What happened on Tuesday January 23, 2001?

About January 23rd, 2001, in brief:

  • Historical events: On January 23, 2001, five individuals set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an event that became highly controversial. Falun Gong practitioners claimed the incident was staged by the Chinese Communist Party to discredit their spiritual movement and justify further persecution. The self-immolation was widely reported in Chinese state media and led to increased public sentiment against Falun Gong.
  • Day of the week: January 23rd, 2001 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Snake (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: Independent Women Part I by Destiny's Child
  • #1 UK song: Touch Me by Rui Da Silva featuring Cassandra
  • Popular movie: Hannibal directed by Ridley Scott

More about January 23rd, 2001? See below for more news and curiosities on January 23rd, 2001.

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January 23, 2001: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 23, 2001:

  • Tiananmen Square Self-Immolation Incident On January 23, 2001, five individuals set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an event that became highly controversial. Falun Gong practitioners claimed the incident was staged by the Chinese Communist Party to discredit their spiritual movement and justify further persecution. The self-immolation was widely reported in Chinese state media and led to increased public sentiment against Falun Gong.
  • UN Security Council Resolution on Angolan Civil War The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution extending the monitoring mechanism of sanctions against UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) by an additional three months, continuing international efforts to manage the ongoing Angolan Civil War.
  • Brookwood Coal Mine Disaster A catastrophic cave-in at a coal mine in Brookwood, Alabama resulted in two consecutive methane gas explosions, tragically killing 13 miners. The incident highlighted the ongoing safety challenges in the mining industry and the potential dangers of underground work.

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January 23, 2001: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 23, 2001: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 23, 2001:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $80.50
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $19.31
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $59.75
  • General Electric GE: opens at $46.50
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $109.56

Exchange Rates on January 23, 2001:

  • 1 USD = 117.0 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.5102 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.6309 CHF
  • 1 EUR = 109.81 JPY
  • 1 EUR = 0.6382 GBP

January 23, 2001: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Atlanta Hawks - Boston Celtics : 82 - 83
  • Charlotte Hornets - Washington Wizards : 95 - 97
  • Golden State Warriors - Utah Jazz : 78 - 100
  • Houston Rockets - Denver Nuggets : 100 - 105
  • Los Angeles Lakers - Seattle SuperSonics : 80 - 91

Division 2 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Bury - Brentford : 0 - 1
  • Cambridge - Bournemouth : 0 - 2
  • Oldham - Luton : 2 - 0
  • Walsall - Rotherham : 1 - 1

Division 3 - Football (United Kingdom)

  • Mansfield - Kidderminster : 2 - 1
  • York - Chesterfield : 0 - 1
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What day of the week was January 23, 2001?


January 23, 2001 was a Tuesday and it was the 23rd day of the year 2001 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 23, 2001 can also be written as 1/23/2001 in the US and as 23/1/2001 in UK and Europe.

January 23, 2001 in January 2001 calendar

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January 23, 2001: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 23, 2001 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 22nd and January 28th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 23, 2001: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 23, 2001 was Independent Women Part I by Destiny's Child, according to the music chart for the week January 22nd and January 28th.

  1. - Independent Women Part I youtube
  2. - It Wasn't Me youtube
  3. - He Loves U Not youtube
  4. - Love Don't Cost A Thing youtube
  5. - If You're Gone youtube

January 23, 2001: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 23, 2001 was Touch Me by Rui Da Silva featuring Cassandra, according to the music chart for the week January 22nd and January 28th.

  1. - Touch Me youtube
  2. - Can We Fix It youtube
  3. - Everytime You Need Me youtube
  4. - It's The Way You Make Me Feel / Too Busy Thinking About My Baby youtube
  5. - Stan youtube

January 23, 2001: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 23, 2001 was Danger (Been So Long) by Mystikal Featuring Nivea, according to the music chart for the week January 22nd and January 28th.

  1. - Danger (Been So Long)
  2. - Stutter
  3. - Ms. Jackson youtube
  4. - Put It On Me
  5. - I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
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January 23, 2001: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 23rd is Aquarius.

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January 23, 2001: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 23, 2001 is Snake and the associated element is Metal.

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January 23, 2001: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 23, 2001 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 23, 2001 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 23, 2001 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 0% full, rising at 06:42 am and setting at 05:13 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jan 09, 2001 while the next full moon would come on Feb 08, 2001.

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How old is someone born on January 23, 2001?


Someone born on January 23, 2001 is:

24 years 3 months old,

or 291 months

or 1265 weeks and 1 day old,

or 8856 days old,

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