Wednesday 26 January 2000
US date format: 1/26/2000, UK date format: 26/1/2000
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Aquarius (see planets position on January 26, 2000). The US president was Bill Clinton (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include Tatiana Ringsby and Emma Victoria.
In that special week of January people in US were listening to I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden.
In UK I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun by Westlife was in the top 5 hits.
Boiler Room, directed by Ben Younger, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2000
while Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Belonging.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style or Dimahoo.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Roman Empire - third day of the Sementivae in honor of Ceres and Terra.
- Feast day of the following saints in the Roman Catholic Church: Timothy and Titus
- Saint Paula
- Polycarp
- Saint Alberic
- Margaret of Hungary
- International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- Uganda - Liberation Day.
- India - Republic Day - One of only three state holidays in India, celebrated with pomp and a military parade in New Delhi.
- International Customs Day.
- Australia - Australia Day.
Famous Birthdays:
- Tatiana Ringsby: YouTube Star.
- Emma Victoria: YouTube Star.
Famous Deaths:
- A E van Vogt: Canadian-born author (Born 1912).
- Kathleen Hale: English author and illustrator (d. 2000).
- Don Budge: American tennis player and coach (d. 2000).
Facts:
- At the Desert Inn casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Cynthia Jay-Brennan wins $34,959,458.56 on a Megabucks slot machine, the world's largest payout. She had entered a total of $27.
Sport Games on 26 January 2000
NBA
American Basketball- Boston Celtics - Orlando Magic : 89 - 111
- New Jersey Nets - Seattle SuperSonics : 92 - 95
- Phoenix Suns - Philadelphia 76ers : 93 - 87
- Sacramento Kings - Milwaukee Bucks : 104 - 112
La Liga Primera Division
Football (Spain)- Real Madrid - Betis : 2 - 1
Division 2
Football (France)- Ajaccio - Guingamp : 1 - 0
- Caen - Cannes : 1 - 1
- Chateauroux - Amiens : 0 - 0
- Creteil - Nimes : 3 - 2
Le Championnat
Football (France)- Bastia - Sedan : 1 - 0
- Lens - Le Havre : 4 - 0
- Lyon - Bordeaux : 1 - 1
- Montpellier - Nancy : 1 - 0
Planetary positions on this day
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in January 2000?
- LIFE: Year In Pictures
- Time: Steve Case & Gerald Levin, architects of the ill-fated AOL Time Warner merger. Inset: President
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9725
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 2000
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of January 2000 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You
- Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants
- Santana - Smooth
- Brian McKnight - Back At One
- Blaque - Bring It All To Me
- Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)
- Missy Misdemeanor Elliott - Hot Boyz
- Celine Dion - That's The Way It Is
- Marc Anthony - I Need To Know
- Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love
Top #10 R&B songs
- Hot Boyz - Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring NAS, EVE & Q-Tip
- Donell Jones - U Know What's Up
- Jagged Edge - He Can't Love U
- Montell Jordan - Get It On Tonite
- Destiny's Child - Say My Name
- Joe - I Wanna Know
- Ginuwine - None Of Ur Friends Business
- Kevon Edmonds - 24/7
- Untitled (How Does It Feel) - D'Angelo
- Angie Stone - No More Rain (In This Cloud)
Top #10 Latin songs
- Carlos Vives - Fruta Fresca
- Desnuda - Ricardo Arjona
- Bajo La Lluvia - Grupo Mania
- Que Alguien Me Diga - Gilberto Santa Rosa
- El Liston De Tu Pelo - Los Angeles Azules
- Te Ofrezco Un Corazon - Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga
- Alguna Vez - Cristian
- Te Quiero Mucho - Los Rieleros del Norte
- Pero Dile - Victor Manuelle
- Ritmo Total [Rhythm Divine] - Enrique Iglesias
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Westlife - I Have A Dream / Seasons In The Sun
- Re-Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta - Artful Dodger featuring Craig David
- S Club 7 - Two In A Million / You're My Number One
- Donell Jones - U Know What's Up
- Alice Deejay - Back In My Life
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Tuesdays With Morrie
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to ...
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Saving Faith
Believe the Power In a secluded house not far from Washington, D.C., the FBI is interviewing one of the most important witnesses it has ever had, a young woman named Faith
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A Vast Conspiracy
In A Vast Conspiracy, the best-selling author of The Run of His Life casts an insightful, unbiased eye over the most extraordinary public saga of our time -- the Clinton sex
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
Dimahoo
Bad Milk
WWE 2K
Combat Flight Simulator 2
Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style
Financial News
Stock Markets and Exchange Rates
Stock Markets
- Gilead Sciences GILD: opens at $56.81
- Union Pacific UNP: opens at $41.00
- United Technologies UTX: opens at $56.88
- HP Inc. HPQ: opens at $111.00
