What happened on Wednesday January 26, 2011?

About January 26th, 2011, in brief:

  • Historical events: Massive protests against President Hosni Mubarak resulted in three Egyptian protesters being killed in Suez and one Cairo police officer injured. Egyptian authorities responded by banning protests, blocking websites, and using force against demonstrators, including beating and arresting journalists.
  • Day of the week: January 26th, 2011 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Last Quarter
  • #1 US song: Hold It Against Me by Britney Spears
  • Popular movie: Warrior directed by Gavin O'Connor

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January 26, 2011: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 26, 2011:

  • Egyptian Protests Against Mubarak Massive protests against President Hosni Mubarak resulted in three Egyptian protesters being killed in Suez and one Cairo police officer injured. Egyptian authorities responded by banning protests, blocking websites, and using force against demonstrators, including beating and arresting journalists.
  • Tunisia Issues International Arrest Warrant for Ben Ali Tunisia has issued an international arrest warrant for former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family members who fled the country after protests that overthrew his regime earlier in the month.
  • Obama's State of the Union Address U.S. President Barack Obama delivered the annual State of the Union address, calling on Congress to improve the nation's crumbling infrastructure. He emphasized that infrastructure investment would create jobs and help the United States compete in the global economy.
  • Southern Sudan Independence Referendum Preliminary results of the Southern Sudan independence referendum were imminent, with early counts showing 99% of voters supporting independence. Final results were expected to be announced by February 7th, marking a potentially historic moment for the region.
  • Russian President Fires Airport Security Officers Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fired top security officers at airports two days after a devastating suicide bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport that killed 35 people and injured 130.
  • Micheal Martin Elected Fianna Fail Leader Following Brian Cowen's resignation, Micheal Martin, former foreign minister of Ireland, was elected to lead the Fianna Fail party. Martin immediately challenged opposition leaders like Enda Kenny to a series of televised debates ahead of the general election.

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January 26, 2011: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 26, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 26, 2011:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $78.71
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $342.96
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.51
  • General Electric GE: opens at $20.18
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $161.67

Exchange Rates on January 26, 2011:

  • 1 USD = 82.17 JPY
  • 1 USD = 0.994 CAD
  • 1 USD = 0.9418 CHF
  • 1 USD = 6.5824 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 112.67 JPY

January 26, 2011: What were the main match results that day?

La Liga Segunda Division - Football (Spain)

  • Tenerife - Granada : 2 - 2

Premier League - UK Soccer

  • Celtic - Hearts : 4 - 0
  • Hibernian - Rangers : 0 - 2
  • Inverness C - Aberdeen : 0 - 2
  • Liverpool - Fulham : 1 - 0
  • St Johnstone - Motherwell : 1 - 0

Liga I - Football (Portugal)

  • Porto - Nacional : 3 - 0
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What day of the week was January 26, 2011?


January 26, 2011 was a Wednesday and it was the 26th day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 26, 2011 can also be written as 1/26/2011 in the US and as 26/1/2011 in UK and Europe.

January 26, 2011 in January 2011 calendar

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January 26, 2011: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 26, 2011:

  • Charlie Louvin

    Charlie Louvin was a renowned American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist, famous as part of the influential Louvin Brothers duo.

  • David Kato Kisule

    Ugandan teacher and lgbt rights activist, considered a father of uganda's gay rights movement (b. 1964).

  • Mario Scaccia
  • Pietro Zampetti
  • María Mercader

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January 26, 2011: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 26, 2011 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 24th and January 30th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 26, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 26, 2011 was Hold It Against Me by Britney Spears, according to the music chart for the week January 24th and January 30th.

  1. - Hold It Against Me youtube
  2. - Grenade youtube
  3. - Firework youtube
  4. - What's My Name? youtube
  5. - Black And Yellow youtube

January 26, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 26, 2011 was Can't Be Friends by Trey Songz, according to the music chart for the week January 24th and January 30th.

  1. - Can't Be Friends
  2. - What's My Name?
  3. - Aston Martin Music
  4. - No BS
  5. - No Hands
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January 26, 2011: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 26th 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 26, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 26, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.

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January 26, 2011: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 26, 2011 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 26, 2011 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 26, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 37% full, rising at 12:26 am and setting at 11:23 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 19, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Feb 18, 2011.

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How old is someone born on January 26, 2011?


Someone born on January 26, 2011 is:

14 years 3 months old,

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