January 24th, 2020, fell on a Friday. It was day 24 of 2020. The decade was the 2020s.
11 months and 22 days have passed since January 24th, 2020.
On This Date
Events that occurred on January 24th, 2020:
France informs the WHO that it has detected three cases of novel coronavirus.
Construction workers in Wuhan, China begin work on a dedicated hospital to help deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
11 months and 22 days have passed since January 24th, 2020.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 04 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).
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1579824000.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around January 24th, 2020:
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 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.
February 4th, 2020: US radio host Rush Limbaugh announces that he has advanced lung cancer.
February 4th, 2020: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom urges all members of the United Nations to prepare themselves for a global spread of the coronavirus.
February 4th, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: Taiwan bans all foreign nationals who have been to China in the past 14 days.
February 5th, 2020: A Republican-controlled Senate votes to acquit Donald Trump in his impeachment trial.
February 5th, 2020: Mitt Romney becomes the first Senator in U.S. history to vote against his party's president in an impeachment trial.
February 5th, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: Japan reports that 10 cases of Covid-19 have been identified on a cruise ship containing 4,000 passengers.
February 6th, 2020: Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay resigns after it is revealed that he sent hundreds of text messages to a 16-year-old boy.
February 6th, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: The first American citizen dies from Covid-19 in Wuhan, China.
February 6th, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: Chinese authorities order all infected individuals to move to quarantine centers.
February 7th, 2020: English TV presenter Phillip Schofield comes out as gay.
February 7th, 2020: Chinese "whistleblower" doctor Li Wenliang, who issued emergency warnings about the coronavirus, passes away from Covid-19 at the age of 33.
Donald Trump was the President of the United States.
UK Prime Minister
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on January 24th, 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 24th, 2020 was probably conceived around the 16th of April, 2019. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 24th, 2020 is the 2nd of November, 2020. (Rough Estimate).
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about January 24th, 2020.
357 days have passed since this date.
30,844,800 seconds have passed since the January 24th, 2020.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 35,985,600 times.
Since January 24th, 2020, earth has travelled approximately 15,915,916,800 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 5,140,800 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 2,652,653 steps. That's about 1,179 miles!
Since this date, 370,138 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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