January 24th, 2014.

On this day.

What happened on January 24th, 2014?

• Football: Juan Mata signs for Manchester United.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 24th, 2014.

• United States: Timber - Pitbull featuring Kesha
• United Kingdom: Happy - Pharrell Williams

Take me back to January 24th, 2014!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 24th, 2014 and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aquarius. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

In America, the song Timber by Pitbull featuring Kesha is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Happy by Pharrell Williams 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.

Justin Bieber is in the news after being arrested on suspicion of drink driving in Miami Beach. In soccer, Chelsea player Juan Mata has recently transferred to Manchester United. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Game of Thrones", "American Horror Story", "Orange Is the New Black" and "Peaky Blinders".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "BioShock Infinite", "Saints Row IV", "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist" and "Dead Rising 3". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "LazyTown", "Phineas and Ferb", "Paw Patrol" and "Every Witch Way". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Wii U, the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One and Frozen dolls.

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, 2014.

• Justin Bieber.

  Justin Bieber hits the headlines when he is arrested on suspicion of drink driving in Miami Beach.

• Ukraine Protests.

  Anti-protest laws are passed in Ukraine. Regional government offices in the west of Ukraine are stormed by protesters as a result. At the end of January, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigns and the anti-protest laws are reversed. Kiev City Hall is still being occupied by protesters.

• Sam Smith - "Stay With Me".

  "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith would go on to win a Grammy for 2014's Record of the Year.

• 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?

  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.

  Health care workers fighting against the spread of Ebola are featured as the Time Person of the Year 2014.

• Jennifer Lawrence.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• Birdman.

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

• Flappy Bird.

  A mobile app game called Flappy Bird is beginning to take off in popularity

• Doge.

  A meme of a Shiba Inu dog with broken English written on it is 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.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 7 years, 3 months and 25 days have passed since January 24th, 2014.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 04 of 2014.
• Leap Year: 2014 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on January 24th, 2014, will be 7 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 2014 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1390521600.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around January 24th, 2014.

• 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 3rd, 2014: Internet culture: Reddit's /r/dankmemes subreddit is created.
• January 6th, 2014: Venezuelan actress Mónica Spear and her ex-husband are shot dead during a highway robbery in Carabobo.
• 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.
• January 17th, 2014: It is reported that actor Johnny Depp and actress Amber Heard are engaged.
• 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.
• This date: January 24th, 2014
• 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.
• February 18th, 2014: Former WWF wrestler Viscera (Nelson Frazier Jr.) dies from a heart attack at the age of 43.
• February 18th, 2014: The Ukrainian Revolution begins.
• February 19th, 2014: Facebook announces that it is purchasing WhatsApp for US$19 billion.
• February 19th, 2014: Venezuelan fashion model Génesis Carmona is shot dead while while protesting against the government of Venezuela.
• February 22nd, 2014: TV personality Charlotte Dawson commits suicide at her home in Sydney, Australia.
• February 22nd, 2014: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is impeached.

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, 2014, 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, 2014 was the year of the Horse (Yang Metal).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
• Native American Zodiac: January 24th, 2014 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.

• Rick and Morty - Adult animated Sci-Fi sitcom.
• Peaky Blinders - British crime series that is set in the 19th century.
• Orange Is the New Black - American comedy-drama about a federal prison.
• House of Cards - Political thriller.
• Black Mirror - Dystopian Sci-Fi series.
• American Horror Story - Anthology horror series.
• Homeland - Spy thriller about CIA operative Carrie Mathison.
• Suits - Legal drama television series.
• Game of Thrones - Fantasy drama series.
• The Walking Dead - Post-apocalyptic horror series with zombies.
• White Collar - Crime series about a con artist who works as a CI for the FBI.
• Modern Family - Mockumentary family sitcom.

Kid's TV shows on January 24th, 2014.

Children's cartoons and Teen TV shows that were being aired on this date in 2014.

• Sheriff Callie's Wild West
• Every Witch Way
• Paw Patrol
• Sam & Cat
• Dog with a Blog
• Doc McStuffins
• Lab Rats: Bionic Island
• Austin & Ally
• Jessie
• Jake and the Never Land Pirates
• Good Luck Charlie
• Team Umizoomi
• Glee
• Phineas and Ferb
• Curious George
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
• LazyTown
• Peppa Pig
• The Fairly OddParents
• Dora the Explorer

Popular toys and games in 2014.

Toys and games that were popular on this date in 2014.

• Frozen dolls
• The Xbox One
• The PlayStation 4
• The Wii U

Video games.

Popular video games that people were playing on this date.

• DayZ - Survival video game.
• Rust - Survival video game.
• Dead Rising 3 - Action-adventure video game developed by Capcom Vancouver.
• Call of Duty: Ghosts - Developed by Infinity Ward.
• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - The fourth game in the series.
• Battlefield 4 - Military FPS game.
• Batman: Arkham Origins - Action game developed by WB Games Montreal.
• Grand Theft Auto V - The long-awaited fifth game in the series. Starring Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton and Trevor Philips.
• ARMA 3 - Military tactical shooter video game.
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist - Stealth video game developed by Ubisoft Toronto.
• Saints Row IV - Action-adventure game developed by Volition.
• Dota 2 - Multiplayer online battle game.
• The Last of Us - Survival horror game that was released for the PlayStation 3.
• BioShock Infinite - FPS game developed by Irrational Games.
• Tomb Raider - Reboot of the original series.

Celebrity birthdays.

Celebrities, historical figures and notable people who were born on the 24th of January.

• January 24th, 1949: John Belushi (Actor) (Deceased)
• January 24th, 1987: Luis Suarez (Soccer player) turned 27 on this day in 2014.

Weather on January 24th, 2014.

Historical weather information for January 24th, 2014.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 11.3 degrees Celsius. There was heavy rain. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 7.9 degrees Fahrenheit. -13.39 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 1.02cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 5.5 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 1.52cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 24th, 2014 was most likely conceived around the 16th of April, 2013.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 24th, 2014 is close to the 3rd of November, 2014.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 24th, 2014.

• A total of 2,672 days have passed since this date.
• 381 weeks have passed.
• 230,857,200 seconds have passed since the January 24th, 2014.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 269,333,400 times.
• Since January 24th, 2014, the earth has travelled approximately 119,122,315,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 38,476,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 19,853,719 steps. That's about 8,824 miles!
• Since this date, 2,770,286 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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