January 3rd, 2020, fell on a Friday. It was day 3 of 2020. The decade was the 2020s.
1 years, 0 months and 15 days have passed since January 3rd, 2020.
On This Date
Events that occurred on January 3rd, 2020:
Iranian general Qasem Soleimani is assassinated by the United States.
English spiritual medium Derek Acorah passes away at the age of 69 from sepsis.
China officially notifies the WHO of an outbreak of pneumonia-like cases.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
1 years, 0 months and 15 days have passed since January 3rd, 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 3rd, 2020, will be 1 years of age.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1578009600.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around January 3rd, 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 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.
February 2nd, 2020: Super Bowl LIV takes place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida: The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers by 31-20. Shakira and Jennifer Lopez perform at the halftime show.
February 2nd, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: The United States reports its 10th case of Covid-19.
February 2nd, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: Construction workers in Wuhan finish building a dedicated hospital after just 10 days.
Horoscopes & Birthstone Information
Zodiac & Birthstone information:
Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 3rd, 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 3rd, 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 3rd of January:
Donald Trump was the President of the United States.
UK Prime Minister
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on January 3rd, 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 3rd, 2020 was probably conceived around the 26th of March, 2019. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 3rd, 2020 is the 12th of October, 2020. (Rough Estimate).
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about January 3rd, 2020.
381 days have passed since this date.
32,918,400 seconds have passed since the January 3rd, 2020.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 38,404,800 times.
Since January 3rd, 2020, earth has travelled approximately 16,985,894,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 5,486,400 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 2,830,982 steps. That's about 1,258 miles!
Since this date, 395,021 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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