January 22nd, 2011.

On this day.

What happened on January 22nd, 2011?

• Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen resigns as the leader of Fianna Fail.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 22nd, 2011.

• United States: Firework - Katy Perry
• United Kingdom: Grenade - Bruno Mars

Take me back to January 22nd, 2011!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 22nd, 2011 and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aquarius. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

In America, the song Firework by Katy Perry is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Grenade by Bruno Mars is the number one hit song. Barack Obama is currently the President of the United States and the movie No Strings Attached is at the top of the Box Office.

In the United Kingdom, David Cameron is the current Prime Minister. The term "hipster" is currently growing in use. The word is being used to describe people who are pretentious and deliberately anti-mainstream. Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are continuing to close their doors at the moment. This is due to the increasing popularity of online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.

Pre-made comics called "Rage Comics" are extremely popular on the Internet at the moment, as people use them to share relatable experiences. People on the Internet are using the phrase "That Really Rustled My Jimmies" to express their annoyance at things. A wave of demonstrations and protests have been taking place across the Middle East, in what has become known as the "Arab Spring".

It's 2011, so the music charts are being dominated by artists such as Adele, Maroon 5, LMFAO, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Bruno Mars. A meme called "Inglip" is currently popular on websites such as Reddit, as users post commands that they received via the words shown in CAPTCHA images. In Irish politics, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has resigned as the leader of Fianna Fail.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Nate Dogg, Elizabeth Taylor, Randy Savage and Ryan Dunn would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "CSI: Miami", "Two and a Half Men", "Bones" and "Jersey Shore". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Farmville", "God of War III", "StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty" and "Call of Duty: Black Ops".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Dora the Explorer", "Go, Diego, Go!", "The Suite Life on Deck" and "Good Luck Charlie". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the PlayStation 3, the KidiZoom Camera, ZhuZhu Pets and the iPad.

News topics, fads & culture.

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on January 22nd, 2011.

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  Scumbag Steve.

  A new Internet meme called "Scumbag Steve" was extremely popular at the start of 2011.

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  Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

  English model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was named as FHM's sexiest woman in 2011.

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  Adele - "Rolling in the Deep"

  "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele went on to win a Grammy for 2011's Record of the Year.

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  2011 in music.

  Popular music artists in 2011 included Enrique Iglesias, Adele, Pink, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Wiz Khalifa, Katy Perry, The Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Adele, Bruno Mars, Pitbull, Lady Gaga, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, Maroon 5, David Guetta and Gym Class Heroes.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 2011?

  In 2011, the best NBA players were Derrick Rose, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Amar'e Stoudemire, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook, LaMarcus Aldridge, Zach Randolph, Al Horford, Manu Ginóbili and Chris Paul.

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  Time Person of the Year 2011.

  "The Protester" was named as the Time Person of Year in 2011. This was due to the Arab Spring and the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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  Who were the best football players in 2011?

  In 2011, the best soccer players were Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Wayne Rooney, Luis Suárez, Diego Forlán, Samuel Eto'o, Iker Casillas, Neymar and Mesut Özil.

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  2011 in movies.

  Popular movies in 2011 included Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Kung Fu Panda 2, Fast Five, The Hangover Part II, The Smurfs, Cars 2, Drive, Super 8, Moneyball and Limitless.

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  The Artist.

  The movie "The Artist" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2011.

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  Arab Spring.

  The "Arab Spring" began during this period. Throughout the Middle East, a wave of demonstrations and protests were taking place. Governments were falling, concessions were being made and civil wars were breaking out.

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  Video rental stores are closing down.

  From 2010 onward, video rental stores such as Blockbuster were beginning to close down. This was due to the popularity of new online streaming services such as Netflix and the Internet in general. Although a few stores and franchises continued to hobble along, it was only a matter of time before they were also forced to close their doors.

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  Smartphones are becoming more and more popular.

  During this period, smartphones with touchscreens and 3G Internet capabilities started to replace the "dumber" cell phones of the past. Up until this point, the focus had been on making phones that were smaller and more compact. However, rising mobile Internet usage and the introduction of higher quality phone cameras started to reverse this trend. As a result, phones started to get larger.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 10 years, 7 months and 27 days have passed since January 22nd, 2011.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 03 of 2011.
• Leap Year: 2011 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on January 22nd, 2011, will be 10 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 2011 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1295654400.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around January 22nd, 2011.

