Friday 21 December 2001
It was Friday, under the sign of Sagittarius. 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 Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Micawber.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing e-Racer or Max Payne.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 2001 or at December 21 across the years.
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Roman festivals - Divalia in honour of Angerona
- R.C. Saints - Saint Petrus Canisius ; formerly feast day of Thomas the apostle
- Also see December 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- The summer solstice (Southern Hemisphere) or winter solstice (Northern Hemisphere), sometimes known as Yule, occurs on or very close to this date. It is an important festival in the Chinese calendar.
Famous Birthdays:
See famous people born on 21 DecemberFamous Deaths:
- Dick Schaap: Sportscaster / author (Bo Knows Bo, Instant Replay).
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Sport Games on 21 December 2001
Jupiler League
Football (Belgium)- Anderlecht - Club Brugge : 1 - 0
Le Championnat
Football (France)- Marseille - Lens : 1 - 2
Division 2
Football (United Kingdom)- Brentford - Northampton : 3 - 0
- Brighton - Chesterfield : 2 - 2
- Notts County - Swindon : 3 - 1
- Oldham - Port Vale : 2 - 0
Division 3
Football (United Kingdom)- Hull - Southend : 0 - 0
- Mansfield - Exeter : 0 - 1
- Shrewsbury - Macclesfield : 1 - 1
- Swansea - Bristol Rvs : 2 - 1
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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
- Mr. Cheeks - Lights, Camera, Action!
- Faith Evans - You Gets No Love
- Mary J. Blige - Family Affair
Top #10 Latin songs
- Carlos Vives - Dejame Entrar
- Tantita Pena - Alejandro Fernandez
- Shakira - Suerte [Whenever, Wherever]
- 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
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Theodore Rex
Theodore Rex is the story—never fully told before—of Theodore Roosevelt’s two world-changing terms as President of the United States. A hundred years before the catastrophe of September 11, 2001, “TR” succeeded
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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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Journey Through Heartsongs
Mattie J.T. Stepanek takes us on a Journey Through Heartsongs with more of his moving poems. These poems share the rare wisdom that Mattie has acquired through his struggle with a rare form of muscular dystrophy and the death of ...
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