January 15, 2023

January 15, 2023, was a Sunday. It was 1 years, 10 months, and 6 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.

What happened on this day?

Notable events that occurred on January 15, 2023:

The first episode of "The Last of Us" is aired on television.
72 people are killed after Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashes in Pokhara, Nepal.

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 15, 2023:

United States: "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift
United Kingdom: "Escapism" by Raye featuring 070 Shake

Top movie at the box office

The movie "Avatar: The Way of Water" was at the top of the box office on this day.

Facts

This date occurred 676 days ago. Approximately 23 months have passed. It was the 15th day of 2023, in week 02. The decade was the 2020s. A baby that was born on this day is now one year old. We have gone through approximately 8 seasons of weather since this date.

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The date is January 15, 2023, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the week ahead.

The Christmas holiday season is long over, the decorations have been taken down, and a sense of normality has returned. In America, the song "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift is at the top of the singles charts, while "Escapism" by Raye featuring 070 Shake is the number-one song in the UK. Joe Biden is the President of the United States, and the movie Avatar: The Way of Water is at the top of the box office.

Rishi Sunak is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "The Crown", "Euphoria", "The Boys", and "Ted Lasso". If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Lance Reddick, Jerry Springer, Tina Turner, and Sinéad O'Connor would all still be alive.

People are playing video games such as "Total War: Warhammer III", "Elden Ring", "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II", and "Marvel's Midnight Suns". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Peppa Pig", "The Loud House", "The Ghost and Molly McGee", and "Face's Music Party". Children are playing with toys such as the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 15, 2023, will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2023 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
Native American Zodiac: January 15, 2023 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 15, 2023.

