What happened on Friday January 14, 2000?

About January 14th, 2000, in brief:

  • Historical events: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 11,722.98, marking the peak of the speculative dot-com bubble that characterized the late 1990s and early 2000s technology investment landscape.
  • Day of the week: January 14th, 2000 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: First Quarter
  • #1 US song: What A Girl Wants by Christina Aguilera
  • #1 UK song: I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun by Westlife
  • Popular movie: Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott

More about January 14th, 2000? See below for more news and curiosities on January 14th, 2000.

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January 14, 2000: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 14, 2000:

  • Dow Jones Reaches Peak of Dot-com Bubble The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 11,722.98, marking the peak of the speculative dot-com bubble that characterized the late 1990s and early 2000s technology investment landscape.
  • UN Tribunal Sentences Bosnian Croats for War Crimes The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal sentenced five Bosnian Croats to prison terms of up to 25 years for their role in the 1993 massacre of over 100 Bosnian Muslims in a Bosnian village. This verdict represents an important step in addressing war crimes committed during the Bosnian conflict.
  • 2000 Yunnan Earthquake A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Yunnan Province in southwest China, causing significant destruction and human suffering. The earthquake resulted in 7 fatalities, 2,528 injuries, and left 92,479 people homeless. Over 41,000 houses were completely destroyed in central Yunnan, highlighting the severe impact of this natural disaster.
  • US Cryptography Export Restrictions Eased The U.S. government announced the lifting of certain restrictions on cryptography exports, allowing American technology companies more flexibility in international software distribution and reducing the administrative burden of creating separate software versions.
  • Mark Cuban Acquires Dallas Mavericks Internet entrepreneur Mark Cuban purchased the Dallas Mavericks NBA team from Ross Perot Jr. for $285 million, marking a significant moment in sports ownership and entrepreneurship.
  • David Letterman Undergoes Heart Surgery Late-night television host David Letterman underwent quintuple heart bypass surgery, a significant medical procedure that would temporarily interrupt his broadcasting career.
  • Corinthians Wins FIFA Club World Championship Sport Club Corinthians Paulista from Brazil defeated Vasco da Gama in the final match of the FIFA Club World Championship, becoming the inaugural champions of this international club competition.
  • Dayton-Hudson Rebrands as Target Corporation Dayton-Hudson Corporation officially changed its name to Target Corporation, reflecting the growing prominence of its retail brand and signaling a strategic corporate rebranding.

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January 14, 2000: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 14, 2000: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 14, 2000:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $85.50
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $100.00
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $107.19
  • General Electric GE: opens at $153.38
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $120.94

January 14, 2000: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Atlanta Hawks - Chicago Bulls : 89 - 83
  • Cleveland Cavaliers - Vancouver Grizzlies : 82 - 80
  • Los Angeles Lakers - Indiana Pacers : 102 - 111
  • Miami Heat - Denver Nuggets : 92 - 87
  • Milwaukee Bucks - Toronto Raptors : 110 - 115

Division 2 - Football (France)

  • Guingamp - Nice : 5 - 0

Division 2 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Stoke - Preston : 2 - 1

Serie B - Football (Italy)

  • Genoa - Napoli : 0 - 1
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What day of the week was January 14, 2000?


January 14, 2000 was a Friday and it was the 14th day of the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 14, 2000 can also be written as 1/14/2000 in the US and as 14/1/2000 in UK and Europe.

January 14, 2000 in January 2000 calendar

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Who was born on January 14, 2000?


Famous people born on January 14, 2000:

  • Jonathan David
  • Junior Angulo
  • Mohammed Kna'an
  • Bartol Franjić
  • Diego Valencia
  • Line Christophersen
  • Artem Petrov
  • Luis Ingolotti
  • Verónica Herrera
  • Edanyilber Navas
  • Marios Vichos
  • Víctor Ramón Rosa Neto

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January 14, 2000: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 14, 2000:

  • Clifford Truesdell
  • Meche Barba

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January 14, 2000: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 14, 2000 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 10th and January 16th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 14, 2000: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 14, 2000 was What A Girl Wants by Christina Aguilera, according to the music chart for the week January 10th and January 16th.

  1. - What A Girl Wants youtube
  2. - Smooth youtube
  3. - Back At One youtube
  4. - I Knew I Loved You youtube
  5. - I Wanna Love You Forever youtube

January 14, 2000: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 14, 2000 was I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun by Westlife, according to the music chart for the week January 10th and January 16th.

  1. - I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun youtube
  2. - Re-Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta youtube
  3. - Two In A Million / You're My Number One youtube
  4. - U Know What's Up youtube
  5. - Back In My Life youtube

January 14, 2000: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 14, 2000 was Hot Boyz by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring NAS, EVE & Q-Tip, according to the music chart for the week January 10th and January 16th.

  1. - Hot Boyz
  2. - U Know What's Up youtube
  3. - He Can't Love U
  4. - 24/7
  5. - Get It On Tonite
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January 14, 2000: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 14th is Capricorn.

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January 14, 2000: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 14, 2000 is Dragon and the associated element is Metal.

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January 14, 2000: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 14, 2000 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 14, 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 January 14, 2000 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 57% full, rising at 11:47 am and setting at 12:56 am.

The previous full moon was on Dec 22, 1999 while the next full moon would come on Jan 21, 2000.

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How old is someone born on January 14, 2000?


Someone born on January 14, 2000 is:

25 years 3 months old,

or 303 months and 9 days old,

or 1318 weeks and 5 days old,

or 9231 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 14, 2000?

There are 266 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday January 14th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 14, 2000?

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