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January 8
January 8 is under the sign of Capricorn.
Famous birthdays on this day include Elvis Presley (1935), Elvis Presley (1935) and David Bowie (1947).
Several movies were released around January 8 over the years, such as Whiplash in 2014 directed by Damien Chazelle and Mary and Max in 2009 directed by Adam Elliot.
But much more happened on January 8 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around January 8 over the years?
Whiplash
Release year: 2014
Directed by: Damien Chazelle
Starring: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser
Country: United States of America
Mary and Max
Release year: 2009
Directed by: Adam Elliot
Starring: Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana, Barry Humphries
Country: United States of America
Lifeboat
Release year: 1944
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Tallulah Bankhead, John Hodiak, Walter Slezak, William Bendix
Country: United States of America
(500) Days of Summer
Release year: 2009
Directed by: Marc Webb
Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz
Country: United States of America
Bread and Chocolate
Release year: 1974
Directed by: Franco Brusati
Starring: Nino Manfredi, Anna Karina, Paolo Turco, Ugo D'Alessio
Historical Events
Which were the important events of January 8?
- 2019 Syrian Civil War: The military police of Russia says that it has started patrolling the area surrounding Manbij. (TASS)The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say that they captured five foreign nationals who fought for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Two are reportedly from the United States, two from Pakistan and one from Ireland. (BBC)
- 2018 Pharmaceutical company Pfizer discontinues research into treating patients with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. (The Telegraph)
- 2017 January 2017 Jerusalem vehicular attack: A truck rams into a group of Israeli soldiers in a deliberate attack in East Jerusalem, killing four and wounding 21. The perpetrator was previously convicted of terrorism and was jailed for 10 years. (CNN) (The Guardian)
- 2016 2016 Hurghada attack: Two suspected ISIS militants are killed and three tourists injured in an unsuccessful attack on a hotel in the city of Hurghada. (BBC)
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Events
- Elvis Presley: American pop singer, one of the most...
- Elvis Presley: American pop singer, one of the most...
- David Bowie: British rock star and actor with an...
- Stephen Hawking: British theoretical physicist who was a...
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Famous Birthday
- Terry-Thomas : British actor, comedian (Born 1911).
- Tom McCall: American politician, the Governor of...
- Reta Shaw: Actress (Ghost & Mrs Muir), dies of...
- John Gregson: Actor (Rooney, Assassin), dies at 55.
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Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of January 8 over the years?
- 2018 Ed Sheeran - Perfect
- 2017 Starboy - The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk
- 2016 Adele - Hello
- 2015 Taylor Swift - Blank Space
- 2014 The Monster - Eminem Featuring Rihanna
- 2014 The Monster - Eminem
- 2013 Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
- 2012 LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It
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2011
Bruno Mars - Grenade
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2010
Ke$ha - TiK ToK
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2018 Imagine Dragons - Thunder
- 2017 Heathens - twenty one pilots
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
- 2015 Hozier - Take Me To Church
- 2014 Lorde - Royals
- 2013 Ho Hey - The Lumineers
- 2012 The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
- 2011 The Black Keys - Tighten Up
- 2010 Break - Three Days Grace
Top #1 Rock songs
Books
Which were the most popular books released around January 8 over the years?
Life of Pi
Year: 2003
By: Yann Martel
The son of a zookeeper, Pi Patel has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their …
Kaleidoscope
Year: 1988
By: Danielle Steel
When a beautiful young Frenchwoman and a brilliant American actor meet in wartime Paris, their love begins like a fairy tale but ends in tragedy. Suddenly orphaned, their three children are cruelly separated.
From The Terrace
Year: 1959
By: John O'Hara
Chronicles the events of Alfred Eaton's life against his successful career in MacHardie and Company and the Department of the Navy
I'M Not Really Here
Year: 1997
By: Tim Allen
The popular actor and comedian shares his observations on why things are the way they are while sharing his offbeat opinions about the meaning of life and his personal role in
Up the Down Staircase
Year: 1966
By: Bel Kaufman
Bel Kaufman's Up the Down Staircase is one of the best-loved novels of our time. It has been translated into sixteen languages, made into a prize-winning motion picture, and staged as a play at high schools all over the United …