• December 30th, 2010: Ireland: Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern announces that he will not be contesting the next general election.
• January 1st, 2011: The British television channel "Bravo" ceases broadcasting.
• January 2nd, 2011: English actor Pete Postlethwaite dies from pancreatic cancer at the age of 64.
• January 3rd, 2011: It is confirmed that Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin have ended their relationship.
• January 7th, 2011: The King's Speech (2010) is released in cinemas.
• January 8th, 2011: Football: Kenny Dalglish returns as manager of Liverpool.
• January 8th, 2011: House Representative Gabby Giffords is shot in the head by Jared Lee Loughner in Casas Adobes, Arizona.
• January 10th, 2011: Lionel Messi is awarded the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or.
• January 11th, 2011: Britney Spears releases the single "Hold It Against Me".
• January 14th, 2011: Arab Spring: The Tunisian Government is overthrown.
• This date: January 22nd, 2011
• January 23rd, 2011: Irish politics: The Green Party withdraws from government.
• January 24th, 2011: Adele releases her single "Someone like You".
• January 24th, 2011: The best-selling album "21" is released by Adele.
• January 24th, 2011: A suicide attack kills 37 people at the Domodedovo International Airport in Russia.
• January 25th, 2011: The chart-topping single "Party Rock Anthem" is released by LMFAO.
• January 25th, 2011: Sky Sports sack soccer pundits Andy Gray and Richard Keys for making sexist remarks.
• January 25th, 2011: The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 begins.
• January 28th, 2011: Liverpool striker Fernando Torres hands in a transfer request to join Chelsea.
• January 31st, 2011: Fernando Torres transfers from Liverpool to Chelsea.
• January 31st, 2011: Football: Luis Suarez joins Liverpool.
• February 2nd, 2011: Manchester United right back Gary Neville announces his retirement.
• February 6th, 2011: Super Bowl XLV: The Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers by 31-25 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Black Eyed Peas perform at the halftime show.
• February 11th, 2011: Musician "Bad News Brown" is found murdered in an alleyway in Montreal, Canada.
• February 11th, 2011: Arab Spring: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigns.
• February 15th, 2011: Arab Spring: Anti-government protests begin in Libya.
• February 15th, 2011: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is indicted on charges of paying an underage prostitute.
• February 18th, 2011: The Black Eyed Peas release their song "Just Can't Get Enough".
• February 20th, 2011: Arab Spring: Anti-government protests in Libya spread to the capital Tripoli.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 22nd, 2011, will have the star sign Aquarius.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Capricorn.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2011 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
• Native American Zodiac: January 22nd, 2011 falls under the Otter.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

TV shows.

Television shows that people were watching on this date.

• The Walking Dead - Post-apocalyptic horror series with zombies.
• Boardwalk Empire - Crime drama set in Atlanta City during the prohibition era.
• Jersey Shore - Reality TV series.
• White Collar - Crime series about a con artist who works as a CI for the FBI.
• Modern Family - Mockumentary family sitcom.
• Community - Sitcom that is set at a community college.
• The Vampire Diaries - Supernatural teen drama.
• Glee - Musical TV series.
• RuPaul's Drag Race - Reality competition series.
• Sons of Anarchy - Crime drama series about a biker gang.
• Real Housewives of New York City - American reality television series.
• Breaking Bad - Series about a high school chemistry teacher who becomes a drug dealer after he is diagnosed with lung cancer.
• How I Met Your Mother - Sictom starring Neil Patrick Harris.
• Bones - Crime comedy-drama TV series.
• Prison Break - TV serial drama about how one man must save his falsely-accused brother from a death sentence.
• Grey's Anatomy - Medical drama television series.
• The Office - The US version of The Office, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott.
• House - Medical drama starring Hugh Laurie.
• Desperate Housewives - TV show about housewives living in suburban America.
• CSI: NY - New York City version spin-off of the CSI franchise.

Kid's TV shows on January 22nd, 2011.

Children's cartoons and Teen TV shows that were being aired on this date in 2011.

• Good Luck Charlie
• Victorious
• Team Umizoomi
• Big Time Rush
• Glee
• The Suite Life on Deck
• Wizards of Waverly Place
• iCarly
• Phineas and Ferb
• Curious George
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
• Ben 10
• Go, Diego, Go!
• LazyTown
• Peppa Pig
• One Tree Hill
• The Fairly OddParents
• Dora the Explorer

Popular toys and games in 2011.

Toys and games that were popular on this date in 2011.

• The iPad
• ZhuZhu Pets
• The KidiZoom Camera
• The PlayStation 3
• The Xbox 360

Video games.

Popular video games that people were playing on this date.

• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Developed by Ubisoft.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops - FPS game developed by Treyarch.
• Fallout: New Vegas - Open-world RPG game.
• Civilization V - Turn-based strategy game.
• Halo: Reach - First-person shooter game developed by Bungie.
• StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Real-time strategy game.
• Red Dead Redemption - Open-world adventure game that was set in the wild west.
• Alan Wake - Action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment.
• God of War III - Action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio.
• Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Military FPS game.
• Heavy Rain - An interactive drama adventure game that was released on the PS3.
• Mass Effect 2 - The second game in the series.
• Farmville - Agriculture-simulation social network game.

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 2011.

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

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out January 22nd, 2017 instead.

Weather on January 22nd, 2011.

Historical weather information for January 22nd, 2011.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 5.4 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 11.2 degrees Fahrenheit. -11.56 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 0.25cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 3.78 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 22nd, 2011 was most likely conceived around the 14th of April, 2010.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 22nd, 2011 is close to the 1st of November, 2011.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 22nd, 2011.

• A total of 3,893 days have passed since this date.
• 556 weeks have passed.
• 336,351,600 seconds have passed since the January 22nd, 2011.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 392,410,200 times.
• Since January 22nd, 2011, the earth has travelled approximately 173,557,425,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 56,058,600 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 28,926,238 steps. That's about 12,856 miles!
• Since this date, 4,036,219 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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