Sunday 30 January 2011
It was Sunday, under the sign of Aquarius (see planets position on January 30, 2011). The US president was Barack Obama (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include Zuzu Peterson .
In that special week of January people in US were listening to Hold It Against Me by Britney Spears.
A Little Bit of Heaven, directed by Nicole Kassell, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2011
while Room by Emma Donoghue was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching The Green Hornet.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Black Rock Shooter: The Game or Spider-Man: Edge of Time.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of 30 January 2011 ?
Famous Birthdays:
- Zuzu Peterson: American child of noted pastry chef and reality show contestant, Tania Peterson and Phil Peterson.
Famous Deaths:
- John Barry: Irish soldier Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1901).
Facts:
- Alpha Natural Resources buys out Massey Energy for $7.1billion, making Alpha the second largest U.S. coal mining company by market value. (Reuters)
- 2011 Egyptian protests:
- Demonstrations against the government, in which more than 150 people have been killed and over 4,000 injured, continue. (RIA Novosti)
- Egypt's information minister cancels licenses and accreditation of staff working for the Al Jazeera international news network. The network's Cairo bureau office is to be shut down by the Egyptian government. An Al Jazeera spokesman describes the move as ampquotan act designed to stifle and repress the freedom of reporting by the network and its journalistsampquot. (Al Jazeera)
- More than 10 people are killed in fresh clashes. (Sify)
- President Hosni Mubarak meets the military, holding talks with Vice President Omar Suleiman, Defence Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Chief of Staff Sami al-Anan and other senior commanders. (Reuters via ''The Irish Times'')
- Several prison breaks occur, including the escape of 5,000 from a jail in Faiyum Governorate, many including 34 members of the Muslim Brotherhood from Wadi El Natrun, where eight people were killed in riots, and at least eight Hamas militants from Abu Zaabal Prison in Cairo, two of them escaping to Gaza, and two policemen and twelve escaped inmates were killed there many more escaped from Tora Prison in Cairo, close to where 'dozens' of people were killed. Soldiers have been deployed outside of
- Mohamed ElBaradei urges the United States to call for the resignation of President Mubarak. (''The Wall Street Journal'')
- International response to the 2011 Egyptian protests:
- King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia expresses his disapproval of current events in Egypt, to which President of the United States Barack Obama responds that he ampquotunderstandsampquot Abdullah's concerns. (''Arab News'')
- Protesters gather peacefully outside the Egyptian Embassy in Lebanon in support of the current uprising against the Mubarak regime, chanting, ampquotDown with Mubarak!ampquot and ampquotEgypt is an Arab, not a U.S. state!ampquot (''Daily Star'')
- Israel privately worries and is ampquotanxiously monitoringampquot events in Egypt according to the country's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (''The Times of India'')
- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in the Philippines sets aside a P25-million standby fund for Filipinos in Egypt, though the official line is that Filipinos there are safe. Non-government labor organization Migrante-Middle East calls for the immediate evacuation of Filipino workers in Egypt. (''The Philippine Star'')
- Protests from the Egyptian diaspora and supporters occur worldwide. (Ynetnews)
- 2010–2011 Tunisian uprising: Rachid Ghannounchi, leader of the once banned Ennahda party, flies back to the country from London after 22 years in exile following the ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. (BBC)
- Thousands of people march in Derry, Northern Ireland, in memory of those killed by British troops in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre of civil rights protesters and local bystanders. It is intended to be the final such march after the British government admitted last year that its troops had been responsible for carrying out the Bogside massacre. (BBC)
- A fire in an arms depot of the Anonymous Venezuelan Campaign of Military Industries (CAVIM) in Maracy city of Aragua state killed at least one person and forced authorities to evacuate about 10,000 people. (Xinhua)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- The cast of ''The King's Speech'' wins the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards. (''Entertainment Weekly'')
- 1 person is killed and at least 40 others are injured due to an explosion and a fire in Maracay, Aragua. (The Voice of Russia)
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Sport Games on 30 January 2011
Serie A
Italian Football- Brescia - Chievo : 0 - 3
- Cagliari - Bari : 2 - 1
- Genoa - Parma : 3 - 1
- Inter - Palermo : 3 - 2
Jupiler League
Football (Belgium)- Mechelen - Anderlecht : 0 - 0
- St Truiden - Gent : 1 - 1
Bundesliga 1
Football (Germany)- Ein Frankfurt - M'gladbach : 0 - 1
- Stuttgart - Freiburg : 0 - 1
Bundesliga 2
Football (Germany)- Bielefeld - Hertha : 1 - 3
- Karlsruhe - Cottbus : 1 - 0
- Union Berlin - Paderborn : 0 - 2
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in January 2011?
- Time: Photo of Jared Loughner
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.11496
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.1139
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- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 2011
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of January 2011 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me
- Bruno Mars - Grenade
- Katy Perry - Firework
- Rihanna - What's My Name?
- Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow
- Enrique Iglesias - Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)
- Ke$ha - We R Who We R
- P!nk - Raise Your Glass
- The Time (Dirty Bit) - The Black Eyed Peas
- Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
Top #10 R&B songs
- Can't Be Friends - Trey Songz
- What's My Name? - Rihanna Featuring Drake
- Aston Martin Music - Rick Ross Featuring Drake & Chrisette Michele
- No BS - Chris Brown
- No Hands - Waka Flocka Flame Featuring Roscoe Dash & Wale
- Keri Hilson - Pretty Girl Rock
- Fall For Your Type - Jamie Foxx Featuring Drake
- Lay It Down - Lloyd
- Make A Movie - Twista Featuring Chris Brown
- Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow
Top #10 Latin songs
- Danza Kuduro - Don Omar & Lucenzo
- Ni Lo Intentes - Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda
- Loca - Shakira Featuring El Cata
- Bon, Bon - Pitbull
- Corazon Sin Cara - Prince Royce
- Nina De Mi Corazon - La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho
- Arrastrando Las Patas - Larry Hernandez
- Lo Mejor De Mi Vida Eres Tu - Ricky Martin Featuring Natalia Jimenez
- Me Encantaria - Fidel Rueda
- La Despedida - Daddy Yankee
Top #10 Rock songs
- The Black Keys - Tighten Up
- Linkin Park - Waiting For The End
- Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down
- Stone Sour - Say You'll Haunt Me
- World So Cold - Three Days Grace
- Sing - My Chemical Romance
- Neon Trees - Animal
- The Animal - Disturbed
- Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
- Muse - Undisclosed Desires
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue combine into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel, the first in Stieg Larsson's thrilling Millenium series featuring Lisbeth Salander.
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Three Seconds
The New York Times bestseller now in paper! Dark, suspenseful, and more riveting than any thriller at the local cineplex, Three Seconds is the latest novel from bestselling Swedish duo Anders Roslund and
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
Batman: Arkham City Lockdown
Black Rock Shooter: The Game
Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Spider-Man: Edge of Time
Financial News
Stock Markets and Exchange Rates
News articles
The consensus among the Arab elite at the World Economic Forum was that the protests in Egypt would end the nation’s near monarchical regime. [..]
The takeover gave Comcast a 51 percent control of NBC Universal, including NBC, Universal Pictures and several cable channels. [..]
