What happened on Monday January 28, 2008?

About January 28th, 2008, in brief:

  • Historical events: In the 2008 US Presidential Primary, John McCain won the Republican caucuses in Florida, while Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic nomination. This was a pivotal moment in the primary season leading up to the November presidential election.
  • Day of the week: January 28th, 2008 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Rat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning 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 28th, 2008? See below for more news and curiosities on January 28th, 2008.

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January 28, 2008: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 28, 2008:

  • Florida Republican and Democratic Primaries In the 2008 US Presidential Primary, John McCain won the Republican caucuses in Florida, while Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic nomination. This was a pivotal moment in the primary season leading up to the November presidential election.
  • Bush's Final State of the Union Address President George W. Bush delivered his last State of the Union Address, marking the end of his two-term presidency and setting the stage for the upcoming presidential transition.
  • Zimbabwe Hyperinflation Crisis Zimbabwe experienced extreme hyperinflation, with the inflation rate skyrocketing to approximately 150,000%. This economic catastrophe rendered the Zimbabwean dollar virtually worthless, causing severe economic instability and hardship for the population.
  • Schoolchildren Hostage Crisis in Pakistan In Bannu, Pakistan, militants took a group of schoolchildren hostage during the ongoing conflict. Fortunately, the children were successfully freed, highlighting the volatile security situation in the region.
  • Death of Archbishop Christodoulos Christodoulos, the prominent Archbishop of Athens who was a significant religious leader in Greece, passed away. Born in 1939, he was known for his influential role in the Greek Orthodox Church and his engagement with social and political issues.

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January 28, 2008: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 28, 2008: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 28, 2008:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $83.35
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $128.16
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $33.02
  • General Electric GE: opens at $34.27
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $104.41

Exchange Rates on January 28, 2008:

  • 1 USD = 106.89 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.0042 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.089 CHF
  • 1 USD = 7.1967 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 157.98 JPY

January 28, 2008: What were the main match results that day?

Division 2 - Football (France)

  • Nantes - Le Havre : 0 - 1

Championship - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Leicester - Crystal Palace : 1 - 0

Conference - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Torquay - Histon : 1 - 0

Liga I - Football (Portugal)

  • Maritimo - Boavista : 2 - 0
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What day of the week was January 28, 2008?


January 28, 2008 was a Monday and it was the 28th day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 28, 2008 can also be written as 1/28/2008 in the US and as 28/1/2008 in UK and Europe.

January 28, 2008 in January 2008 calendar

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January 28, 2008: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 28, 2008:

  • Cristodulo
  • Giulio Nascimbeni

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January 28, 2008: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 28, 2008 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 28th and February 3rd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 28, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 28, 2008 was Low by Flo Rida, according to the music chart for the week January 28th and February 3rd.

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

January 28, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 28, 2008 was Now You're Gone by Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz, according to the music chart for the week January 28th and February 3rd.

  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 28, 2008: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 28, 2008 was Like You'll Never See Me Again by Alicia Keys, according to the music chart for the week January 28th and February 3rd.

  1. - Like You'll Never See Me Again
  2. - Suffocate
  3. - I Remember
  4. - Just Fine
  5. - Sensual Seduction
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January 28, 2008: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 28th 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 28, 2008: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 28, 2008 is Rat and the associated element is Earth.

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January 28, 2008: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 28, 2008 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 28, 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 28, 2008 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 55% full, rising at 10:51 pm and setting at 10:17 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 22, 2008 while the next full moon would come on Feb 21, 2008.

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How old is someone born on January 28, 2008?


Someone born on January 28, 2008 is:

17 years 2 months old,

or 206 months and 26 days old,

or 899 weeks and 2 days old,

or 6295 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 28, 2008?

There are 280 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday January 28th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 28, 2008?

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