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: "Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."
-- James Baldwin
Random Fact: If all the insects in the world were put on a scale, they would out weigh all creatures.
Today in History:
1852: British recognize independence of Transvaal (in South Africa)
1988: Leslie Manigay elected president of Haiti
1990: Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1976: Hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency
1963: Joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km
1954: NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-9
1916: Professional Golfer Association (PGA) forms in New York City
1904: Anton Chekhov's "Cherry Orchard" opens at Moscow Art Theater
1905: Punchboards patented by Charles Brewer and C G Scannell, Chicago
1917: U.S. pays Denmark $25 million for Virgin Islands
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