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January 15, 2020

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Headlines from January 15, 2020

Nature Shows Are Hot Again

By John Koblin

Wildlife’s global, family appeal, when the environment is “the issue of the age,” gives Netflix and its rivals a rich supply of new content.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 15, 2020, covering January 15, 2020.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial by Roddy Ricch

    Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial

    Roddy Ricch

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hollywood's Bleeding by Post Malone

    Hollywood's Bleeding

    Post Malone

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  3. 3
    Album cover for Fine Line by Harry Styles

    Fine Line

    Harry Styles

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for JACKBOYS by JACKBOYS

    JACKBOYS

    JACKBOYS

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for Frozen II by Soundtrack

    Frozen II

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8

Notable Deaths

Rocky Johnson

2020Rocky Johnson, Canadian professional wrestler (born 1944)[†]

Rocky Johnson was a Canadian professional wrestler. Among many National Wrestling Alliance titles, he was the first Black NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion as well as the NWA Television Champion. He won the WWF Tag Team Championship in 1983, along with his partner Tony Atlas, to become the first black champions in WWE history. He was the father of actor and wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and the grandfather of wrestler Simone "Ava" Johnson.

2020Lloyd Cowan, British athlete and coach (born 1962)[†]

Lloyd Cowan was a British track and field athlete and coach.

Historical Events

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

2020The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare confirms the first case of COVID-19 in Japan.[†]

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is a cabinet level ministry of the Japanese government. It is commonly known as Kōrō-shō (厚労省) in Japan. The ministry provides services on health, labour and welfare.

Historical Context for January 15, 2020

In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[†]