What happened on Wednesday August 29, 2001?

About August 29th, 2001, in brief:

  • Historical events: Four people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near Málaga Airport.
  • Day of the week: August 29th, 2001 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo (in western zodiac), Snake (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Fallin' by Alicia Keys
  • #1 UK song: Let's Dance by Five
  • Popular movie: Hannibal directed by Ridley Scott

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August 29, 2001: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on August 29, 2001:

  • Four people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near Málaga Airport.

Events in 2001

August 29, 2001: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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August 29, 2001: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on August 29, 2001:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $40.97
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $18.44
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $61.05
  • General Electric GE: opens at $41.65
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $105.75

Exchange Rates on August 29, 2001:

  • 1 USD = 120.16 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.5447 CAD
  • 1 USD = 1.6672 CHF
  • 1 EUR = 109.35 JPY
  • 1 EUR = 0.6266 GBP

August 29, 2001: What were the main match results that day?

Division 2 - Football (France)

  • Beauvais - Laval : 2 - 0
  • Caen - Amiens : 2 - 4
  • Chateauroux - Le Havre : 4 - 2
  • Creteil - Gueugnon : 3 - 1
  • Grenoble - Wasquehal : 2 - 1
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What day of the week was August 29, 2001?


August 29, 2001 was a Wednesday and it was the 241st day of the year 2001 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 29, 2001 can also be written as 8/29/2001 in the US and as 29/8/2001 in UK and Europe.

August 29, 2001 in August 2001 calendar

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August 29, 2001: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on August 29, 2001:

  • Francisco Rabal

    Renowned Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter who made significant contributions to Spanish cinema throughout his career.

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August 29, 2001: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on August 29, 2001 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week August 27th and September 2nd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

August 29, 2001: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 29, 2001 was Fallin' by Alicia Keys, according to the music chart for the week August 27th and September 2nd.

  1. - Fallin' youtube
  2. - I'm Real youtube
  3. - Someone To Call My Lover youtube
  4. - Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) youtube
  5. - Let Me Blow Ya Mind youtube

August 29, 2001: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on August 29, 2001 was Let's Dance by Five, according to the music chart for the week August 27th and September 2nd.

  1. - Let's Dance youtube
  2. - Mambo No 5 youtube
  3. - Hey Baby youtube
  4. - Too Close youtube
  5. - Follow Me youtube

August 29, 2001: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 29, 2001 was Fallin' by Alicia Keys, according to the music chart for the week August 27th and September 2nd.

  1. - Fallin' youtube
  2. - I'm Real
  3. - Where The Party At
  4. - Contagious
  5. - Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
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August 29, 2001: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 29th is Virgo.

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Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo.

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August 29, 2001: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 29, 2001 is Snake and the associated element is Metal.

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August 29, 2001: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on August 29, 2001 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 29, 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 August 29, 2001 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 88% full, rising at 05:29 pm and setting at 02:57 am.

The previous full moon was on Aug 04, 2001 while the next full moon would come on Sep 02, 2001.

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How old is someone born on August 29, 2001?


Someone born on August 29, 2001 is:

23 years 8 months old,

or 284 months and 8 days old,

or 1236 weeks

or 8652 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 29, 2001?

There are 114 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday August 29th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 29, 2001?

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