Leap Year: 2000 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Taurus.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2000 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
Native American Zodiac: The 18th of May, 2000 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Age: Anyone born on the 18th of May, 2000, will be 18 years of age.
American Format: 05-18-2000 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 2000-05-18. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "20000518" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 958604400.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 18th of May, 2000:
United States: Maria Maria - Santana
United Kingdom: Oops I Did It Again - Britney Spears
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "Gladiator" was at the top of the box office on this date.
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 18th of May, 2000.
Jennifer Lopez
American singer Jennifer Loper (aka J. Lo) tops the FHM sexiest woman list in both 2000 and 2001.
Time Person of the Year 2000
US President George W. Bush is named as the Time Person of the Year in 2000.
Weather
Weather information for the 18th of May, 2000:
Dublin, Ireland: It was 13.4 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). It was a windy day. It was a mostly sunny day.
New York, USA: Temperature: 63.3 degrees Fahrenheit. 17.39 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. There was thunder. Rain fell. Precipitation: 5.59cm.
London, England: Temperature: 11.11 degrees Celsius. There was thunder. Rain fell. Precipitation: 9.14cm.
US President
Who was the US President on this particular date?
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on the 18th of May, 2000.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on the 18th of May, 2000 was probably conceived around the 9th of August, 1999. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 18th of May, 2000 is the 25th of February, 2001. (Rough Estimate).
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Things that happened during this general period of time...
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Videos
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Visualize
Visualize the days that have passed since the 18th of May, 2000. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.
Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 18th of May, 2000.
6,852 days have passed since this date.
592,016,400 seconds have passed since the 18th of May, 2000.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 690,685,800 times.
Since the 18th of May, 2000, earth has travelled approximately 305,480,462,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 98,669,400 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 50,913,410 steps. That's about 22,628 miles!
Since this date, 7,104,197 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
Translations
Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Thursday" in other languages is:
German: Donnerstag.
French: Jeudi.
Italian: Giovedi.
Spanish: Jueves.
Portuguese: Quinta-feira.
Comments
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