January 2nd, 2020

January 2nd, 2020, fell on a Thursday. It was day 2 of 2020. The decade was the 2020s.

1 years, 0 months and 13 days have passed since January 2nd, 2020.

On This Date

Events that occurred on January 2nd, 2020:

  • Irish broadcaster Marian Finucane passes away.

Basic Facts

Basic facts and information about this date:

  • 1 years, 0 months and 13 days have passed since January 2nd, 2020.
  • Week Number: This date occurred during Week 01 of 2020.
  • Leap Year: 2020 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
  • Age: Anyone born on January 2nd, 2020, will be 1 years of age.
  • Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1577923200.

Around This Time...

Notable events that occurred around January 2nd, 2020:

  • December 8th, 2019: Rapper Juice Wrld dies from toxic levels of oxycodone and codeine.
  • December 8th, 2019: First confirmed coronavirus case: A patient in Wuhan, China, seeks medical help for pneumonia-like symptoms.
  • December 12th, 2019: The Conservatives win a comfortable majority in the 2019 United Kingdom general election.
  • December 12th, 2019: Former NBA commissioner David Stern suffers a brain hemorrhage.
  • December 13th, 2019: British TV presenter Caroline Flack is charged with common assault.
  • December 13th, 2019: UK politics: Jeremy Corbyn announces that he will be stepping down as leader of the Labour Party.
  • December 17th, 2019: English TV presenter Caroline Flack announces that she is standing down as the host of Love Island.
  • December 18th, 2019: Donald Trump becomes the third U.S. President to be impeached.
  • December 22nd, 2019: Soccer: Mikel Arteta becomes the new manager of Arsenal.
  • December 29th, 2019: Hospitals in the Chinese province of Hubei report four cases of pneumonia of unknown causes.
  • December 31st, 2019: The World Health Organization in China is informed that cases of pneumonia of unknown causes have been detected in Wuhan, China.
  • January 1st, 2020: The first day of 2020 begins, signifying the start of a new decade.
  • January 1st, 2020: Rapper Lexii Alijai passes away after a suspected overdose.
  • January 1st, 2020: The World Health Organization requests more information on a cluster of atypical pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China.
  • January 1st, 2020: The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan is closed by Chinese authorities after an outbreak of pneumonia-like cases are linked to it.
  • January 1st, 2020: Former NBA commissioner David Stern passes away weeks after suffering from a brain hemorrhage.
  • January 3rd, 2020: English spiritual medium Derek Acorah passes away at the age of 69 from sepsis.
  • January 3rd, 2020: China officially notifies the WHO of an outbreak of pneumonia-like cases.
  • January 3rd, 2020: Iranian general Qasem Soleimani is assassinated by the United States.
  • January 4th, 2020: The World Health Organization announces on Twitter that a cluster of pneumonia cases have been found in Wuhan, China.
  • January 7th, 2020: Irish broadcaster Larry Gogan passes away.
  • January 7th, 2020: American screenwriter Silvio Horta commits suicide.
  • January 7th, 2020: Rush drummer Neil Peart dies from brain cancer.
  • January 7th, 2020: The WHO is officially notified about the Coronavirus.
  • January 8th, 2020: 176 people are killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashes near Shahriar in Iran.
  • January 8th, 2020: Justin Bieber announces on Instagram that he has been diagnosed with Lyme disease.
  • January 8th, 2020: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce that they are "stepping back" from senior royal duties. .
  • January 13th, 2020: The first recorded case of coronavirus outside of China is found in Thailand.
  • January 13th, 2020: The brutal murder of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods shocks Ireland.
  • January 14th, 2020: Chinese authorities begin to implement screening measures in Wuhan in response to an outbreak of coronavirus.
  • January 16th, 2020: The second case of coronavirus outside of China is reported in Japan.
  • January 18th, 2020: UFC 246: Conor McGregor defeats Donald Cerrone in the first round.
  • January 20th, 2020: The World Health Organization conducts its first mission to Wuhan, China, in response to a novel coronavirus outbreak.
  • January 20th, 2020: South Korea reports its first case of Covid-19.
  • January 21st, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: The first case is reported in the United States.
  • January 21st, 2020: The WHO announces on Twitter that there is evidence of human-to-human transmission of coronavirus in Wuhan.
  • January 22nd, 2020: North Korea closes its borders in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
  • January 23rd, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: The Chinese city of Wuhan is placed under quarantine.
  • January 24th, 2020: France informs the WHO that it has detected three cases of novel coronavirus.
  • January 24th, 2020: Construction workers in Wuhan, China begin work on a dedicated hospital to help deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
  • January 25th, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: Australia and Canada confirm their first cases of Covid-19.
  • January 26th, 2020: NBA star Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
  • January 28th, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: Mongolia and Hong Kong close their borders with China.
  • January 28th, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: All flights to China are suspended by United Airlines.
  • January 29th, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: Airlines begin to suspend flights to China.
  • January 29th, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: The United States and Japan evacuate their citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan.
  • January 30th, 2020: The World Health Organization designates the novel coronavirus as a global health emergency.
  • January 30th, 2020: Russia closes its border with China in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
  • January 30th, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: The United States advises its citizens not to travel to China.
  • January 30th, 2020: India and the Philippines confirm their first cases of Covid-19.
  • January 31st, 2020: Senate Republicans vote against calling any witnesses for the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. .
  • January 31st, 2020: The first two cases of Coronavirus are found in Italy.
  • January 31st, 2020: The United Kingdom announces its first two confirmed cases of Covid-19.
  • January 31st, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: Singapore bans all visitors from China.
  • January 31st, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: The United States suspends entry to anyone who has travelled to China in the past 14 days.
  • January 31st, 2020: Brexit: The United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union..
  • February 1st, 2020: The first death due to Covid-19 outside of China is reported in the Philippines.

Horoscopes & Birthstone Information

Zodiac & Birthstone information:

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 2nd, 2020, will have the star sign Capricorn.
  • However, if you are going by the new star sign system (2020), then the sign for this date is actually Sagittarius.
  • Zodiac Element: Earth.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2020 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
  • Native American Zodiac: January 2nd, 2020 falls under the Goose.
  • Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.

Television Shows

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

  • Power - Crime drama.
  • Homeland - Spy thriller about CIA operative Carrie Mathison.
  • Modern Family - Mockumentary family sitcom.

2020 - Toys & Games

Toys and games that would have been popular on this date in 2020:

  • Xbox One
  • PlayStation 4

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 2nd of January:

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 2nd of January:

  • Berchtoldstag (Switzerland)

US President

Who was the US President on January 2nd, 2020?

  • Donald Trump was the President of the United States.

UK Prime Minister

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on January 2nd, 2020?

  • Boris Johnson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Who was the Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland on this date?

  • Leo Varadkar was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

  • A baby that was born on January 2nd, 2020 was probably conceived around the 25th of March, 2019. (Rough Estimate).
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 2nd, 2020 is the 11th of October, 2020. (Rough Estimate).

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Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about January 2nd, 2020.

  • 379 days have passed since this date.
  • 32,745,600 seconds have passed since the January 2nd, 2020.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 38,203,200 times.
  • Since January 2nd, 2020, earth has travelled approximately 16,896,729,600 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 5,457,600 times.
  • If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 2,816,122 steps. That's about 1,252 miles!
  • Since this date, 392,947 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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