1 January 2000: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Saturday, January 1, 2000 that no one tells you about.

Your next birthday is in:

7
months

18
days

3
hours

47
minutes

20
seconds

You’ve taken nearly 186,782,400 breaths and experienced over 1,067,328,000 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 226,807,200 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

You have been alive for: 25 years, 4 months, and 13 days

You were born on a Saturday

The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

Born into → Millennials Generation

Born in → The Year of the Dragon

You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ? Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 3,088 days of your life or 8.46 years.

#1 movie was: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

#1 song on your birthday: "Smooth" by Santana (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Sasha followed by Paul Oakenfold and John Digweed according to DJ Mag.

January 1 zodiac sign is Capricorn ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

Your life path number is 4 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

Your ruling planet is Saturn ♄

Your birthstone is Garnet ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

The birth flower for January is Carnation ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

Your lucky day → Saturday

Your spirit animal → Goose

Celebrities born on January 1st

1960

Michael David Morrison, American actor (As the World Turns - "Caleb")

1969

Morris Chestnut, American actor (Ricky-Boyz n the Hood; The Enemy Within)

1954

Richard Gibson, British actor (Allo Allo! -"Herr Flick")

1970

Gabriel Jarret, American actor

1975

Sonali Bendre, Indian model and actress

1920

Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist and creator of "La Linea" animated cartoons

1967

Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Spanish film director

1950

Trudy Young, Canadian actress (Melanie) and television presenter, (Razzle Dazzle)

At the age of 44, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2000 with $60 billion fortune, followed by Larry Ellison with $47 billion, according to Forbes.

Historical events on this date

630

Prophet Muhammad sets out with his army towards Mecca, capturing it bloodlessly.

1758

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the "starting point" for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

1863

Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in US confederate states.

1892

Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station - it would go on to be the gateway for more than 12 million people.

1896

German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen announces his discovery of x-rays.

1958

European Economic Community, better known as the European Common Market starts operation.

Holidays on January 1

Mummer's Parade

The Mummer's Parade is a vibrant and colorful New Year's Day celebration in Philadelphia where people dress up in elaborate costumes, dance, and perform to honor America's diverse culture.

New Year's Dishonor List Day

New Year's Dishonor List Day is a fun holiday where a university team picks overused words and phrases from the year to jokingly ban them from being used anymore.

Copyright Law Day, celebrated on January 1st, is all about reminding artists and creators to protect their original work from being used by others without permission, thanks to laws that have been around for over 300 years.

Sports in 2000

NHL

New Jersey Devils defeated Dallas Stars (4 - 2) to win the 2000 Stanley Cup.

NFL

St. Louis Rams beat Tennessee Titans (23 - 16) to win Super Bowl XXXIV on January 30, 2000 in Atlanta, GA.

MLB

New York Yankees beat New York Mets (4 - 1) to win the 2000 World Series.

Tennis

In the 2000 US Open Championships, Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras (6-4, 6-3, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport (6-4, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

January 1, 2000 can be written as I-I-MM. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

Facts Summary for January 1, 2000
→ Day Index: 1st day of 2000
→ Day of week: Saturday
→ Week Index: 1st Saturday of 2000
→ Next same calendar year: 2028
→ Days until next birthday: 231 days
→ Age on next birthday: 26 years old
→ Days since birth: 9265 days
→ You are: 13,342,992 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 3,088 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 101 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 8.46 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 314
→ Life path number: 4
→ Zodiac sign: Capricorn
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Saturn
→ Birth flower: Carnation
→ Birthstone: Garnet
→ Spirit Animal: Goose
→ Power Color: Grey
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2000: 6,145,006,989 Source: un.org

The 2000 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2028. So, mark your calendars!

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