What happened on Monday January 24, 2000?

About January 24th, 2000, in brief:

  • Historical events: On January 24, 2000, a remarkable and unusual armed conflict occurred when God's Army, a Karen ethnic militia group led by 12-year-old twin brothers Johnny and Luther Htoo, seized control of a hospital in Ratchaburi province, Thailand, near the Burmese border. The young militants took approximately 700 people hostage in a dramatic demonstration of the complex ethnic tensions in the region. The twins, known for their perceived supernatural abilities by their followers, were child soldiers leading a resistance group against the Burmese military government.
  • Day of the week: January 24th, 2000 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aquarius (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden
  • #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 24, 2000: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on January 24, 2000:

  • God's Army Hostage Crisis in Thailand On January 24, 2000, a remarkable and unusual armed conflict occurred when God's Army, a Karen ethnic militia group led by 12-year-old twin brothers Johnny and Luther Htoo, seized control of a hospital in Ratchaburi province, Thailand, near the Burmese border. The young militants took approximately 700 people hostage in a dramatic demonstration of the complex ethnic tensions in the region. The twins, known for their perceived supernatural abilities by their followers, were child soldiers leading a resistance group against the Burmese military government.

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January 24, 2000: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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January 24, 2000: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on January 24, 2000:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $85.44
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $108.44
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $103.80
  • General Electric GE: opens at $145.31
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $121.87

January 24, 2000: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Indiana Pacers - Chicago Bulls : 82 - 83
  • Los Angeles Lakers - Utah Jazz : 101 - 105
  • New Jersey Nets - Portland Trail Blazers : 87 - 101
  • Seattle SuperSonics - New York Knicks : 106 - 112
  • Vancouver Grizzlies - Denver Nuggets : 98 - 110

Premier League - UK Soccer

  • Man United - Arsenal : 1 - 1

Ethniki Katigoria - Football (Greece)

  • Paniliakos - Panahaiki : 0 - 0

Serie B - Football (Italy)

  • Vicenza - Treviso : 2 - 0
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What day of the week was January 24, 2000?


January 24, 2000 was a Monday and it was the 24th day of the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar.

January 24, 2000 can also be written as 1/24/2000 in the US and as 24/1/2000 in UK and Europe.

January 24, 2000 in January 2000 calendar

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January 24, 2000: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on January 24, 2000:

  • Jeffrey Boam
  • Massimo Severo Giannini

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January 24, 2000: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on January 24, 2000 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week January 24th and January 30th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

January 24, 2000: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on January 24, 2000 was I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden, according to the music chart for the week January 24th and January 30th.

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

January 24, 2000: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on January 24, 2000 was I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun by Westlife, according to the music chart for the week January 24th and January 30th.

  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 24, 2000: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on January 24, 2000 was Hot Boyz by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring NAS, EVE & Q-Tip, according to the music chart for the week January 24th and January 30th.

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


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for January 24th is Aquarius.

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Babies born in January are either Capricorn or Aquarius. People born before January 19th are Capricorn, while people born from January 20th have the sign of Aquarius.

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January 24, 2000: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for January 24, 2000 is Dragon and the associated element is Metal.

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January 24, 2000: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on January 24, 2000 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on January 24, 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 24, 2000 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 76% full, rising at 09:15 pm and setting at 10:07 am.

The previous full moon was on Jan 21, 2000 while the next full moon would come on Feb 19, 2000.

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How old is someone born on January 24, 2000?


Someone born on January 24, 2000 is:

25 years 2 months old,

or 302 months and 30 days old,

or 1317 weeks and 2 days old,

or 9221 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on January 24, 2000?

There are 276 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday January 24th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on January 24, 2000?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on January 24, 2000.

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