What happened on Friday January 08, 2010?

About January 8th, 2010, in brief:

  • Historical events: Gunmen from an offshoot of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda launched a violent attack on the Togo national football team's bus en route to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. The attack resulted in three fatalities and nine injuries, causing significant disruption to the team's tournament participation and highlighting regional tensions in the Cabinda region.
  • Day of the week: January 8th, 2010 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Tiger (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Last Quarter
  • #1 US song: TiK ToK by Ke$ha
  • Popular movie: Alice in Wonderland directed by Tim Burton

More about January 8th, 2010? See below for more news and curiosities on January 8th, 2010.

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January 08, 2010: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 08, 2010:

  • Togo Football Team Attack in Angola Gunmen from an offshoot of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda launched a violent attack on the Togo national football team's bus en route to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. The attack resulted in three fatalities and nine injuries, causing significant disruption to the team's tournament participation and highlighting regional tensions in the Cabinda region.
  • Portugal Approves Same-Sex Marriage The Portuguese parliament passed a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage, marking a significant milestone in LGBTQ+ rights and social progression in the country.
  • Religious Tension in Malaysia Escalating tensions arose in Malaysia surrounding the non-Muslim use of the word 'Allah', leading to attacks on several churches and highlighting complex religious dynamics in the region.
  • Pharaoh Taharqa Statue Discovery Archaeologists discovered a large, significant statue of Pharaoh Taharqa deep in Sudan. Taharqa was a Nubian king who ruled Egypt during the 25th Dynasty, known for his substantial influence in the region and resistance against Assyrian expansion.
  • Sea Shepherd's 'Ady Gil' Sinks The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's speedboat 'Ady Gil' sank in the South Ocean after a confrontation with the Japanese security vessel 'Shonan Maru 2', marking a dramatic moment in the ongoing marine conservation conflicts.

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January 08, 2010: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 08, 2010: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 08, 2010:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $69.69
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $210.30
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $30.28
  • General Electric GE: opens at $16.31
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $129.07

Exchange Rates on January 08, 2010:

  • 1 USD = 92.66 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.0298 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.0236 CHF
  • 1 USD = 6.8276 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 133.53 JPY

January 08, 2010: What were the main match results that day?

Championship - Football (United Kingdom)

  • West Brom - Nott'm Forest : 1 - 3

Liga I - Football (Portugal)

  • Sp Braga - Nacional : 2 - 0
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What day of the week was January 08, 2010?


January 08, 2010 was a Friday and it was the 8th day of the year 2010 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 08, 2010 can also be written as 1/8/2010 in the US and as 8/1/2010 in UK and Europe.

January 08, 2010 in January 2010 calendar

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January 08, 2010: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 08, 2010:

  • Art Clokey

    American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921).

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January 08, 2010: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 08, 2010 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 4th and January 10th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 08, 2010: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 08, 2010 was TiK ToK by Ke$ha, according to the music chart for the week January 4th and January 10th.

  1. - TiK ToK youtube
  2. - Replay youtube
  3. - Bad Romance youtube
  4. - Fireflies youtube
  5. - Empire State Of Mind youtube

January 08, 2010: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 08, 2010 was It Kills Me by Melanie Fiona, according to the music chart for the week January 4th and January 10th.

  1. - It Kills Me
  2. - I Invented Sex
  3. - Money To Blow
  4. - Say Aah
  5. - BedRock
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January 08, 2010: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 8th is Capricorn.

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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 08, 2010: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 08, 2010 is Tiger and the associated element is Metal.

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January 08, 2010: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 08, 2010 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 08, 2010 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 08, 2010 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 27% full, rising at 01:17 am and setting at 12:11 pm.

The previous full moon was on Dec 31, 2009 while the next full moon would come on Jan 30, 2010.

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How old is someone born on January 08, 2010?


Someone born on January 08, 2010 is:

15 years 4 months old,

or 184 months and 5 days old,

or 800 weeks and 4 days old,

or 5604 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 08, 2010?

There are 240 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday January 8th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 08, 2010?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on January 08, 2010.

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