January 17th, 2014.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on January 17th, 2014.

• It is reported that actor Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard are engaged.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 17th, 2014.

• United States: The Monster - Eminem ft Rihanna
• United Kingdom: Timber - Pitbull featuring Kesha

Take me back to January 17th, 2014!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is January 17th, 2014, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

In America, the song The Monster by Eminem ft Rihanna is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Timber by Pitbull featuring Kesha is the number one hit song. Barack Obama is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Lone Survivor 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. 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. A mobile game called "Flappy Bird" is currently surging in popularity. 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.

Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery to become the Ballon d'Or winner for 2013. Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matić has joined English side Chelsea for a fee of £21 million. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Philip Seymour Hoffman, Viscera, Peaches Geldof and The Ultimate Warrior would all be still alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "RuPaul's Drag Race", "Glee", "House of Cards" and "Peaky Blinders". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Minecraft", "Pokémon X and Y", "Call of Duty: Ghosts" and "DayZ". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Peppa Pig", "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse", "Phineas and Ferb" and "Jessie".

If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as the Furby Boom, the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One and Frozen dolls.

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 17th, 2014.

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  The Ukrainian Revolution.

  Anti-protest laws were passed in Ukraine around this time. Regional government offices in the west of Ukraine were stormed by protesters in response. At the end of January, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov had resigned and the anti-protest laws were reversed. During this period, Kiev City Hall was still being occupied by protesters.

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  Neknomination.

  During this time, a controversial online drinking game called "Neknomination" was going viral. The "game" involved the participant recording a video of themselves trying to drink alcohol as quickly.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Time Person of the Year 2014.

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

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  Jennifer Lawrence.

  American actress Jennifer Lawrence was listed as FHM's sexiest woman in 2014.

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  Who were the best football players in 2014?

  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.

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  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.

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  Birdman.

  The movie "Birdman" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2014.

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  Flappy Bird.

  During this time, a mobile game called Flappy Bird was beginning to take off in popularity.

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  Doge.

  A meme of a Shiba Inu dog with broken English written on it was going viral around this 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.

• 8 years, 6 months and 28 days have passed since January 17th, 2014.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 03 of 2014.
• Leap Year: 2014 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on January 17th, 2014 will be 8 years old.
• Generation: People born in 2014 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1389916800.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around January 17th, 2014.

• December 18th, 2013: 20-year-old Heather Elvis goes missing in Carolina Forest, South Carolina.
• December 18th, 2013: The comedy film "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" is released.
• December 21st, 2013: Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Škorjanec are crowned as the winners of Strictly Come Dancing.
• December 28th, 2013: Rapper Doe B is shot dead in Montgomery, Alabama.
• December 29th, 2013: 18 people are killed by a suicide bombing at the Volgograd-1 railway station in Russia.
• December 29th, 2013: Formula One star Michael Schumacher suffers a brain injury during a skiing accident.
• December 31st, 2013: Snapchat is hacked, exposing millions of usernames and phone numbers.
• December 31st, 2013: American actor James Avery (Uncle Phil) dies from complications following open heart surgery.
• December 31st, 2013: Actress Kaley Cuoco and tennis player Ryan Sweeting are married in Santa Susana, California.
• January 1st, 2014: Slipknot co-founder and drummer Joey Jordison tells fans that he was fired from the band.
• January 1st, 2014: The first episode of the teen sitcom "Every Witch Way" is aired on Nickelodeon.
• January 3rd, 2014: Internet culture: Reddit's /r/dankmemes subreddit is created.
• January 4th, 2014: The Iraqi city of Fallujah falls to ISIS and other Sunni insurgents.
• January 6th, 2014: Venezuelan actress Mónica Spear and her ex-husband are shot dead during a highway robbery in Carabobo.
• January 12th, 2014: The first episode of True Detective is aired on television.
• January 13th, 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo is awarded the 2013 Ballon d'Or.
• January 14th, 2014: Professional wrestler Mae Young passes away at the age of 90.
• January 15th, 2014: Football: Nemanja Matic rejoins Chelsea.
• This date: January 17th, 2014
• January 18th, 2014: Chelsea midfielder Kevin De Bruyne joins Wolfsburg for a fee of €22 million.
• January 23rd, 2014: Justin Bieber is arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Miami.
• January 24th, 2014: Football: Juan Mata signs for Manchester United.
• January 26th, 2014: Wrestling: CM Punk makes his last appearance in the WWE during the Royal Rumble.
• February 2nd, 2014: Super Bowl XLVIII occurs at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey: The Seattle Seahawks defeat the Denver Broncos and Bruno Mars performs at the halftime show.
• February 2nd, 2014: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman from a drug overdose at the age of 46.
• February 4th, 2014: Steve Ballmer resigns as the CEO of Microsoft.
• February 10th, 2014: Actress Shirley Temple passes away at the age of 85.
• February 12th, 2014: The social experiment "Twitch Plays Pokémon" is launched.
• February 14th, 2014: Actress Ellen Page comes out as gay during a speech at the "Time to Thrive" conference in Las Vegas.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 17th, 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 7.
• Native American Zodiac: January 17th, 2014 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 17th, 2014.

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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 2014.

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 17th, 2020 instead.

Weather on January 17th, 2014.

Historical weather information for January 17th, 2014.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 7.2 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 31.3 degrees Fahrenheit. -0.39 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 0.25cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 7.28 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 10.92cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 17th, 2014 was most likely conceived around April 26th, 2013.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 17th, 2014 is close to October 10th, 2014.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 17th, 2014.

• A total of 3,132 days have passed since this date.
• 447 weeks have passed.
• 270,601,200 seconds have passed since the January 17th, 2014.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 315,701,400 times.
• Since January 17th, 2014, the Earth has travelled approximately 139,630,219,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 45,100,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 23,271,703 steps. That's about 10,343 miles!
• Since this date, 3,247,214 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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