What happened on Wednesday January 17, 1923?

About January 17th, 1923, in brief:

  • Historical events: Juan de la Cierva, a Spanish engineer and aviation pioneer, successfully invented the autogyro, a revolutionary rotary-winged aircraft that uses an unpowered rotor for lift and forward thrust from a separate propeller. This innovation represented a significant milestone in aviation technology.
  • Day of the week: January 17th, 1923 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Pig (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: Nellie Kelly, I Love You by Prince's Orchestra
  • Popular movie: Sherlock Holmes directed by Guy Ritchie

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January 17, 1923: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 17, 1923:

  • Invention of the Autogyro Juan de la Cierva, a Spanish engineer and aviation pioneer, successfully invented the autogyro, a revolutionary rotary-winged aircraft that uses an unpowered rotor for lift and forward thrust from a separate propeller. This innovation represented a significant milestone in aviation technology.
  • Belgian Workers' Party Protests Ruhr Occupation The Belgian Working People's Party staged protests against the French and Belgian occupation of the Ruhr region in Germany, which had been ongoing since 1922 as a response to Germany's failure to pay World War I reparations.

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January 17, 1923: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was January 17, 1923?


January 17, 1923 was a Wednesday and it was the 17th day of the year 1923 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 17, 1923 can also be written as 1/17/1923 in the US and as 17/1/1923 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on January 17, 1923?


Famous people born on January 17, 1923:

  • Rangeya Raghav

    Prominent Indian playwright and author who made significant contributions to Hindi literature during the mid-20th century.

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January 17, 1923: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 17, 1923 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, 1923: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 17, 1923 was Nellie Kelly, I Love You by Prince's Orchestra, according to the music chart for the week January 15th and January 21st.

  1. - Nellie Kelly, I Love You youtube
  2. - Goodbye youtube
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January 17, 1923: 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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January 17, 1923: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 17, 1923 is Pig and the associated element is Water.

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January 17, 1923: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 17, 1923 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 17, 1923 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, 1923 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 3% full, rising at 07:20 am and setting at 06:49 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jan 03, 1923 while the next full moon would come on Feb 01, 1923.

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How old is someone born on January 17, 1923?


Someone born on January 17, 1923 is:

102 years 3 months old,

or 1227 months and 6 days old,

or 5336 weeks

or 37352 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 17, 1923?

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