Wednesday April 26, 2000: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 4/26/2000, UK date format: 26/4/2000

April 26th, 2000 was the 117th day of the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Taurus. The day of the week was Wednesday.

The number one song in US was Maria, Maria by Santana. Oops!... I Did It Again by Britney Spears was #1 song in the UK.

Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2000 while The Patient by Michael Palmer was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching Gossip. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord or Pokémon Puzzle League.

The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

You can also have a look at April 26 across the years or at April 2000 calendar.

April 26, 2000 Events

What happened on April 26, 2000?

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April 26, 2000 Famous Birthdays

Other April 26th famous birthdays

Melania Trump
Slovenian model.
Channing Tatum
American actor and model.
Tom Welling
American actor.
Jet Li
Movie Actor.

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How old am I?

If April 26, 2000 is your birthday you are 23 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on April 26.

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April 26, 2000 Famous Deaths

Other April 26th famous deaths

Lucille Ball
American actress and well-known comedian, with over 50 films since her 1933 debut.
Robert Davi
American actor, singer, and director.
Gail Russell
Chicago, Illinois -- Actress.
Count Basie
American composer and bandleader of the Count Basie Orchestra (d. 1984).

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April 26, 2000 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Taurus

Taurus personality

Who should a Taurus marry?

Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus

Personality of April born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Dragon

Element: Metal

Dragon personality

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April 26, 2000 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was April 26, 2000?

The day of the week was Wednesday.

April 26th marks the 116th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2000.

There are 249 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

April 2000 calendar

April	2000
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30

April 26, 2000 Holidays and Observances

What is special on April 26, 2000?

Holidays

World Intellectual Property Day (since 2001).
Florida and Georgia, USA - Confederate Memorial Day.
Shi'a Islam - Mawlid, Muhammad's birthday (2005).
Tanzania - Union Day.
Feast day of the following saint in the Orthodox Church: Stephen of Perm - also Old Permic Alphabet Day
Trudpert (Irish monk martyred in Germany in 607).
Lucidius (4th century)
Paschasius (d. 865)
Richarius or Riquier (d. 643)
Feast day of the following saints in the Roman Catholic Church: Saint Alda (d. 1309)

Observances

International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
World Intellectual Property Day [WIPO]

Saints

Saint Cletus (Pope Anacletus) and Marcellinus (Popes and martyrs)

Music charts

What was the number one song on April 26, 2000? Which were the top hits on April 26, 2000?
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