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January 1, 2014 New Year's Day

January 1, 2014, was a Wednesday. It was 10 years, 10 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

On This Day

On this day

What happened on January 1, 2014?

  • The first episode of the teen sitcom "Every Witch Way" is aired on Nickelodeon.
  • Slipknot co-founder and drummer Joey Jordison tells fans that he was fired from the band.
Song charts

Music charts

Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 1, 2014:

  • United States: "The Monster" by Eminem ft Rihanna
  • United Kingdom: "Happy" by Pharrell Williams

The Billboard Hot 100 on January 1, 2014

These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

  • The Monster - Eminem Featuring Rihanna
  • Timber - Pitbull Featuring Ke$ha
  • Counting Stars - OneRepublic
  • Say Something - A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera
  • Royals - Lorde
Play the top singles from 2014
A Spotify playlist of songs from 2014. Let us bring you back to the peak days of Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, Sam Smith and Sia.
The Hobbit 2

Top movie at the box office

The movie "The Hobbit 2" was at the top of the box office on January 1, 2014.

Facts

New Year's Day 2014 occurred 3,961 days ago. Approximately 132 months have passed. It was the 1st day of 2014, in week 01. The decade was the 2010s. A child born on this day is 10 years old and belongs to the Gen Alpha generation. The Earth has experienced 44 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to January 1, 2014

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

The date is January 1, 2014, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. It's New Year's Day, the official start of the year 2014. A lot of people are relaxing at home. Some are nursing hangovers from the night before.

In America, the song "The Monster" by Eminem ft Rihanna is at the top of the singles charts, while "Happy" by Pharrell Williams is the number-one song in the UK. Barack Obama is the President of the United States, and the movie The Hobbit 2 is at the top of the box office. David Cameron is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Bones", "How I Met Your Mother", "Modern Family", and "Arrow". Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are continuing to close their doors at the moment. Sadly, it seems as though they will be unable to compete with online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. A social networking website called Vine is extremely popular at the moment.

A new Internet meme called "Doge", which consists of an image of a Shiba Inu dog with broken English written on it, is being shared online at the moment. Everyone is playing a new mobile game called "Flappy Bird". A suicide bombing at the Volgograd-1 railway station in Russia has left 18 people dead. Formula One star Michael Schumacher is in intensive care after suffering a brain injury during a recent skiing accident.

Tributes are pouring in for American actor James Avery, who portrayed Uncle Phil in the sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". Avery passed away following complications from a recent open heart surgery. Colorado has just become the first US state to legalize the sale of marijuana. It is 2014, so the music charts are being dominated by artists such as Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, John Legend, Iggy Azalea, Meghan Trainor, Lorde and Jason Derulo.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Ariel Sharon, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Viscera, and Peaches Geldof would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Minecraft", "FIFA 14", "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag", and "Rust". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Fairly OddParents", "Adventure Time", "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic", and "Liv and Maddie".

Children are playing with toys such as Justin Bieber Rockin' Tour Bus, Lazer Stunt Chaser, Lalaloopsy Silly Hair, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shellraiser.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 1, 2014, will have the star sign Capricorn.
  • Zodiac Element: Earth.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2014 was the year of the Horse (Yang Metal).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
  • Native American Zodiac: January 1, 2014 falls under the Goose.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
  • Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 1, 2014.

  • Sam Smith - "Stay With Me"

    Sam Smith - "Stay With Me"

    The song "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith went on to win a Grammy for 2014's Record of the Year.
  • 2014 in music.

    2014 in music

    Popular music artists in 2014 included Bastille, Passenger, Lorde, Jason Derulo, Pharrell Williams, John Legend, Iggy Azalea, Ariana Grande, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Hozier, Maroon 5 and Bobby Shmurda.
  • Who were the best NBA players in 2014?

    Who were the best NBA players in 2014?

    The best NBA players in 2014 were as follows: Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Joakim Noah, James Harden and Chris Paul.
  • Time Person of the Year 2014.

    Time Person of the Year 2014

    Health care workers fighting against the spread of Ebola were named Time Person of the Year in 2014.
  • Jennifer Lawrence.

