At A Glance

19 January 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
19 January 2021 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Mood” by 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 19 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 January 2021 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 January 2021 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 19 January

  • 1999 British Aerospace agrees to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company, forming BAE Systems in November 1999.
  • 2007 Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.
  • 2012 The Hong Kong-based file-sharing website Megaupload is shut down by the FBI.
  • 2024 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's probe lands on the moon, making Japan the 5th country to land a spacecraft on the moon.
  • 2025 Bytedance and sister companies are banned from the United States for "security concerns".

Famous people born on January 19

  • Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter and actress (1946–2026)
  • Shelley Fabares, American actress and singer (1944–2026)
  • Mac Miller, American rapper (1992–2018)
  • Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (1809–1849)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2021 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 13 – Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached for a second time, following a 232–197 vote in the House of Representatives.
  • June 24 – The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court suspends former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over his false claims about the 2020 election.
  • July 6 – 2021 New York City mayoral election – Eric Adams was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.

Life in the US in 2021

President

Donald Trump

Gas (per gallon)

$3.27

Loaf of Bread

$2.53

Average House

$408,800

Weekly Wage

$1,026

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