What happened on Wednesday January 21, 2004?

About January 21st, 2004, in brief:

  • Historical events: NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER-A), Spirit, experiences a communication disruption due to flash memory management issues. The problem was successfully resolved through a remote fix from Earth on February 6, 2004.
  • Day of the week: January 21st, 2004 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Monkey (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: Hey Ya! by OutKast
  • #1 UK song: Mad World by Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules
  • Popular movie: Spider-Man 2 directed by Sam Raimi

More about January 21st, 2004? See below for more news and curiosities on January 21st, 2004.

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January 21, 2004: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 21, 2004:

  • Mars Rover Spirit Communication Interruption NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER-A), Spirit, experiences a communication disruption due to flash memory management issues. The problem was successfully resolved through a remote fix from Earth on February 6, 2004.
  • RCMP Searches Reporter's Home in Maher Arar Case The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) conducted a controversial search of journalist Juliet O'Neill's residence, investigating potential leaks related to the Maher Arar deportation scandal. The raid was widely criticized by civil liberties advocates and media organizations.
  • IOC Urges Athens Olympic Preparations The International Olympic Committee pressures Athens to accelerate preparations for the 2004 Summer Olympics, setting a critical deadline of August 13 for completing necessary arrangements.
  • World Economic Forum Opens in Davos The World Economic Forum's annual event commences in Davos, Switzerland, featuring a keynote speech by Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, highlighting international economic and political discussions.
  • Birth of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon Magus's wife, Crown Princess Mette Marit, gives birth to Princess Ingrid Alexandra at Rikshospitalet University in Oslo. The newborn princess is 51 cm tall, weighs 3,686 grams, and is second in line to the Norwegian throne.

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January 21, 2004: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 21, 2004: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 21, 2004:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $40.96
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $22.70
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.13
  • General Electric GE: opens at $33.47
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $97.23

Exchange Rates on January 21, 2004:

  • 1 USD = 106.83 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.2993 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.2395 CHF
  • 1 EUR = 135.11 JPY
  • 1 EUR = 0.6905 GBP

January 21, 2004: What were the main match results that day?

Le Championnat - Football (France)

  • Monaco - Nice : 1 - 1
  • Montpellier - Sochaux : 1 - 3

Premier League - UK Soccer

  • Wolves - Liverpool : 1 - 1

Eredivisie - Football (Netherlands)

  • Roda JC - Ajax : 1 - 2
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What day of the week was January 21, 2004?


January 21, 2004 was a Wednesday and it was the 21st day of the year 2004 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 21, 2004 can also be written as 1/21/2004 in the US and as 21/1/2004 in UK and Europe.

January 21, 2004 in January 2004 calendar

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Who was born on January 21, 2004?


Famous people born on January 21, 2004:

  • Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

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January 21, 2004: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 21, 2004:

  • Luis Cuenca
  • Jordan Radičkov
  • Bill Yancey

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January 21, 2004: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 21, 2004 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 19th and January 25th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 21, 2004: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 21, 2004 was Hey Ya! by OutKast, according to the music chart for the week January 19th and January 25th.

  1. - Hey Ya! youtube
  2. - The Way You Move youtube
  3. - Milkshake youtube
  4. - You Don't Know My Name youtube
  5. - Slow Jamz youtube

January 21, 2004: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 21, 2004 was Mad World by Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules, according to the music chart for the week January 19th and January 25th.

  1. - Mad World youtube
  2. - All This Time youtube
  3. - Changes youtube
  4. - Milkshake youtube
  5. - Shut Up youtube

January 21, 2004: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 21, 2004 was You Don't Know My Name by Alicia Keys, according to the music chart for the week January 19th and January 25th.

  1. - You Don't Know My Name youtube
  2. - Slow Jamz
  3. - The Way You Move
  4. - Walked Outta Heaven
  5. - Read Your Mind
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January 21, 2004: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 21st is Aquarius.

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Aquarius is the 11th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between January 20th and February 18th belong to the Aquarius sign: discover Aquarius personality and who should a Aquarius marry.

Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius.

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January 21, 2004: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 21, 2004 is Monkey and the associated element is Wood.

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January 21, 2004: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 21, 2004 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 21, 2004 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on January 21, 2004 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 1% full, rising at 07:28 am and setting at 05:56 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jan 07, 2004 while the next full moon would come on Feb 06, 2004.

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How old is someone born on January 21, 2004?


Someone born on January 21, 2004 is:

21 years 3 months old,

or 255 months and 2 days old,

or 1109 weeks

or 7763 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 21, 2004?

There are 273 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday January 21st 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 21, 2004?

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