January 24th, 2008.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on January 24th, 2008.

• Allegations surface that Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole cheated on his wife Cheryl.

Popular songs.

On January 24th, 2008, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Low - Flo-Rida & T-Pain
• United Kingdom: Now You're Gone - Basshunter

Take me back to January 24th, 2008!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is January 24th, 2008, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aquarius. In America, the song Low by Flo-Rida & T-Pain is on top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, Now You're Gone by Basshunter is the number one hit song. George W. Bush Jnr. is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Cloverfield is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown is the current Prime Minister.

Practically every teenager and adult has a MySpace or a Bebo account. A rock music genre called "Emo" is extremely popular at the moment. The genre, which stands for "emotional hardcore", has created a subculture of "Emos" who dye their hair black and wear thick frame glasses. Meanwhile, in technology news, more and more people are beginning to use the Internet on their phones. This transition towards mobile Internet has been aided by the recent roll-out of faster 3G networks and the introduction of larger touchscreen phones.

A social network called Facebook is beginning to surge in popularity, replacing the likes of MySpace. Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are currently struggling to keep their heads above water. This is due to the popularity of new online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. It's 2008, so the music charts are filled with artists such as Flo Rida, Katy Perry, Rihanna and T.I.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as George Carlin, Bernie Mac, John Costelloe and Test would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Battlestar Galactica", "Prison Break", "Friday Night Lights" and "Mad Men". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Halo 3", "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock", "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" and "Mass Effect".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Ed, Edd n Eddy", "Dora the Explorer", "The Fairly OddParents" and "Ben 10". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, Iggle Piggle and iPod Touch.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on January 24th, 2008.

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  Ashley Cole's affair allegations.

  During this time, allegations that soccer star Ashley Cole cheated on his wife Cheryl began to surface in tabloid newspapers.

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  Heath Ledger is found dead.

  On January 22nd, 2008, actor Heath Ledger was found dead at his apartment in Manhattan. The Australian actor had died because of "acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine."

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  Breaking Bad makes its debut.

  In January of 2008, the crime drama series "Breaking Bad" made its debut on AMC.

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  Cloverfield is playing in movie theaters.

  During this time, the sci-fi monster film "Cloverfield" was being shown in movie theaters.

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  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Please Read the Letter"

  "Please Read the Letter" by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss went on to win a Grammy for 2008's Record of the Year.

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  2008 in music.

  Popular music artists in 2008 included Sara Bareilles, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Usher, Jordin Sparks, Ray J, Leona Lewis, Lil Wayne, T.I., Pink, Beyoncé, Natasha Bedingfield, Coldplay, Katy Perry, M.I.A., Kevin Rudolf and Britney Spears.

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  World Economic Crisis.

  Throughout 2008, a world economic crisis took hold. Countries fell into recession and stock markets plunged. Icelandic banks went into receivership. Ireland issued a "bank guarantee" and both the EU and the US slipped into recession.

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  The highest paid celebrities in 2008.

  According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2008 were Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, Angelina Jolie, Beyoncé, David Beckham, Johnny Depp, Jay-Z, The Police, J.K. Rowling, Brad Pitt and Paula Deen.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 2008?

  In 2008, the best NBA players were Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, Amare Stoudemire, Steve Nash, Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer, Paul Pierce, Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Manu Ginóbili.

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  Time Person of the Year 2008.

  US President Barack Obama was named as the Time Person of the Year in 2008. In November of 2008, Obama became the first African American to be elected as the president of the United States.

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  Megan Fox.

  American actress Megan Fox was listed as FHM's sexiest woman in 2008.

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  Who were the best football players in 2008?

  In 2008, the best soccer players were Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Fernando Torres, Iker Casillas, Xavi, Andrey Arshavin, David Villa, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Kaká and Steven Gerrard.

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  2008 in movies.

  Movies that hit the big screen in 2008 included the likes of The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Kung Fu Panda, Hancock, Mamma Mia!, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Iron Man, Quantum of Solace, WALL-E, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Tropic Thunder and Cloverfield.

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  DVD sales are plummeting.

  As online streaming became more popular, sales of DVDs started to plummet. Between 2008 and 2014, sales in the USA fell by a whopping 66%.

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  Slumdog Millionaire.

  "Slumdog Millionaire" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2008.

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  Online streaming begins to threaten video rental stores.

  In the late noughties, online video streaming was becoming more and more popular. New services such as Netflix and Hulu were gaining millions of users and video rental stores such as Blockbuster were starting to feel the impact. During this period, small video stores started to close, while the larger franchises attempted to downsize and branch out into selling other products such as cell phones and merchandise.

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  HD TV becomes the norm.

  In the late noughties, HD TV became the norm and flat screen television sets started to became more affordable.

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  Mobile Internet begins to take off.

  In the later half of "the noughties", more and more people started to use the Internet on their cell phones. This was aided by the roll-out of faster 3G Internet networks and introduction of larger touchscreen phones.

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  The HD DVD war.

