January 8th, 2021.

On this day.

What happened on January 8th, 2021?

• US President Donald Trump is permanently suspended from Twitter.
• Olivia Rodrigo releases her single "Drivers License".
• Ireland records a record 8,227 cases of Covid-19.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 8th, 2021.

• United States: All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
• United Kingdom: Last Christmas - Wham!

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 1 years, 4 months and 17 days have passed since January 8th, 2021.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 01 of 2021.
• Leap Year: 2021 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on January 8th, 2021, will be 1 years of age.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1610064000.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around January 8th, 2021.

• December 9th, 2020: Italian footballer Paolo Rossi passes away from lung cancer at the age of 64.
• December 9th, 2020: Canada approves Pfizer's Covid vaccine.
• 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 11th, 2020: The United States authorizes the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.
• December 12th, 2020: Celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton is banned from TikTok for violating a number of the app's community guidelines.
• 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 (Alpha) has been found in south-east England.
• December 14th, 2020: William Barr announces that he will resign from his role as US Attorney General on December 23rd.
• December 14th, 2020: The United States begins its Covid vaccination program.
• December 15th, 2020: Yahoo Groups is shut down after 20 years.
• December 15th, 2020: An audio recording of actor Tom Cruise berating his film crew for breaking Covid regulations is published on the Internet.
• December 17th, 2020: Sony removes Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation store due to numerous bugs and quality issues.
• December 19th, 2020: Covid-19: London is placed under Tier 4 restrictions in an effort to try and control the spread of the new Alpha variant.
• December 19th, 2020: Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse are crowned as the winners of Strictly Come Dancing.
• December 20th, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: France, Germany, Ireland and a number of other countries suspend flights and ferries from the United Kingdom due to fears about the spread of the new Alpha variant.
• December 21st, 2020: The SEC initiates legal proceedings against Ripple Labs (XRP) for allegedly selling unregistered securities.
• December 21st, 2020: Israel begins its COVID-19 vaccination programme.
• December 22nd, 2020: It is announced that Youtube star Jake Paul will be fighting MMA fighter Ben Askren in a boxing match.
• December 22nd, 2020: "Meaningful Christmas": The Irish government announces that the country will be returning to a Level 5 lockdown after Christmas.
• 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.
• This date: January 8th, 2021
• 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.
• January 22nd, 2021: "The Only Way Is Essex" star Mick Norcross is found dead at his home at the age of 57.
• January 23rd, 2021: US talk show host Larry King passes away at the age of 87.
• January 24th, 2021: Dustin Poirier defeats Conor McGregor at UFC 257.
• January 25th, 2021: US President Joe Biden overturns Trump's ban on transgender US troops.
• January 25th, 2021: Soccer: Chelsea sack manager Frank Lampard.
• January 25th, 2021: Celebrity gossip websites report that Kourtney Kardashian and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker are dating.
• January 26th, 2021: Soccer: Thomas Tuchel becomes the new manager of Chelsea.
• January 26th, 2021: The price of GameStop stock rises 92.7% due a short squeeze.
• January 28th, 2021: Investment app Robinhood suspends trading on GameStop stock.
• January 28th, 2021: The price of cryptocurrency "Dogecoin" reaches $0.07.
• January 30th, 2021: Scottish musician Sophie Xeon dies from a fall at the age of 34.
• February 1st, 2021: Actor Dustin Diamond, who played Screech in "Saved by the Bell", dies from cancer at the age of 44.
• February 1st, 2021: The Burmese military seizes power in Myanmar.
• February 1st, 2021: Industrial metal singer Marilyn Manson denies accusations of sexual, emotional and physical abuse.
• February 2nd, 2021: Jeff Bezos announces that he will be stepping down as the CEO of Amazon.
• February 2nd, 2021: The price of GameStop stock plunges by more than 50% following a short squeeze.
• February 2nd, 2021: Revolut temporarily bans trading in GameStop and AMC stocks.
• February 4th, 2021: US representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is thrown off two committees after being accused of spreading hateful and violent conspiracy theories.
• February 5th, 2021: Read the standing orders: Video clips from a heated zoom meeting at the Handforth Parish Council go viral on the Internet.
• February 5th, 2021: The documentary "Framing Britney Spears" is released.
• February 5th, 2021: 20-year-old Youtuber Timothy Wilks is shot dead while filming a robbery prank video.
• February 7th, 2021: Super Bowl LV: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs by 31-9.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 8th, 2021, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Sagittarius.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2021 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
• Native American Zodiac: January 8th, 2021 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 8th, 2021 was most likely conceived around April 17th, 2020.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 8th, 2021 is close to October 1st, 2021.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 8th, 2021.

• A total of 503 days have passed since this date.
• 71 weeks have passed.
• 43,455,600 seconds have passed since the January 8th, 2021.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 50,698,200 times.
• Since January 8th, 2021, the earth has travelled approximately 22,423,089,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 7,242,600 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 3,737,182 steps. That's about 1,661 miles!
• Since this date, 521,467 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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