What happened on Wednesday January 23, 2008?

About January 23rd, 2008, in brief:

  • Historical events: Global oil markets experienced a significant moment as crude oil prices briefly surpassed $100 per barrel, closing at $99.62, approaching the inflation-adjusted record of $102.81 set in April 1980.
  • Day of the week: January 23rd, 2008 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Rat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Full Moon
  • #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 23rd, 2008? See below for more news and curiosities on January 23rd, 2008.

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January 23, 2008: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 23, 2008:

  • Crude Oil Prices Hit Record High Global oil markets experienced a significant moment as crude oil prices briefly surpassed $100 per barrel, closing at $99.62, approaching the inflation-adjusted record of $102.81 set in April 1980.
  • Study Reveals Bush Administration False Statements A groundbreaking study documented 935 false statements made by President Bush and top White House officials about Iraq's alleged national security threat in the two years following the 9/11 attacks.
  • Gaza-Egypt Border Wall Breach Palestinian militants dramatically breached the metal wall separating Gaza and Egypt, allowing tens of thousands of Palestinians to cross the border and purchase essential supplies in Egypt, highlighting the severe humanitarian conditions in Gaza.
  • Polish Air Force EADS CASA C-295 Crash A tragic military aviation accident occurred when a Polish Air Force EADS CASA C-295 aircraft crashed during its approach to the 12th Air Base near Miroslawiec, resulting in the complete loss of all 20 personnel on board, including senior Polish Air Force officers.
  • Morgan Tsvangirai Arrested in Zimbabwe Zimbabwean authorities arrested Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, the primary opposition party, signaling ongoing political tensions in the country.
  • Virgin Galactic Space Vehicle Unveiling Virgin Galactic publicly unveiled its next-generation space vehicles at the prestigious American Museum of Natural History, marking a significant milestone in commercial space exploration.
  • Jose Padilla Terrorism Sentencing Jose Padilla was sentenced to over seventeen years in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to commit terrorism and providing material support for terrorist activities.

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January 23, 2008: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 23, 2008: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 23, 2008:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $79.76
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $136.19
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $31.48
  • General Electric GE: opens at $33.65
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $100.05

Exchange Rates on January 23, 2008:

  • 1 USD = 106.7 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.0234 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.0915 CHF
  • 1 USD = 7.2322 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 156.13 JPY

January 23, 2008: What were the main match results that day?

Serie A - Italian Football

  • Atalanta - Milan : 2 - 1

Le Championnat - Football (France)

  • Caen - Auxerre : 0 - 0
  • Lille - Le Mans : 3 - 1
  • Lyon - Lorient : 2 - 0
  • Monaco - Sochaux : 1 - 0
  • Nancy - Marseille : 1 - 1

League 1 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Millwall - Nott'm Forest : 2 - 2

Eredivisie - Football (Netherlands)

  • Ajax - Utrecht : 2 - 0
  • Graafschap - Roda JC : 2 - 1
  • Groningen - Nijmegen : 5 - 1
  • Heerenveen - VVV Venlo : 5 - 1
  • PSV Eindhoven - Sparta : 3 - 1
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What day of the week was January 23, 2008?


January 23, 2008 was a Wednesday and it was the 23rd day of the year 2008 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 23, 2008 can also be written as 1/23/2008 in the US and as 23/1/2008 in UK and Europe.

January 23, 2008 in January 2008 calendar

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January 23, 2008: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 23, 2008 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 21st and January 27th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 23, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 23, 2008 was Low by Flo Rida, according to the music chart for the week January 21st and January 27th.

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

January 23, 2008: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 23, 2008 was Now You're Gone by Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz, according to the music chart for the week January 21st and January 27th.

  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 23, 2008: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 23, 2008 was Like You'll Never See Me Again by Alicia Keys, according to the music chart for the week January 21st and January 27th.

  1. - Like You'll Never See Me Again
  2. - Suffocate
  3. - Can't Help But Wait
  4. - No One youtube
  5. - Just Fine
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January 23, 2008: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 23rd 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 23, 2008: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 23, 2008 is Rat and the associated element is Earth.

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January 23, 2008: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 23, 2008 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 23, 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 23, 2008 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 95% full, rising at 06:28 pm and setting at 08:28 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 23, 2008?


Someone born on January 23, 2008 is:

17 years 3 months old,

or 207 months and 20 days old,

or 902 weeks and 6 days old,

or 6320 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 23, 2008?

There are 255 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday January 23rd 2026.

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