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 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.
December 21st, 2020: The SEC initiates legal proceedings against Ripple Labs (XRP) for allegedly selling unregistered securities.
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.
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 7th, 2021: Super Bowl LV: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs by 31-9.
Horoscopes & Birthstone Information
Zodiac & Birthstone information:
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 (2020), then the sign for this date is actually Sagittarius.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2021 is the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
Native American Zodiac: January 8th, 2021 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
2021 - Toys & Games
Toys and games that would have been popular on this date in 2021:
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X
Celebrity Birthdays
Celebrities, historical figures and noteable people who were born on the 8th 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 8th, 2021?
Boris Johnson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Irish Taoiseach
Who was the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland on this date?
Micheál Martin was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on January 8th, 2021 was probably conceived around the 31st of March, 2020. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 8th, 2021 is the 18th of October, 2021. (Rough Estimate).
Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about January 8th, 2021.
103 days have passed since this date.
8,895,600 seconds have passed since the January 8th, 2021.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 10,378,200 times.
Since January 8th, 2021, earth has travelled approximately 4,590,129,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 1,482,600 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 765,022 steps. That's about 340 miles!
Since this date, 106,747 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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