Today's Horoscope for Cancer

January 17, 2026

This could be a fun time socially, but much depends upon the effort you put forth into motivating and influencing others. They are apt to rely too much on your personal energy and expertise in the planning of social gatherings.

Power Numbers: 43, 4, 12, 11, 25, 35

Born Today: Benjamin Franklin, Anne Bronte, Anton Chekhov, Eartha Kitt, James Earl Jones, Muhammad Ali, Jim Carrey

Quick Quote: "To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."
-- Thomas A. Edison

Random Fact: A honey bee strokes its wings about 11,500 times a minute.

Today in History:
1915: Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's Hospital in Amsterdam opens
1963: Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 67 points vs Los Angeles
1947: Muiden Netherlands ammunition factory explodes, 16 die
1959: "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 332 performances
1972: Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd
1746: Battle of Falkirk, Scotland-Edward I defeats and massacres Scots
1989: Gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 wounded
1988: Leslie Manigay elected president of Haiti
1656: Brandenburg and Sweden sign Treaty of Konigsberg
1955: Submarine Nautilus begins 1st nuclear-powered test voyage

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