December 21st, 2020.

On this day.

What happened on December 21st, 2020?

• The SEC initiates legal proceedings against Ripple Labs (XRP) for allegedly selling unregistered securities.
• Israel begins its COVID-19 vaccination programme.

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 December 21st, 2020.

• Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

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

• 2020 in music.

  The music charts in 2020 were dominated by the likes of The Weeknd, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch, Dua Lipa, DaBaby, Harry Styles, Future and Maroon 5.

• 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 the likes of Bad Boys for Life, Tenet, Sonic the Hedgehog and Dolittle.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 4 months and 18 days have passed since December 21st, 2020.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 52 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 1608508800.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around December 21st, 2020.

• November 24th, 2020: The trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption begins.
• November 25th, 2020: Soccer legend Diego Maradona passes away from a heart attack at the age of 60.
• November 28th, 2020: Mike Tyson and Roy Jones, Jr. draw in a exhibition fight.
• November 29th, 2020: Senegalese soccer player Papa Bouba Diop passes away at the age of 42.
• December 2nd, 2020: WWE legend Pat Patterson dies from cancer at the age of 79.
• December 2nd, 2020: The United Kingdom approves Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine.
• December 2nd, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: Los Angeles issues stay-at-home orders.
• December 4th, 2020: Giovanna Fletcher wins the 20th season of "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!".
• December 6th, 2020: It is announced that Floyd Mayweather will be taking on YouTube personality Logan Paul in an exhibition fight.
• December 7th, 2020: The first same-sex couples are married in Northern Ireland.
• December 8th, 2020: 90-year-old Margaret Keenan becomes the first person in the world to receive a Covid-19 vaccine outside of a trial.
• December 9th, 2020: Italian footballer Paolo Rossi passes away from lung cancer at the age of 64.
• December 10th, 2020: The game "Cyberpunk 2077" is released.
• December 10th, 2020: English actress Barbara Windsor passes away at the age of 83 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease.
• December 11th, 2020: 2020 US presidential election: The Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit from Texas challenging Joe Biden's election wins in four key states.
• December 11th, 2020: It is announced that the Zodiac Killer's "Z-340 Cypher" has been cracked after 51 years.
• December 11th, 2020: Rapper Lil Wayne pleads guilty to possessing a weapon despite being a felon.
• December 14th, 2020: French football manager Gérard Houllier passes away at the age of 73.
• December 14th, 2020: US presidential election: The Electoral College confirms Joe Biden as the next president of the United States.
• December 14th, 2020: Health authorities in the United Kingdom report that a new variant of Covid-19 has been found in south-east England.
• December 15th, 2020: Yahoo Groups is shut down after 20 years.
• December 17th, 2020: Sony removes Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation store.
• December 19th, 2020: London is placed under Tier 4 restrictions in an effort to try and control the spread of a new variant of Covid-19.
• December 20th, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: France, Germany, Ireland and a number of other countries suspend flights and ferries from the United Kingdom.
• This date: December 21st, 2020
• December 22nd, 2020: It is announced that Youtube star Jake Paul will be fighting MMA fighter Ben Askren in a boxing match.
• December 24th, 2020: It is announced that the EU and the UK have reached a Brexit deal.
• December 25th, 2020: Playboi Carti releases his album "Whole Lotta Red".
• December 25th, 2020: The western drama film "News of the World", starring Tom Hanks, is released.
• December 28th, 2020: Coinbase delists the cryptocurrency Ripple (XRP) following the SEC's decision to initiate legal proceedings against Ripple Labs.
• December 30th, 2020: Serial killer Samuel Little dies in prison at the age of 80.
• January 5th, 2021: It is announced that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are getting a divorce.
• January 5th, 2021: Rapper Dr. Dre suffers from a brain aneurysm.
• January 6th, 2021: Four people are left dead after Trump supporters storm Capitol Hill.
• January 8th, 2021: US President Donald Trump is permanently suspended from Twitter.
• January 8th, 2021: Olivia Rodrigo releases her single "Drivers License".
• January 8th, 2021: Ireland records 8,227 cases of Covid-19.
• January 13th, 2021: US President Donald Trump is impeached for the second time.
• January 14th, 2021: It is revealed that actor Dustin Diamond, who played Screech in "Saved by the Bell", is battling cancer.
• January 16th, 2021: American record producer Phil Spector dies from complications of Covid-19.
• January 18th, 2021: ESPN report that New York Mets General Manager Jared Porter sent over 60 unsolicited text messages to a female journalist.
• January 19th, 2021: New York Mets General Manager Jared Porter is fired following revelations that he sent unsolicited text messages to a female journalist.
• January 19th, 2021: Billionaire Elon Musk puts the hashtag #Bitcoin in his Twitter bio.
• January 20th, 2021: Steve Bannon, Kodak Black and Lil Wayne are pardoned by President Trump during his last full day in office.
• January 20th, 2021: Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 21st, 2020, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
• Sagittarius is the star sign for this date in both the old and the new system.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2020 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
• Native American Zodiac: December 21st, 2020 falls under the Owl.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
• Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

Popular toys and games in 2020.

Toys and games that were popular on this date in 2020.

• The PlayStation 5
• The Xbox Series X

Celebrity birthdays.

Celebrities, historical figures and notable people who were born on the 21st of December.

• December 21st, 1937: Jane Fonda (Actress) turned 83 on this day in 2020.
• December 21st, 1940: Frank Zappa (Musician) (Deceased)
• December 21st, 1948: Samuel L. Jackson (Actor) turned 72 on this day in 2020.
• December 21st, 1957: Ray Romano (Actor) turned 63 on this day in 2020.
• December 21st, 1966: Kiefer Sutherland (Actor) turned 54 on this day in 2020.
• December 21st, 1977: Emmanuel Macron (French president) turned 43 on this day in 2020.
• December 21st, 1996: Ben Chilwell (Soccer player) turned 24 on this day in 2020.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on December 21st, 2020 was most likely conceived around the 13th of March, 2020.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 21st, 2020 is close to the 30th of September, 2021.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about December 21st, 2020.

• A total of 139 days have passed since this date.
• 19 weeks have passed.
• 12,006,000 seconds have passed since the December 21st, 2020.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 14,007,000 times.
• Since December 21st, 2020, the earth has travelled approximately 6,195,096,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 2,001,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 1,032,516 steps. That's about 459 miles!
• Since this date, 144,072 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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