979:

  • Soviet Union conducts underground nuclear test on January 17, 1979 On January 17, 1979, the Soviet Union performed an underground nuclear test at the Atyrau site in Kazakhstan. This test was part of a series of 31 nuclear tests conducted by the USSR in 1979, which included various underground detonations for purposes such as weapons development and peaceful nuclear explosions. source: en.wikipedia.org

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January 17, 1979: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was January 17, 1979?


January 17, 1979 was a Wednesday and it was the 17th day of the year 1979 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 17, 1979 can also be written as 1/17/1979 in the US and as 17/1/1979 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on January 17, 1979?


Famous people born on January 17, 1979:

  • Micaela Ramazzotti
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  • Sharon Chan
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January 17, 1979: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 17, 1979 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 15th and January 21st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 17, 1979: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 17, 1979 was Le Freak by Chic, according to the music chart for the week January 15th and January 21st.

  1. - Le Freak youtube
  2. - Too Much Heaven youtube
  3. - My Life youtube
  4. - Y.M.C.A. youtube
  5. - Hold The Line youtube

January 17, 1979: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 17, 1979 was YMCA by The Village People, according to the music chart for the week January 15th and January 21st.

  1. - YMCA youtube
  2. - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick youtube
  3. - Lay Your Love On Me youtube
  4. - September youtube
  5. - A Little More Love youtube

January 17, 1979: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 17, 1979 was Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) by Parliament, according to the music chart for the week January 15th and January 21st.

  1. - Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
  2. - September
  3. - Get Down
  4. - I'm So Into You
  5. - Got To Be Real
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January 17, 1979: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 17th is Capricorn.

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Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius.

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January 17, 1979: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 17, 1979 is Horse and the associated element is Earth.

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January 17, 1979: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 17, 1979 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 17, 1979 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on January 17, 1979 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 76% full, rising at 09:14 pm and setting at 09:58 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 13, 1979 while the next full moon would come on Feb 12, 1979.

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How old is someone born on January 17, 1979?


Someone born on January 17, 1979 is:

47 years 4 months old,

or 568 months and 7 days old,

or 2470 weeks and 4 days old,

or 17294 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 17, 1979?

There are 238 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday January 17th 2027.

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