January 19th, 2012.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on January 19th, 2012.

• Popular website Megaupload.com is shut down by the FBI for alleged copyright infringement.
• Billionaire Elon Musk announces that he has ended his relationship with his wife Talulah Riley.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 19th, 2012.

• United States: We Found Love - Rihanna ft Calvin Harris
• United Kingdom: Domino - Jessie J

Take me back to January 19th, 2012!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is January 19th, 2012, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. In America, the song We Found Love by Rihanna ft Calvin Harris is on top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, Domino by Jessie J is the number one hit song. Barack Obama is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Contraband is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, David Cameron is the current Prime Minister.

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. Meanwhile, in the Middle East, protests in Syria have snowballed and a civil war has started. Armed militias are currently springing up across the country.

The slang phrase YOLO (You only live once) was beginning to rise in popularity at this time. It's 2012, so the music charts are being dominated by artists such as Carly Rae Jepsen, Gotye, Flo Rida, LMFAO and Ellie Goulding. A cringe-worthy Youtube video called "My Video for Briona" is going viral at the moment. The videos consists of a teenager expressing his love for his girlfriend by giving a soppy 2-minute-long monologue.

33 people have been left dead after a cruise ship called the Costa Concordia crashes on the coast of Italy. The captain of the ship, Francesco Schettino, has been arrested. A series of protests are being held against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Websites such as Wikipedia in Google are coordinating service blackouts in opposition to the bill. Popular file storage website MegaUpload.com has just been shut down by the FBI for alleged copyright infringement.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Whitney Houston, Edd Gould, MCA and Rodney King would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Vampire Diaries", "Community", "Boardwalk Empire" and "Suits". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Duke Nukem Forever", "Batman: Arkham City", "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" and "Minecraft".

Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "One Tree Hill", "Johnny Test", "Good Luck Charlie" and "Jessie". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the PlayStation 3, the KidiZoom Camera, the LeapPad Explorer and Skylanders Giants figures.

News topics, fads & culture.

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 19th, 2012.

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  Megaupload is shut down.

  On January 19th, 2012, the file storage website Megaupload was seized and shut down due to copyright infringement.

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  Gotye - "Somebody That I Used to Know"

  "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye (featuring Kimbra) went on to win a Grammy for 2012's Record of the Year.

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  2012 in music.

  Popular music artists in 2012 included Adele, David Guetta, Kelly Clarkson, Nicki Minaj, The Wanted, Gotye, Flo Rida, Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen, One Direction, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Ellie Goulding, Fun, Maroon 5, Alex Clare, Bruno Mars and The Lumineers.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 2012?

  The best NBA players in 2012 were LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Kevin Love, Blake Griffin, Andrew Bynum, Tony Parker, Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, Dirk Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler, Rajon Rondo and Dwyane Wade.

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  SOPA.

  The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was receiving widespread media coverage during this time. Several websites, including Wikipedia, protested against the proposed bill by taking part in a blackout.

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  Time Person of the Year 2012.

  US President Barack Obama is named as the Time Person of Year in 2012 following his victory over Republican candidate Mitt Romney.

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  Who were the best football players in 2012?

  In 2012, the best soccer players were Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi, Radamel Falcao, Iker Casillas, Andrea Pirlo, Didier Drogba, Robin van Persie and Zlatan Ibrahimović.

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  2012 in movies.

  Popular movies in 2012 included The Avengers, Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Ice Age: Continental Drift, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, The Amazing Spider-Man, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, The Hunger Games, Men in Black 3, Argo, Django Unchained, Lincoln and 21 Jump Street.

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  Argo.

  The movie "Argo" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2012.

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  YOLO.

  The motto "YOLO" is continuing to rise in popularity. In November of 2011, rapper Drake further popularizes the acronym.

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  Fifty Shades of Grey.

  During the second half of 2011, an erotic novel called Fifty Shades of Grey became one of the fastest selling books of all time.

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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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  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.

• 10 years, 8 months and 18 days have passed since January 19th, 2012.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 03 of 2012.
• Leap Year: 2012 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 19th, 2012 will be 10 years old.
• Generation: People born in 2012 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1326931200.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around January 19th, 2012.

• December 21st, 2011: Boxer Floyd Mayweather is sentenced to 90 days in jail for battery upon his former girlfriend Josie Harris.
• December 23rd, 2011: Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev takes over AS Monaco.
• December 25th, 2011: 18-year-old American Internet personality Ben Breedlove dies from a cardiac arrest.
• December 30th, 2011: It is announced that Katy Perry and Russell Brand are divorcing.
• December 30th, 2011: Soccer: Carlo Ancelotti becomes the new manager of PSG.
• January 9th, 2012: Lionel Messi is awarded the 2011 Ballon d'Or.
• January 13th, 2012: A cruise ship called the Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy, killing 32 people.
• January 18th, 2012: A series of protests occur against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
• This date: January 19th, 2012
• January 21st, 2012: The mod version of zombie video game "DayZ" is released.
• January 31st, 2012: /r/WallStreetBets is created on Reddit.
• February 1st, 2012: TV host Don Cornelius commits suicide after suffering from seizures and the onset of dementia.
• February 3rd, 2012: Irish journalist Jonathan Spollen goes missing in Rishikesh, India.
• February 3rd, 2012: Soccer: The English FA strips John Terry of the captaincy due to racial abuse allegations.
• February 5th, 2012: Super Bowl XLVI: The New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots by 21-17 at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• February 5th, 2012: Madonna and LMFAO perform at the halftime show of Super Bowl XLVI.
• February 8th, 2012: England manager Fabio Capello resigns.
• February 9th, 2012: Singer Whitney Houston makes her last public appearance.
• February 11th, 2012: Singer Whitney Houston dies.
• February 14th, 2012: The song "Starships" is released by Nicki Minaj.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 19th, 2012, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2012 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
• Native American Zodiac: January 19th, 2012 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: Anyone born 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 19th, 2012.

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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 2012.

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

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out January 19th, 2018 instead.

Weather on January 19th, 2012.

Historical weather information for January 19th, 2012.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 8.0 degrees Celsius. It was a wet day. It was a windy day. There were 4 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 23.8 degrees Fahrenheit. -4.56 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 0.25cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 9.61 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 4.57cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 19th, 2012 was most likely conceived around April 28th, 2011.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 19th, 2012 is close to October 11th, 2012.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 19th, 2012.

• A total of 3,914 days have passed since this date.
• 559 weeks have passed.
• 338,166,000 seconds have passed since the January 19th, 2012.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 394,527,000 times.
• Since January 19th, 2012, the Earth has travelled approximately 174,493,656,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 56,361,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 29,082,276 steps. That's about 12,925 miles!
• Since this date, 4,057,992 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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