What are the important events that happened on January 16, 2001? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

January 16, 2001: Facts & Myths About This Day

January 16, 2001 is the 16^th day of the year 2001 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 349 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 3, 2001 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 979,603,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hexadecagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $297.10. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Dragon is the mythical animal and Metal is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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January 16, 2001 Historical Events

• 2001 –
  Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.
• 2001 –
  US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish-American War.

Who died on January 16, 2001?

• 2001 –
  Auberon Waugh, British author and journalist (b. 1939)
• 2001 –
  Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1939)

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