    Jennifer Lawrence

    American actress Jennifer Lawrence was listed as FHM's sexiest woman in 2014.
  • Best soccer players in the world.

    Best soccer players in the world

    In 2014, the best soccer players were Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Manuel Neuer, Arjen Robben, Thomas Müller, Philipp Lahm, Neymar, James Rodríguez, Toni Kroos, Ángel Di María and Diego Costa.
  • 2014 in movies.

    2014 in movies

    Popular movies in 2014 included Transformers: Age of Extinction, Gone Girl, The Equalizer, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Guardians of the Galaxy, Maleficent, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Annabelle, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Interstellar.
  • Curved TVs are the next big thing.

    Curved TVs are the next big thing

    Companies such as Samsung were trying to convince consumers that curved TVs were the next big thing. However, the new trend failed to catch on. Curved TVs started to die off in 2017 after it became apparent that people weren't buying them.
  • Birdman.

    Birdman

    The movie "Birdman" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2014.
  • Colorado legalizes marijuana.

    Colorado legalizes marijuana

    At the start of 2014, Colorado became the first US state in history to legalize the sale of marijuana for recreational use.
  • Flappy Bird.

    Flappy Bird

    People were playing an addictive new mobile game called Flappy Bird.
  • Doge.

    Doge

    A meme of a Shiba Inu dog with broken English written on it was going viral around this time.
  • Video rental stores are closing down.

    Video rental stores are closing down

    From 2010 onward, video rental stores such as Blockbuster slowly began to close down. This was due to the rise of new online streaming services such as Netflix and Internet usage 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.
  • DVD sales are plummeting.

    DVD sales are plummeting

    DVD sales were beginning to plummet as people were switching to online streaming platforms. Between 2008 and 2014, sales in the USA fell by a whopping 66%.

Personality traits

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 1, 2014.

  • December 2, 2013:
    • British diver Tom Daley comes out as gay in a YouTube video.
    • The first episode of Rick and Morty is aired on television.
  • December 5, 2013:
    • South African political leader Nelson Mandela dies at the age of 95.
    • The value of Bitcoin drops after Chinese financial institutions are prohibited from using cryptocurrency.
  • December 6, 2013: The cryptocurrency Dogecoin is released.
  • December 8, 2013: Westlife singer Kian Egan wins the UK version of "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!".
  • December 12, 2013: Heavy metal band Slipknot announces that co-founder and drummer Joey Jordison has left the band "due to personal reasons".
  • December 13, 2013:
    • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) is released in cinemas.
    • Khloé Kardashian files for divorce from basketball player Lamar Odom after four years of marriage.
  • December 15, 2013:
    • Sam Bailey wins The X Factor.
    • Soccer: Tottenham are beaten 5-0 at home by Liverpool.
    • Ireland exits the eurozone bailout programme.
  • December 16, 2013:
    • The video game "DayZ" is released.
    • Football: Tottenham Hotspur sack manager Andre Villas-Boas.
    • 18 people lose their lives after a bus falls from an elevated highway in Manila in the Philippines.
  • December 17, 2013:
    • Tessanne Chin wins the fifth season of The Voice.
    • Katy Perry releases the song "Dark Horse".
  • December 18, 2013:
    • 20-year-old Heather Elvis goes missing in Carolina Forest, South Carolina.
    • The comedy film "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" is released.
  • December 21, 2013: Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Škorjanec are crowned as the winners of Strictly Come Dancing.
  • December 28, 2013: Rapper Doe B is shot dead in Montgomery, Alabama.
  • December 29, 2013:
    • 18 people are killed by a suicide bombing at the Volgograd-1 railway station in Russia.
    • Formula One star Michael Schumacher suffers a brain injury during a skiing accident.
  • December 31, 2013:
    • Snapchat is hacked, exposing millions of usernames and phone numbers.
    • American actor James Avery (Uncle Phil) dies from complications following open heart surgery.
    • Actress Kaley Cuoco and tennis player Ryan Sweeting are married in Santa Susana, California.
  • This date: January 1, 2014
  • January 3, 2014: Internet culture: Reddit's /r/dankmemes subreddit is created.
  • January 4, 2014: The Iraqi city of Fallujah falls to ISIS and other Sunni insurgents.
  • January 6, 2014: Venezuelan actress Mónica Spear and her ex-husband are shot dead during a highway robbery in Carabobo.
  • January 12, 2014: The first episode of True Detective is aired on television.
  • January 13, 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo is awarded the 2013 Ballon d'Or.
  • January 14, 2014: Professional wrestler Mae Young passes away at the age of 90.
  • January 15, 2014: Football: Nemanja Matic rejoins Chelsea.
  • January 17, 2014: It is reported that actor Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard are engaged.
  • January 18, 2014: Chelsea midfielder Kevin De Bruyne joins Wolfsburg for a fee of €22 million.
  • January 23, 2014: Justin Bieber is arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Miami.
  • January 24, 2014: Football: Juan Mata signs for Manchester United.
  • January 26, 2014: Wrestling: CM Punk makes his last appearance in the WWE during the Royal Rumble.
  • January 29, 2014: The Chainsmokers release their song "Selfie".
Television shows