  During this period of time, two HD DVD formats called "Blu-ray" and "HD DVD" were competing with each other to become the standard. As a result, certain movies and TV shows could only be found on one of the formats. This was because film studios would align themselves with one of the formats. In rental stores, it was common to see separate Blu-ray and HD DVD sections.

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  Bringing digital cameras to nightclubs and bars.

  In the late 2000s, it was extremely popular for people to bring digital cameras with them on a night out. The next day, they would then upload their photographs to social media websites such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. This was before phones came equipped with high quality cameras.

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  Bebo.

  In countries such as the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Ireland, a social network called Bebo was extremely popular in the mid-to-late noughties. Bebo was famous for its quizzes, auto-playing video box, whiteboard, "Bebo Skins" and "Bebo Luv" features.

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  Music stores are going out of business.

  During this period, many music stores were closing their doors for the last time. The ease at which people could download or stream music meant that the business model of selling CDs was no longer viable.

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  Scene kids.

  From the mid-2000s to 2010, "scene kids" were a popular subculture. The scene kid fashion consisted of skinny jeans, bright colors and straight hair with long fringes.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 15 years and 3 days have passed since January 24th, 2008.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 04 of 2008.
• Leap Year: 2008 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: A person born on January 24th, 2008 will be 15 years old.
• Generation: People born in 2008 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1201132800.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to January 24th, 2008.

• December 26th, 2007: The film There Will Be Blood (2007) is released.
• December 27th, 2007: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in Rawalpindi.
• December 27th, 2007: The final episode of the comedy show "Yo Momma" is aired on MTV.
• December 29th, 2007: Scottish footballer Phil O'Donnell dies after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing for Motherwell against Dundee United.
• January 2nd, 2008: The price of petroleum hits $100 per barrel.
• January 3rd, 2008: Pop star Britney Spears is brought away in an ambulance following a 3-hour custody standoff involving her two young sons.
• January 7th, 2008: The first episode of the webseries "Arby 'n' the Chief" is released.
• January 15th, 2008: Actor Brad Renfro dies from an overdose.
• January 16th, 2008: Football: Kevin Keegan makes an unexpected return as manager of Newcastle United.
• January 18th, 2008: The movie Cloverfield (2008) is released.
• January 18th, 2008: Financial crisis: Stock markets fall to a yearly low due to recession worries and news that bond insurance company "Ambac" has had its credit rating downgraded.
• January 20th, 2008: The first episode of Breaking Bad is aired.
• January 21st, 2008: World stock markets take a plunge as talk of a US recession continues to grow.
• January 22nd, 2008: Actor Heath Ledger dies from acute combined drug intoxication at the age of 28.
• This date: January 24th, 2008
• January 25th, 2008: The subreddit /r/atheism is created on Reddit.
• February 1st, 2008: Pop star Britney Spears is placed under temporary conservatorship.
• February 2nd, 2008: Brock Lesnar defeats Frank Mir during his debut at UFC 81: Breaking Point.
• February 3rd, 2008: Super Bowl XLII: The New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots by 17-14 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
• February 8th, 2008: In Bruges (2008) is released in movie theaters.
• February 10th, 2008: Project Chanology: Roughly 7,000 people stage worldwide protests against the Church of Scientology.
• February 11th, 2008: Football: Italian manager Giovanni Trapattoni agrees to take over the Republic of Ireland national team.
• February 13th, 2008: Soccer: Giovanni Trapattoni becomes the new manager of Ireland.
• February 13th, 2008: Financial crisis: The United States enacts the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 in an attempt to avert a recession.
• February 17th, 2008: Floyd Mayweather appears on WWE's "No Way Out" pay-per-view event.
• February 18th, 2008: UK mortgage bank Northern Rock is temporarily nationalised due to a financial crisis.
• February 19th, 2008: Fidel Castro resigns.
• February 19th, 2008: Toshiba announces that it will stop manufacturing HD DVD players.
• February 21st, 2008: Former English soccer player Paul Gascoigne is sectioned under the Mental Health Act following an incident at the Malmaison Hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne.
• February 22nd, 2008: Jennifer Lopez gives birth to two twins.
• February 22nd, 2008: Financial crisis: British bank Northern Rock is fully nationalized.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 24th, 2008, will have the star sign Aquarius.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2008 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
• Native American Zodiac: January 24th, 2008 falls under the Otter.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on January 24th, 2008.

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Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2008.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out January 24th, 2014, instead.

Weather on January 24th, 2008.

Historical weather information for January 24th, 2008.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 8.5 degrees Celsius. It was a wet day. It was a windy day. It was a mostly sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 17.4 degrees Fahrenheit. -8.11 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 1.27cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 9.28 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 24th, 2008 was most likely conceived around May 3rd, 2007.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 24th, 2008 is close to October 16th, 2008.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 24th, 2008.

• A total of 5,482 days have passed since this date.
• 783 weeks have passed.
• 473,644,800 seconds have passed since the January 24th, 2008.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 552,585,600 times.
• Since January 24th, 2008, the Earth has travelled approximately 244,400,716,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 78,940,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 40,733,453 steps. That's about 18,104 miles!
• Since this date, 5,683,738 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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