December 16, 2022:
• James Cameron's film "Avatar: The Way of Water" is released.
• Twitter suspends several high-profile journalists who were covering the company's banning of private jet trackers.
• Jeremy Clarkson's controversial column about Meghan Markle is published in The Sun newspaper.
December 18, 2022:
• Argentina win the 2022 FIFA World Cup after defeating France on penalties.
• Twitter announces that it will be banning users from posting links to other social media platforms.
• Elon Musk holds a Twitter poll asking users if he should step down.
December 19, 2022:
• The House January 6 panel recommends criminal charges against Donald Trump.
• Elon Musk indicates that policy-related polls will only be open for Twitter Blue subscribers.
• Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein is found guilty of rape in his second sex crime trial.
• The New York Times reports that American politician George Santos lied about many aspects of his life and career.
December 21, 2022: An extratropical bomb cyclone named "Winter Storm Elliott" begins to form over the Northern Plains in North America.
December 23, 2022:
• Faithless singer Maxi Jazz passes away at the age of 65.
• The film "Women Talking" is released.
December 27, 2022: The death toll from "Winter Storm Elliott" in North America rises to 50.
December 29, 2022:
• Brazilian soccer legend Pele dies at the age of 82.
• Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood dies at the age of 81.
• Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are arrested in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group.
• YouTuber Keenan Cahill dies at the age of 27 following open heart surgery.
December 30, 2022:
• TV personality Barbara Walters passes away at the age of 93.
• Bryan Kohberger is arrested in connection with the murders of four college students in Moscow, Idaho.
• It is announced that Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed to join Saudi club Al Nassr.
December 31, 2022:
• Former Pope Benedict XVI (Ratzinger) dies at the age of 95.
• Singer Anita Pointer passes away at the age of 74.
January 1, 2023:
• Croatia officially adopts the Euro currency.
• Actor Jeremy Renner is critically injured in a snow plowing accident.
January 2, 2023: Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffers a cardiac arrest during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
January 3, 2023: The Republican Party fails to elect a new House speaker.
January 4, 2023:
• West Ham co-chairman David Gold passes away at the age of 86.
• Amazon announces plans to cut more than 18,000 jobs globally.
• Quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger is extradited back to Idaho.
January 5, 2023:
• The US House of Representatives fails to elect a speaker after 11 rounds of voting.
• El Chapo's son, Ovidio Guzmán López, is arrested in Mexico.
• Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp comes out as gay in a TikTok video.
January 6, 2023:
• Former soccer player Gianluca Vialli passes away at the age of 58.
• Republican Kevin McCarthy is elected US House speaker after an historic 15 rounds of voting.
• Vince McMahon returns to the board of the WWE five months after retiring.
January 7, 2023: Protests begin in Israel against the proposed judicial reforms of re-elected prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
January 8, 2023: Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro storm Brazil's Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidential palace.
January 9, 2023: Soccer: Gareth Bale announces his retirement.
January 10, 2023:
• Stephanie McMahon resigns as the co-CEO of WWE.
• Multiple media outlets report rumors that the WWE has been sold to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
• Netflix releases the documentary "The Hatched Wielding Hitchhiker".
• Prince Harry releases his memoir "Spare".
• Tyre Nichols is beaten to death by five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee.
• The last king of Greece, Constantine II of Greece, dies at the age of 82.
• SZA releases the song "Kill Bill".
January 11, 2023:
• All US flights are grounded due to a computer system glitch.
• Soccer: João Félix joins Chelsea on loan.
January 12, 2023:
• Lisa Marie Presley dies at the age of 54.
• Dancer Michael Flatley is diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of cancer.
• NBC News reports that Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland is facing domestic abuse charges.
• Miley Cyrus releases the song "Flowers".
• Soccer: João Félix is sent off during his debut with Chelsea.
January 13, 2023:
• The film Plane is released.
• British actor Julian Sands goes missing while hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles.
January 14, 2023:
• The Romanian police seize several luxury cars from social media influencer Andrew Tate.
• At least 44 people are killed after a Russian missile hits an apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine.
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January 16, 2023: Mafia godfather Matteo Messina Denaro is arrested in Palermo, Sicily.
January 17, 2023: Greta Thunberg is arrested by the police during a coal mine protest in Luetzerath, Germany.
January 18, 2023:
• Singer and guitarist David Crosby dies at the age of 81.
• Microsoft announces plans to cut 10,000 jobs.
• Ukrainian Internal Affairs minister Denys Monastyrsky and nine other people are killed in a helicopter crash in Brovary, Ukraine.
January 19, 2023:
• Jacinda Ardern announces that she will be resigning as the Prime Minister of New Zealand.
• Actor Alec Baldwin is charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter relating to the Rust shooting incident.
• Protests begin in France over government proposals to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years old.
January 20, 2023:
• Google's parent company, Alphabet, announces plans to cut 12,000 jobs.
• Former Barcelona right-back Dani Alves is arrested on charges of sexual assault.
January 21, 2023: Ten people are killed during a mass shooting at a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park, California.
January 23, 2023:
• Soccer: Everton sack Frank Lampard.
• Former top FBI official Charles McGonigal is arrested over his ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
• Seven people are killed during a mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, California.
January 24, 2023: Adult Swim ends its relationship with Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland following news that he was arrested for domestic abuse in 2020.
January 25, 2023:
• Germany confirms that it will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
• Chris Hipkins becomes the new Prime Minister of New Zealand.
• The United States confirms that it is sending 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.
• Actress Cynthia Jane Williams passes away at the age of 75.
January 26, 2023: Five Memphis police officers are charged with the murder of Tyre Nichols.
January 27, 2023:
• The video game "Dead Space" (remake) is released.
• Video footage of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is released to the public.
• 45-year-old Nicola Bulley goes missing in St. Michael's on Wyre in Lancashire, England.
January 28, 2023: WWE: Cody Rhodes wins the 2023 Royal Rumble.
January 31, 2023: Soccer: Enzo Fernández joins Chelsea from Benfica.
February 1, 2023: A Chinese surveillance balloon is spotted flying over the United States.
February 3, 2023:
• The video game "Dead Island 2" is released.
• A freight train carrying vinyl chloride derails in East Palestine, Ohio.
• PinkPantheress and Ice Spice release the song "Boy's a liar Pt. 2".
February 4, 2023: The United States shoots down a Chinese surveillance balloon that had been flying over the country for 8 days.
February 5, 2023:
• Pakistan's former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, dies at the age of 79.
• "About Damn Time" by Lizzo wins Record of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
February 6, 2023:
• 47,000 people are killed after two earthquakes strike Turkey and Syria.
• Soccer: The Premier League charges Manchester City with more than 100 breaches of financial rules.
• Ohio train derailment: All residents within a 1-by-2-mile radius are forced to evacuate.
• Morgan Wallen releases the song "Last Night".
February 7, 2023:
• LeBron James breaks the NBA all-time scoring record.
• The first "Skibidi Toilet" video is released on YouTube.
February 9, 2023: Shares in Alphabet fall after Google's new AI chatbot Bard gets an answer wrong.
February 10, 2023:
• The video game "Hogwarts Legacy" is released.
• The United States shoots down a car-sized UFO flying above Alaska.
• British singer Mae Stephens releases her song "If We Ever Broke Up".
February 11, 2023:
• NORAD shoots down an unidentified flying object that violated Canadian airspace.
• Sam Smith raises eyebrows after he attends the 2023 Brit Awards in an inflated latex outfit.
• Brianna Ghey (16) is murdered in Cheshire, England.
February 12, 2023:
• Super Bowl LVII: The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles, and Rihanna performs at the halftime show.
• Rihanna reveals that she is pregnant again.
• De La Soul co-founder, Trugoy the Dove (David Jude Jolicoeur), dies at the age of 54.
• The United States shoots down an unidentified flying object over Lake Huron in Michigan.
• Cyclone Gabrielle hits New Zealand.
February 13, 2023: Three students are killed during a mass shooting at Michigan State University.
February 14, 2023: Microsoft permanently disables Internet Explorer.

