What happened on Monday January 21, 2008?

About January 21st, 2008, in brief:

  • Historical events: Worldwide stock markets experienced a catastrophic downturn, marking the worst trading day since the September 11, 2001 attacks. Significant losses were recorded across global financial markets.
  • Day of the week: January 21st, 2008 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Rat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Low by Flo Rida
  • #1 UK song: Now You're Gone by Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz
  • Popular movie: Iron Man directed by Jon Favreau

More about January 21st, 2008? See below for more news and curiosities on January 21st, 2008.

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January 21, 2008: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 21, 2008:

  • Global Stock Market Crash Worldwide stock markets experienced a catastrophic downturn, marking the worst trading day since the September 11, 2001 attacks. Significant losses were recorded across global financial markets.
  • Liberian Warlord Confession Joshua Milton Blahyi, a former Liberian warlord, publicly confessed to being responsible for up to 20,000 deaths during the First Liberian Civil War, revealing the brutal nature of the conflict.
  • Death of Last Eyak Language Speaker Marie Smith Jones (native name Udachkuqax*a'a'ch), the last native speaker of the Eyak language, passed away at age 89 in Alaska, marking the extinction of this indigenous language.
  • Venezuela Agricultural Policy Shift Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced a radical agricultural policy, banning agricultural product exports and promising to nationalize all farms, signaling a significant economic intervention.
  • Israeli Spy Satellite Launch An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle successfully launched an Israeli TecSAR spy satellite, demonstrating advanced space technology collaboration between India and Israel.
  • Fatal Gas Explosion in China A tragic gas explosion at an illegal mine in Shanxi, China, resulted in at least 20 fatalities, highlighting ongoing safety concerns in the country's mining industry.

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January 21, 2008: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 21, 2008: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Exchange Rates on January 21, 2008:

  • 1 USD = 105.94 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.0348 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.1081 CHF
  • 1 USD = 7.241 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 153.11 JPY

January 21, 2008: What were the main match results that day?

Division 2 - Football (France)

  • Clermont - Nantes : 2 - 1

League 2 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Chesterfield - Hereford : 4 - 0

Premier League - UK Soccer

  • Liverpool - Aston Villa : 2 - 2
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What day of the week was January 21, 2008?


January 21, 2008 was a Monday and it was the 21st day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 21, 2008 can also be written as 1/21/2008 in the US and as 21/1/2008 in UK and Europe.

January 21, 2008 in January 2008 calendar

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January 21, 2008: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 21, 2008:

  • Kenneth Parnell

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January 21, 2008: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 21, 2008 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 21st and January 27th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 21, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 21, 2008 was Low by Flo Rida, according to the music chart for the week January 21st and January 27th.

  1. - Low youtube
  2. - No One youtube
  3. - Apologize youtube
  4. - Kiss Kiss youtube
  5. - Clumsy youtube

January 21, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 21, 2008 was Now You're Gone by Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz, according to the music chart for the week January 21st and January 27th.

  1. - Now You're Gone youtube
  2. - When You Believe youtube
  3. - Crank That (Soulja Boy) youtube
  4. - Rockstar youtube
  5. - Bleeding Love youtube

January 21, 2008: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 21, 2008 was Like You'll Never See Me Again by Alicia Keys, according to the music chart for the week January 21st and January 27th.

  1. - Like You'll Never See Me Again
  2. - Suffocate
  3. - Can't Help But Wait
  4. - No One youtube
  5. - Just Fine
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January 21, 2008: 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, 2008: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 21, 2008 is Rat and the associated element is Earth.

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January 21, 2008: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 21, 2008 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 21, 2008 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, 2008 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 100% full, rising at 03:58 pm and setting at 07:28 am.

The previous full moon was on Dec 24, 2007 while the next full moon would come on Jan 22, 2008.

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How old is someone born on January 21, 2008?


Someone born on January 21, 2008 is:

17 years 3 months old,

or 207 months and 23 days old,

or 903 weeks and 2 days old,

or 6323 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 21, 2008?

There are 252 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, 2008?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on January 21, 2008.

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