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January 4, 2010

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 30, 2009, covering January 4, 2010.

  1. 1
    Album cover for I Dreamed A Dream by Susan Boyle

    I Dreamed A Dream

    Susan Boyle

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Element Of Freedom by Alicia Keys

    The Element Of Freedom

    Alicia Keys

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for My Christmas by Andrea Bocelli

    My Christmas

    Andrea Bocelli

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Fearless by Taylor Swift

    Fearless

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    58
  5. 5
    Album cover for Play On by Carrie Underwood

    Play On

    Carrie Underwood

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7

Notable Deaths

Johan Ferrier

2010Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, 1st President of Suriname (born 1910)[†]

Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier was a Surinamese politician who served as the 1st president of Suriname from 1975 to 1980. He was also the country's last governor-general before independence, serving from 1968 to 1975, before becoming the first president upon independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1975.

Tsutomu Yamaguchi

2010Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer (born 1916)[†]

Tsutomu Yamaguchi was a Japanese marine engineer who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings during World War II. Although at least 160 people are known to have been affected by both bombings, he is the only person to have been officially recognized by the government of Japan as surviving both explosions.

Historical Events

Burj Khalifa

2010The Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai.[†]

The Burj Khalifa is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m and a roof height of 828 m, it is the world's tallest structure. And it has also held the record of the tallest building in the world since its topping out in 2009, surpassing the Taipei 101, who was the holder of that status since 2004.

Historical Context for January 4, 2010

In 2010, the world population was approximately 7,021,732,148 people[†]