January 24th, 2011.

On this day.

What happened on January 24th, 2011?

• A suicide attack kills 37 people at the Domodedovo International Airport in Russia.
• The best-selling album "21" is released by Adele.
• Adele releases her single "Someone like You".

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 24th, 2011.

• United States: Grenade - Bruno Mars
• United Kingdom: Grenade - Bruno Mars

Take me back to January 24th, 2011!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 24th, 2011 and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aquarius. The song Grenade by Bruno Mars is on top of the singles charts in both the USA and the United Kingdom.

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. Meanwhile, the Green Party have pulled out of government. An election is now imminent. 37 people have lost their lives following a suicide attack at the Domodedovo International Airport in Russia. Adele has just released her single "Someone like You".

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", "One Tree Hill", "Grey's Anatomy" and "Glee". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Battlefield: Bad Company 2", "StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty", "Halo: Reach" and "Call of Duty: Black Ops".

Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "The Fairly OddParents", "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse", "Curious George" and "Victorious". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, the KidiZoom Camera and ZhuZhu Pets.

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 24th, 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.

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  DVD sales are plummeting.

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

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 11 years, 3 months and 26 days have passed since January 24th, 2011.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 04 of 2011.
• Leap Year: 2011 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on January 24th, 2011, will be 11 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 2011 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1295827200.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around January 24th, 2011.

• December 29th, 2010: UFC star Chuck Liddell announces his retirement.
• 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 7th, 2011: Soccer: Ipswich Town sack Roy Keane.
• 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.
• January 22nd, 2011: Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen resigns as the leader of Fianna Fail.
• January 23rd, 2011: Irish politics: The Green Party withdraws from government.
• This date: January 24th, 2011
• 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 27th, 2011: Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution 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 9th, 2011: Singer Ashlee Simpson files for divorce from "Fall Out Boy" bassist Pete Wentz.
• 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.
• February 22nd, 2011: 181 people are killed when an earthquake hits Christchurch, New Zealand.

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 24th, 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 11.
• Native American Zodiac: January 24th, 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.

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 24th, 2017 instead.

Weather on January 24th, 2011.

Historical weather information for January 24th, 2011.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 6.3 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 2.9 degrees Fahrenheit. -16.17 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 0.51cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 5.78 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 1.27cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 24th, 2011 was most likely conceived around May 3rd, 2010.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 24th, 2011 is close to October 17th, 2011.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 24th, 2011.

• A total of 4,134 days have passed since this date.
• 590 weeks have passed.
• 357,174,000 seconds have passed since the January 24th, 2011.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 416,703,000 times.
• Since January 24th, 2011, the earth has travelled approximately 184,301,784,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 59,529,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 30,716,964 steps. That's about 13,652 miles!
• Since this date, 4,286,088 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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