What happened on Tuesday January 18, 2000?

About January 18th, 2000, in brief:

  • Historical events: President Bill Clinton unveiled the most comprehensive national firearms enforcement initiative in U.S. history. The $280 million program aimed to enhance gun control efforts by adding 500 new ATF agents and inspectors, funding over 1,000 federal, state, and local gun prosecutors, creating a nationally-integrated ballistics testing system, and expanding crime gun tracing capabilities.
  • Day of the week: January 18th, 2000 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #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

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January 18, 2000: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 18, 2000:

  • Clinton's Firearms Enforcement Initiative President Bill Clinton unveiled the most comprehensive national firearms enforcement initiative in U.S. history. The $280 million program aimed to enhance gun control efforts by adding 500 new ATF agents and inspectors, funding over 1,000 federal, state, and local gun prosecutors, creating a nationally-integrated ballistics testing system, and expanding crime gun tracing capabilities.
  • Tagish Lake Meteorite Impact The Earth was impacted by the Tagish Lake meteorite, a rare astronomical event that provides scientists with valuable insights into extraterrestrial materials and potential planetary interactions.
  • Oil Pipeline Leak in Brazil A significant environmental incident occurred when a pipeline in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, leaked 492,000 litres of crude oil, contaminating approximately 5 kilometers of coastline. This event highlights the potential ecological risks associated with oil transportation infrastructure.

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January 18, 2000: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 18, 2000: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 18, 2000:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $82.75
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $101.00
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $111.81
  • General Electric GE: opens at $149.63
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $119.69

January 18, 2000: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Chicago Bulls - Miami Heat : 92 - 85
  • Cleveland Cavaliers - Seattle SuperSonics : 80 - 99
  • Los Angeles Clippers - Sacramento Kings : 98 - 104
  • Portland Trail Blazers - Houston Rockets : 89 - 90

Division 1 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Raith Rvs - Clydebank : 1 - 0

Division 2 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Colchester - Wycombe : 1 - 0

Division 3 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Darlington - York : 2 - 2
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What day of the week was January 18, 2000?


January 18, 2000 was a Tuesday and it was the 18th day of the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 18, 2000 can also be written as 1/18/2000 in the US and as 18/1/2000 in UK and Europe.

January 18, 2000 in January 2000 calendar

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January 18, 2000: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 18, 2000:

  • Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky

    Austrian architect (b. 1897).

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January 18, 2000: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 18, 2000 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 17th and January 23rd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 18, 2000: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 18, 2000 was What A Girl Wants by Christina Aguilera, according to the music chart for the week January 17th and January 23rd.

  1. - What A Girl Wants youtube
  2. - I Knew I Loved You youtube
  3. - Smooth youtube
  4. - Back At One youtube
  5. - Bring It All To Me youtube

January 18, 2000: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 18, 2000 was I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun by Westlife, according to the music chart for the week January 17th and January 23rd.

  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 18, 2000: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 18, 2000 was Hot Boyz by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring NAS, EVE & Q-Tip, according to the music chart for the week January 17th and January 23rd.

  1. - Hot Boyz
  2. - U Know What's Up youtube
  3. - He Can't Love U
  4. - Get It On Tonite
  5. - 24/7
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January 18, 2000: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 18th is Capricorn.

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January 18, 2000: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 18, 2000 is Dragon and the associated element is Metal.

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January 18, 2000: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 18, 2000 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 18, 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 18, 2000 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 95% full, rising at 02:30 pm and setting at 05:36 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 18, 2000?


Someone born on January 18, 2000 is:

25 years 3 months old,

or 303 months and 5 days old,

or 1318 weeks and 1 day old,

or 9227 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 18, 2000?

There are 270 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday January 18th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 18, 2000?

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