What happened on Wednesday January 21, 2015?

Here's what happened on January 21, 2015:

• Houthi Rebels Seize Yemen's Presidential Palace Houthi rebels dramatically seized Yemen's presidential palace in Sanaa, effectively staging a coup against President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. The United Nations Security Council condemned the violent takeover, which destabilized the U.S.-backed government and key counterterrorism ally.
• Russian Military Intervention in Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko accuses Russia of deploying 9,000 soldiers to support separatists in eastern Ukraine, escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict.
• Tel Aviv Stabbing Attack Hamza Muhammad Hassan Matrouk, a Palestinian man from the West Bank, conducted a violent stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, targeting multiple civilians on a bus and city streets before being captured by security forces.
• Gazprom Shifts European Gas Pipeline Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom announces plans to reroute its European natural gas pipeline from Ukraine to Turkey, constructing a new underwater link through the Black Sea.
• Netflix Experiences Significant Subscriber Growth Netflix reports impressive growth, adding 4.3 million streaming-video subscribers in the last quarter of 2014, with 2.43 million international and 1.9 million U.S. subscribers. The company's stock jumped by 14.4 percent following the announcement.
• Microsoft Announces Windows Holographic Microsoft reveals Windows Holographic, a new technological platform set to be part of Windows 10, scheduled for release in late 2015, signaling advancements in augmented reality technology.
• E-Cigarette Health Risks Revealed The New England Journal of Medicine publishes research from Portland State University highlighting the presence of formaldehyde in e-cigarette vapor, a potentially carcinogenic chemical.
• PEGIDA Leader Resigns After Hitler Controversy Lutz Bachmann, leader of the German anti-Islamist organization PEGIDA, resigns following public outrage over a photograph depicting him mimicking Adolf Hitler.
• Italian Police Seize Thousands of Antique Artifacts Italian law enforcement dismantles a Swiss-Italian criminal network, seizing 5,361 antique artifacts during raids targeting art dealer Gianfranco Becchina's warehouses.
• Hong Kong Installs Roadside Pollution Monitoring Stations The Hong Kong government implements a comprehensive environmental monitoring strategy by installing pollution gauges along roadside stations to track air quality.

Events in 2015

January 21, 2015: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Jan. 21, 2015

January 21, 2015: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 21, 2015:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $91.74
• Apple AAPL: opens at $108.95
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $45.94
• General Electric GE: opens at $23.83
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $153.03

Exchange Rates on January 21, 2015:

• 1 USD = 0.8606 EUR
• 1 USD = 117.913 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.6601 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.2358 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.2328 CAD

January 21, 2015: What were the main match results that day?

Championship - Football (United Kingdom)

• Brighton - Ipswich : 3 - 2
• Fulham - Nott'm Forest : 3 - 2

Premier League - UK Soccer

• Celtic - Motherwell : 4 - 0
• Dundee - Kilmarnock : 1 - 0
• Partick - Hamilton : 5 - 0
• St Mirren - Dundee United : 1 - 1

January 21, 2015 was a Wednesday and it was the 21st day of the year 2015 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 21, 2015 can also be written as 1/21/2015 in the US and as 21/1/2015 in UK and Europe.

January 21, 2015 in January 2015 calendar

Famous people died on January 21, 2015:

• Marcus Borg

  Prominent American biblical scholar and theologian known for his progressive Christian scholarship and historical Jesus research,...

• Leon Brittan

  Leon Brittan was a prominent British politician and lawyer who served as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, playing a...

• Kemal Monteno

Famous people who died in 2015

Famous people who died on January 21st

January 21, 2015: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 21, 2015 was Uptown Funk! by Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, according to the music chart for the week January 19th and January 25th.

1. Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk!
2. Taylor Swift - Blank Space
3. Hozier - Take Me To Church
4. Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
5. Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One

January 21, 2015: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 21, 2015 was I Don't F**k With You by Big Sean Featuring E-40, according to the music chart for the week January 19th and January 25th.

1. Big Sean Featuring E-40 - I Don't F**k With You
2. Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown - Only
3. Rae Sremmurd - No Type
4. I LOVE MAKONNEN Featuring Drake - Tuesday
5. Beyonce - 7/11

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

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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, 2015: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 21, 2015 is Goat and the associated element is Wood.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on January 21, 2015 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 21, 2015 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, 2015 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 9% full, rising at 07:41 am and setting at 07:58 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jan 05, 2015 while the next full moon would come on Feb 03, 2015.

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Your place in the Universe on January 21, 2015

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Someone born on January 21, 2015 is:

10 years 3 months old,

or 123 months and 2 days old,

or 535 weeks

or 3745 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 21, 2015?

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, 2015?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on January 21, 2015.

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