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January 9, 2020

January 9, 2020, was a Thursday. It was the 9th day of 2020. The decade was the 2020s.

4 years, 2 months, and 20 days have passed since January 9, 2020.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

Song charts

Music charts

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 9, 2020:

  • United States: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey
  • United Kingdom: "Own It" by Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran

The Billboard Hot 100 on January 9, 2020

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

  • All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
  • Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
  • Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
  • A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
  • Circles - Post Malone
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Top movie at the box office

The movie "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" was at the top of the box office on January 9, 2020.

Facts

This date occurred 1,541 days ago. Approximately 51 months have passed. It was the 9th day of 2020, in week 02. The decade was the 2020s. A child born on this day is 4 years old and belongs to the Gen Alpha generation. 2020 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. The Earth has experienced 17 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to January 9, 2020

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

The date is January 9, 2020, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. The Christmas holiday season is long over, the decorations have been taken down, and a sense of normality has returned.

In America, the song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey is at the top of the singles charts, while "Own It" by Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran is the number-one song in the UK. Donald Trump is the President of the United States, and the movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is at the top of the box office. Boris Johnson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Power", "Black-ish", "Better Call Saul", and "The Witcher". News reports about an outbreak of a new respiratory virus in China are beginning to emerge. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Kobe Bryant, Caroline Flack, Pop Smoke, and Hosni Mubarak would all still be alive.

People are playing video games such as "Kingdom Hearts III", "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare", "Death Stranding", and "Pokémon Sword and Shield". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Horrid Henry", "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", and "The Loud House". Children are playing with toys such as the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 9, 2020.

  • Meghan and Harry "step back" from their royal duties.

    Meghan and Harry "step back" from their royal duties

    In January 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle unexpectedly announced that they would be "stepping back" from their senior royal duties.
  • The emergence of COVID-19.

    The emergence of COVID-19

    The start of 2020 saw the emergence of a coronavirus disease called COVID-19. During this period, the virus was mostly confined to China and other parts of Asia. Consequently, most people in the western world did not take it seriously. Many believed that the outbreak was being overhyped and that it would eventually peter out like Ebola, the Swine Flu, and SARS.
  • 2020 in movies.

    2020 in movies

    The movie industry was hit hard by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Because movie theaters were temporarily closed in a lot of countries, many films had their release dates postponed. Movies that were released despite the pandemic included Bad Boys for Life, Tenet, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Dolittle.
  • Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

    Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

    Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were named Time Persons of the Year in 2020 after they defeated incumbent US President Donald Trump.
  • Record of the Year.

    Record of the Year

    The song "Everything I Wanted" by Billie Eilish won a Grammy for 2020's Record of the Year.
  • Nomadland.

    Nomadland

    The film "Nomadland" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020.
  • 2020 in music.

    2020 in music

    The music charts in 2020 were dominated by The Weeknd, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch, Dua Lipa, DaBaby, Harry Styles, Future, Billie Eilish, and Maroon 5.
  • Best NBA players.

    Best NBA players

    The best NBA players in 2020 were Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden, Paul George, Nikola Jokic, Stephen Curry, and Damian Lillard.
  • Trump is facing his first impeachment.

    Trump is facing his first impeachment

    US President Donald Trump was facing impeachment for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Personality traits

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Events

What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 9, 2020.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Television shows

Television shows in January 2020

The following TV shows were popular in January 2020:

The Witcher
The Witcher
Narcos: Mexico
Narcos: Mexico
Stranger Things
Stranger Things
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul
Black-ish
Black-ish
Power
Power
Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders
Homeland
Homeland
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
Modern Family
Modern Family
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Children TV shows

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 2020

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

The Loud House
The Loud House
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Horrid Henry
Horrid Henry
Toys

Toys in 2020

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

The Xbox One
The Xbox One
The PlayStation 4
The PlayStation 4
Video games

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in January 2020.

Pokémon Sword and Shield 2019
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Death Stranding 2019
Death Stranding
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Kingdom Hearts III 2019
Kingdom Hearts III
Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 9.

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

US President Deceased
Born on January 9, 1913
He was not alive on this date.

Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page

Guitarist
Born on January 9, 1944
He turned 76 on this day in 2020.

Steve Harwell

Steve Harwell

Smash Mouth Deceased
Born on January 9, 1967
He turned 53 on this day in 2020.

Sean Paul

Sean Paul

Rapper
Born on January 9, 1973
He turned 47 on this day in 2020.

AJ McLean

AJ McLean

Backstreet Boys
Born on January 9, 1978
He turned 42 on this day in 2020.

Catherine Middleton

Catherine Middleton

Princess of Wales
Born on January 9, 1982
She turned 38 on this day in 2020.

Nina Dobrev

Nina Dobrev

Canadian actress
Born on January 9, 1989
She turned 31 on this day in 2020.

USA

US President

Donald Trump was the President of the United States on January 9, 2020.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Boris Johnson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

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