TV series on January 15, 2023

TV audiences were watching the following shows on January 15, 2023:

The Last of Us

The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker

Wednesday (Season 1)

House of the Dragon

The Bear

The Kardashians

Severance

The Wheel of Time

Only Murders in the Building

The White Lotus

Cobra Kai

Bridgerton

Cartoons and children's TV shows in January 2023

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

Transformers: EarthSpark

Monster High

The Tiny Chef Show

Chibiverse

Face's Music Party

The Villains of Valley View

The Ghost and Molly McGee

Baby Shark's Big Show!

Danger Force

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

The Owl House

Toys in 2023

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

The PlayStation 5

The Xbox Series X

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in January 2023.

Marvel's Midnight Suns

God of War Ragnarök

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

A Plague Tale: Requiem

FIFA 23

The Last of Us Part I (Remake)

Neon White

The Quarry

Tunic

Elden Ring

Horizon Forbidden West

Total War: Warhammer III

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on January 15.

Martin Luther King

Activist Deceased
Born on January 15, 1929
He was not alive on this date.

Drew Brees

NFL player
Born on January 15, 1979
He turned 44 on this day in 2023.

Pitbull

Rapper
Born on January 15, 1981
He turned 42 on this day in 2023.

Ben Shapiro

American political commentator
Born on January 15, 1984
He turned 39 on this day in 2023.

Skrillex

Dance producer
Born on January 15, 1988
He turned 35 on this day in 2023.

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on January 15, 2023.

UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on January 15, 2023 was most likely conceived around April 24, 2022.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 15, 2023 is close to October 8, 2023.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about January 15, 2023:

676 days have passed since this date.
96 weeks have passed.
58,406,400 seconds have passed since January 15, 2023.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 68,140,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 30,137,702,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 9,734,400 times.
You have taken approximately 5,022,950 steps. That's roughly 2,232 miles.
700,877 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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