What happened on Wednesday March 08, 2000?

About March 8th, 2000, in brief:

  • Historical events: On March 8, 2000, a tragic sideswipe collision between two Tokyo Metro trains resulted in the deaths of five people. The incident highlighted potential safety concerns in Tokyo's complex urban rail transportation system.
  • Day of the week: March 8th, 2000 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Amazed by Lonestar
  • #1 UK song: Pure Shores by All Saints
  • Popular movie: Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott

More about March 8th, 2000? See below for more news and curiosities on March 8th, 2000.

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March 08, 2000: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 08, 2000:

  • Tokyo Metro Train Collision On March 8, 2000, a tragic sideswipe collision between two Tokyo Metro trains resulted in the deaths of five people. The incident highlighted potential safety concerns in Tokyo's complex urban rail transportation system.
  • Milwaukee Tornado Incident During the evening hours of March 8, 2000, an F1 tornado traveled a short distance across Milwaukee, Wisconsin, causing significant disruption and injuring 16 people. The tornado demonstrated the unpredictable nature of severe weather events.
  • South Dakota Blizzard Conditions On March 8, 2000, north-central South Dakota experienced severe blizzard conditions with high winds ranging from 30 to 50 mph and snowfall between 3 to 7 inches. The extreme weather significantly disrupted travel and caused telephone service interruptions.

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March 08, 2000: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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March 08, 2000: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on March 08, 2000:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $77.50
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $122.87
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $93.81
  • General Electric GE: opens at $130.25
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $103.00

Exchange Rates on March 08, 2000:

  • 1 JPY = 0.59 GBP
  • 1 JPY = 1.56 CHF

March 08, 2000: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Charlotte Hornets - Sacramento Kings : 92 - 105
  • Chicago Bulls - Orlando Magic : 67 - 103
  • Denver Nuggets - Detroit Pistons : 116 - 130
  • Milwaukee Bucks - Boston Celtics : 101 - 112
  • New York Knicks - Washington Wizards : 113 - 118

Division 1 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Man City - QPR : 1 - 3
  • Nott'm Forest - Norwich : 1 - 1

Premier League - UK Soccer

  • Celtic - Rangers : 0 - 1
  • West Ham - Southampton : 2 - 0
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What day of the week was March 08, 2000?


March 08, 2000 was a Wednesday and it was the 68th day of the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 08, 2000 can also be written as 3/8/2000 in the US and as 8/3/2000 in UK and Europe.

March 08, 2000 in March 2000 calendar

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March 08, 2000: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 08, 2000 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 6th and March 12th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 08, 2000: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 08, 2000 was Amazed by Lonestar, according to the music chart for the week March 6th and March 12th.

  1. - Amazed youtube
  2. - Maria, Maria youtube
  3. - Breathe youtube
  4. - I Knew I Loved You youtube
  5. - Get It On.. Tonite youtube

March 08, 2000: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 08, 2000 was Pure Shores by All Saints, according to the music chart for the week March 6th and March 12th.

  1. - Pure Shores youtube
  2. - American Pie youtube
  3. - Movin Too Fast youtube
  4. - Don't Give Up youtube
  5. - Bag It Up youtube

March 08, 2000: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 08, 2000 was Hot Boyz by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring NAS, EVE & Q-Tip, according to the music chart for the week March 6th and March 12th.

  1. - Hot Boyz
  2. - Untitled (How Does It Feel)
  3. - Get It On Tonite
  4. - Thong Song youtube
  5. - I Wanna Know youtube
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March 08, 2000: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 8th is Pisces.

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Pisces is the 12th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between February 19th and March 20th belong to the Pisces sign: discover Pisces personality and who should a Pisces marry.

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 08, 2000: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 08, 2000 is Dragon and the associated element is Metal.

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March 08, 2000: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 08, 2000 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 08, 2000 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 March 08, 2000 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 17% full, rising at 07:52 am and setting at 09:47 pm.

The previous full moon was on Feb 19, 2000 while the next full moon would come on Mar 20, 2000.

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How old is someone born on March 08, 2000?


Someone born on March 08, 2000 is:

25 years 1 month old,

or 301 months and 15 days old,

or 1311 weeks

or 9177 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 08, 2000?

There are 319 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday March 8th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 08, 2000?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on March 08, 2000.

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