Television shows in January 2014

Television shows that people were watching in January 2014:

TV shows from January 2014.

Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty
The Originals
The Originals
The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders
Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black
The Fall
The Fall
Hannibal
Hannibal
Broadchurch
Broadchurch
Vikings
Vikings
House of Cards
House of Cards
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 2014

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Every Witch Way
Every Witch Way
The Thundermans
The Thundermans
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Wander Over Yonder
Wander Over Yonder
Paw Patrol
Paw Patrol
Liv and Maddie
Liv and Maddie
Sam & Cat
Sam & Cat
Dog with a Blog
Dog with a Blog
Robot and Monster
Robot and Monster
Gravity Falls
Gravity Falls
Doc McStuffins
Doc McStuffins
Toys

Toys in 2014

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

Frozen dolls
Frozen dolls
The Xbox One
The Xbox One
The PlayStation 4
The PlayStation 4
Don't Rock The Boat
Don't Rock The Boat
Perplexus Epic
Perplexus Epic
LEGO Duplo Creative Sorter
LEGO Duplo Creative Sorter
Doc McStuffins dolls
Doc McStuffins dolls
LEGO Friends
LEGO Friends
Big Hugs Elmo
Big Hugs Elmo
The Furby Boom
The Furby Boom
Rainbow Loom
Rainbow Loom
The Avengers toys
The Avengers toys
Video games

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in January 2014.

DayZ 2013
DayZ
Rust 2013
Rust
Dead Rising 3 2013
Dead Rising 3
Call of Duty: Ghosts 2013
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 2013
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Battlefield 4 2013
Battlefield 4
Batman: Arkham Origins 2013
Batman: Arkham Origins
Pokémon X and Y 2013
Pokémon X and Y
Beyond: Two Souls 2013
Beyond: Two Souls
FIFA 14 2013
FIFA 14
Grand Theft Auto V 2013
Grand Theft Auto V
ARMA 3 2013
ARMA 3

Were you born on January 1, 2014?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2014.

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 1, 2020, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 1.

J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

The first Director of the FBI Deceased
Born on January 1, 1895
He was not alive on this date.

Grandmaster Flash

Grandmaster Flash

Hip Hop DJ
Born on January 1, 1958
He turned 56 on this day in 2014.

Verne Troyer

Verne Troyer

Actor Deceased
Born on January 1, 1969
He turned 45 on this day in 2014.

Ice Spice

Ice Spice

Rapper
Born on January 1, 2000
She turned 14 on this day in 2014.

Holidays

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on January 1:

USA

US President

Barack Obama was the President of the United States on January 1, 2014.

UK

UK Prime Minister

David Cameron was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Enda Kenny was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on January 1, 2014 was most likely conceived around April 10, 2013.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 1, 2014 is close to September 24, 2014.

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Stats for January 1, 2014

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 1, 2014:

  • 3,961 days have passed since this date.
  • 565 weeks have passed.
  • 342,230,400 seconds have passed since January 1, 2014.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 399,268,800 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 176,590,886,400 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 57,038,400 times.
  • You have taken approximately 29,431,814 steps. That's roughly 13,081 miles.
  • 4,106,765 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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