Tuesday 18 December 2001
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Sagittarius (see planets position on December 18, 2001). The US president was George W. Bush (Republican).
In that special week of December people in US were listening to How You Remind Me by Nickelback.
In UK Gotta Get Thru This by Daniel Bedingfield was in the top 5 hits.
Nirgendwo in Afrika, directed by Caroline Link, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2001
while Brotherhood by Tony Hendra was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Micawber.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Bass Strike or Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of 18 December 2001 ?
Holidays:
- Roman festivals - Feast of Epona (during Saturnalia)
- R.C. Saints - Gatianus of Tours
- Also see December 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Niger - Republic Day (autonomous in 1958)
- Greek Orthodox Church ? Feast of Sebastian the Martyr
Famous Birthdays:
See famous people born on 18 DecemberFamous Deaths:
- Gilbert Becaud: French composer and actor (d. 2001).
- Dimitris Dragatakis: Greek violinist and composer (d. 2001).
Facts:
- Two men, Ahmed Agiza and Muhammad al-Zery, are secretly deported to Egypt from Sweden after a request from the United States in what is believed to be a CIA-led operation. (Washington Post)
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Sport Games on 18 December 2001
Jupiler League
Football (Belgium)- Beveren - Anderlecht : 1 - 4
- Mouscron - Club Brugge : 2 - 0
Bundesliga 1
Football (Germany)- Bayern Munich - M'gladbach : 0 - 0
- Hamburg - Cottbus : 5 - 2
- Hertha - St Pauli : 2 - 2
- Nurnberg - Dortmund : 2 - 2
Bundesliga 2
Football (Germany)- Ahlen - Duisburg : 2 - 2
- Babelsberg - Bielefeld : 0 - 2
- Reutlingen - Ein Frankfurt : 2 - 1
Le Championnat
Football (France)- Bordeaux - Marseille : 0 - 0
- Lens - Nantes : 3 - 0
Planetary positions on this day
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in December 2001?
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: The Taliban -- Dec. 17, 2001
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9822
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.630
- LIFE: explore magazine covers
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 2001
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of December 2001 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
Top #10 R&B songs
- Usher - U Got It Bad
- Always On Time - Ja Rule Featuring Ashanti
- Aaliyah - Rock The Boat
- Alicia Keys - A Woman's Worth
- We Thuggin' - Fat Joe Featuring R. Kelly
- Michael Jackson - Butterflies
- Ginuwine - Differences
- Lights, Camera, Action! - Mr. Cheeks
- Faith Evans - You Gets No Love
- Mary J. Blige - Family Affair
Top #10 Latin songs
- Carlos Vives - Dejame Entrar
- Tantita Pena - Alejandro Fernandez
- Suerte [Whenever, Wherever] - Shakira
- Heroe - Enrique Iglesias
- Palomo - No Me Conoces Aun
- Usted Se Me Llevo La Vida - Alexandre Pires
- Promesas - Los Tucanes de Tijuana
- Celos - Marc Anthony
- Como Se Cura Una Herida - Jaci Velasquez
- Cada Vez Te Extrano Mas - Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This
- Have You Ever - S Club 7
- Somethin' Stupid - Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman
- Sophie Ellis Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor
- Riva featuring Dannii Minogue - Who Do You Love Now (Stringer)
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Brotherhood
"...collection of evocatively understated photographs showing all 70 of the city's affected firehouses...The pictures by 50 noted photographers show the firehouses in all attitudes of mourning and recovery, crowded with donated
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Desecration
His Excellency Global Community Potentate Nicolae Carpathia, no longer pretending to be a pacifist, has ordered every Morale Monitor armed as he prepares to travel along the Via Dolorosa and then onward to the temple, where shocking surprises await.
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The Final Days
Olson turns her razor sharp vision on the Clintons' shocking excesses in their final days of office: the outrageous pardons to political cronies and friends, the looting of the White House,
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September 11, 2001
On the morning of September 11, 2001, two hijacked airplanes destroyed New York's World Trade Center. Thus began the extraordinary story of a great city coping with the worst disaster in
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Financial News
Stock Markets and Exchange Rates
Stock Markets
- Gilead Sciences GILD: opens at $68.78
- Union Pacific UNP: opens at $55.57
- United Technologies UTX: opens at $62.95
- HP Inc. HPQ: opens at $20.76
Exchange Rates
- 1 AUD = 0.8453 CHF
- 1 AUD = 0.8097 CAD
- 1 GBP = 2.3794 CHF
- 1 GBP = 2.2848 CAD
