What happened on Wednesday January 10, 2001?

About January 10th, 2001, in brief:

  • Historical events: Wikipedia is founded as a complementary project to Nupedia, an earlier online encyclopedia. Within five days, it will become an independent website, marking the beginning of a revolutionary collaborative knowledge platform.
  • Day of the week: January 10th, 2001 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Snake (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Full Moon
  • #1 US song: Independent Women Part I by Destiny's Child
  • #1 UK song: Touch Me by Rui Da Silva featuring Cassandra
  • Popular movie: Hannibal directed by Ridley Scott

More about January 10th, 2001? See below for more news and curiosities on January 10th, 2001.

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January 10, 2001: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 10, 2001:

  • Wikipedia's Launch as a Collaborative Encyclopedia Wikipedia is founded as a complementary project to Nupedia, an earlier online encyclopedia. Within five days, it will become an independent website, marking the beginning of a revolutionary collaborative knowledge platform.
  • Apple Introduces iTunes Apple launches iTunes digital media player at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, a pivotal moment in digital music consumption that would transform the music industry and personal media management.
  • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Decision The White House announces it will not designate the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a national monument, disappointing environmental groups who sought to prevent potential oil drilling in the ecologically sensitive area.
  • Beachy Head Cliff Collapse A significant section of the iconic chalk cliff at Beachy Head in East Sussex, England, collapses into the sea, highlighting ongoing coastal erosion processes.

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January 10, 2001: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 10, 2001: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 10, 2001:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $82.25
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $16.69
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $51.00
  • General Electric GE: opens at $44.13
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $92.50

Exchange Rates on January 10, 2001:

  • 1 USD = 116.42 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.5012 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.6265 CHF
  • 1 EUR = 109.27 JPY
  • 1 EUR = 0.6301 GBP

January 10, 2001: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Cleveland Cavaliers - Sacramento Kings : 103 - 108
  • Dallas Mavericks - Minnesota Timberwolves : 106 - 86
  • Denver Nuggets - Los Angeles Clippers : 86 - 92
  • Miami Heat - Boston Celtics : 76 - 88
  • Portland Trail Blazers - Philadelphia 76ers : 93 - 75

Division 1 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Blackburn - Preston : 3 - 2
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What day of the week was January 10, 2001?


January 10, 2001 was a Wednesday and it was the 10th day of the year 2001 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 10, 2001 can also be written as 1/10/2001 in the US and as 10/1/2001 in UK and Europe.

January 10, 2001 in January 2001 calendar

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January 10, 2001: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 10, 2001:

  • Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymin

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January 10, 2001: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 10, 2001 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 8th and January 14th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 10, 2001: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 10, 2001 was Independent Women Part I by Destiny's Child, according to the music chart for the week January 8th and January 14th.

  1. - Independent Women Part I youtube
  2. - It Wasn't Me youtube
  3. - He Loves U Not youtube
  4. - Case Of The Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do) youtube
  5. - With Arms Wide Open youtube

January 10, 2001: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 10, 2001 was Touch Me by Rui Da Silva featuring Cassandra, according to the music chart for the week January 8th and January 14th.

  1. - Touch Me youtube
  2. - Can We Fix It youtube
  3. - Everytime You Need Me youtube
  4. - It's The Way You Make Me Feel / Too Busy Thinking About My Baby youtube
  5. - Stan youtube

January 10, 2001: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 10, 2001 was I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) by JAY-Z, according to the music chart for the week January 8th and January 14th.

  1. - I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
  2. - Ms. Jackson youtube
  3. - Independent Women Part I youtube
  4. - I Wish
  5. - My First Love
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January 10, 2001: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 10th is Capricorn.

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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 10, 2001: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 10, 2001 is Snake and the associated element is Metal.

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January 10, 2001: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 10, 2001 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 10, 2001 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 10, 2001 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 95% full, rising at 05:56 pm and setting at 08:54 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 09, 2001 while the next full moon would come on Feb 08, 2001.

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How old is someone born on January 10, 2001?


Someone born on January 10, 2001 is:

24 years 3 months old,

or 291 months and 13 days old,

or 1267 weeks

or 8869 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 10, 2001?

There are 262 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday January 10th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 10, 2001?

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