What happened on Thursday March 16, 2000?

About March 16th, 2000, in brief:

  • Historical events: On March 16, 2000, the Dow Jones Industrial Average achieved a remarkable performance, surging 499.19 points, representing a 4.93% increase. This substantial gain marked the second-largest point gain in a single trading day, signaling significant market optimism and potential economic momentum during the early dot-com era.
  • Day of the week: March 16th, 2000 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Say My Name by Destiny's Child
  • #1 UK song: Pure Shores by All Saints
  • Popular movie: Magnolia directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

More about March 16th, 2000? See below for more news and curiosities on March 16th, 2000.

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March 16, 2000: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 16, 2000:

  • Dow Jones Industrial Average Experiences Massive Single-Day Gain On March 16, 2000, the Dow Jones Industrial Average achieved a remarkable performance, surging 499.19 points, representing a 4.93% increase. This substantial gain marked the second-largest point gain in a single trading day, signaling significant market optimism and potential economic momentum during the early dot-com era.

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March 16, 2000: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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March 16, 2000: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on March 16, 2000:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $78.00
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $117.31
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $95.94
  • General Electric GE: opens at $133.69
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $109.00

Exchange Rates on March 16, 2000:

  • 1 JPY = 0.6 GBP
  • 1 JPY = 1.57 CHF

March 16, 2000: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Dallas Mavericks - San Antonio Spurs : 110 - 88
  • Houston Rockets - Milwaukee Bucks : 96 - 106
  • Los Angeles Lakers - Washington Wizards : 102 - 109
  • Minnesota Timberwolves - Portland Trail Blazers : 96 - 92
  • Philadelphia 76ers - Miami Heat : 77 - 92
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What day of the week was March 16, 2000?


March 16, 2000 was a Thursday and it was the 76th day of the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 16, 2000 can also be written as 3/16/2000 in the US and as 16/3/2000 in UK and Europe.

March 16, 2000 in March 2000 calendar

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March 16, 2000: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 16, 2000:

  • Thomas Ferebee

    Pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II, a mission that significantly impacted...

  • Carlos Velázquez

    Puerto rican pitcher (b. 1948).

  • Michael Starr

    Canadian judge and politician, 16th canadian minister of labour (b. 1910).

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March 16, 2000: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 16, 2000 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 13th and March 19th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 16, 2000: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 16, 2000 was Say My Name by Destiny's Child, according to the music chart for the week March 13th and March 19th.

  1. - Say My Name youtube
  2. - Amazed youtube
  3. - Maria, Maria youtube
  4. - Breathe youtube
  5. - Bye Bye Bye youtube

March 16, 2000: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 16, 2000 was Pure Shores by All Saints, according to the music chart for the week March 13th and March 19th.

  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 16, 2000: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 16, 2000 was Say My Name by Destiny's Child, according to the music chart for the week March 13th and March 19th.

  1. - Say My Name youtube
  2. - Thong Song youtube
  3. - Untitled (How Does It Feel)
  4. - I Wanna Know youtube
  5. - Hot Boyz
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March 16, 2000: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 16th 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 16, 2000: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 16, 2000 is Dragon and the associated element is Metal.

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March 16, 2000: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 16, 2000 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 16, 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 16, 2000 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 90% full, rising at 02:14 pm and setting at 04:47 am.

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 16, 2000?


Someone born on March 16, 2000 is:

24 years 10 months old,

or 298 months and 7 days old,

or 1297 weeks

or 9079 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 16, 2000?

There are 52 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday March 16th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 16, 2000?

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