The 6th of May, 2000, fell on a Saturday. Day 127 of 2000. Decade: 2000s.
19 years, 9 months and 17 days have passed since the 6th of May, 2000.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 6th of May, 2000:
United States: Maria Maria - Santana
United Kingdom: Toca's Miracle - Fragma
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "U-571" 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 6th of May, 2000.
Big Mouth Billy Bass
A singing prop fish called Big Mouth Billy Bass becomes a huge hit. The fish sings and moves to songs such as "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin and "Take Me To The River" by Al Green.
Gladiator
"Gladiator" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2000.
Jennifer Lopez
American singer Jennifer Loper (aka J. Lo) tops the FHM sexiest woman list in both 2000 and 2001.
2000 in movies.
Movies released in 2000 included Mission: Impossible 2, Gladiator, Cast Away, What Women Want, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Meet the Parents, The Perfect Storm, X-Men, What Lies Beneath, Snatch, Almost Famous, Memento, Traffic, Final Destination and Scary Movie.
Time Person of the Year 2000
US President George W. Bush is named as the Time Person of the Year in 2000.
2000 in music.
Popular music artists in 2000 included Christina Aguilera, Eiffel 65, Céline Dion, Montell Jordan, Santana, Faith Hill, Sisqó, Destiny's Child, N Sync, Linkin Park, Enrique Iglesias, Matchbox Twenty, Mya, 3 Doors Down, Backstreet Boys and Eminem.
U2 - "Beautiful Day"
"Beautiful Day" by U2 would go on to win a Grammy for 2000's Record of the Year.
The dot-com bubble bursts.
During this period, a speculative bubble in technology was beginning to burst. Online shopping companies such as Pets.com and Webvan are forced to shut down. During one week in April of 2000, the Nasdaq composite index fell by 25%.
Eurovision 2000
The 2000 Eurovision song contest is held in Stockholm, Sweden. Denmark win the contest with the song "Fly on the Wings of Love" by the Olsen Brothers.
Basic Facts
Basic facts and information about this date:
This date fell on a weekend.
19 years, 9 months and 17 days have passed since the 6th of May, 2000.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 18 of 2000.
Leap Year: 2000 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Age: Anyone born on the 6th of May, 2000, will be 19 years of age.
People born in 2000 belong to the "Generation Z" generation.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 957567600.
Around This Time...
Notable events that occurred around the 6th of May, 2000:
11th of April, 2000: Irish crime: Catherine Nevin begins a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering her husband Tom Nevin.
6th of May, 1960: The Civil Rights Act of 1960 is signed into law.
6th of May, 1966: Moors murders: Ian Brady is found guilty and sentenced to 3 concurrent terms of life imprisonment.
6th of May, 1970: Irish politicians Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney are dismissed from the government after they are accused of being involved in a plot to import weapons for the Provisional IRA.
6th of May, 1970: Football: Feyenoord win the European Cup after they defeat Celtic 2-1.
6th of May, 1976: 900 people are killed when an earthquake strikes the Friuli region of Italy.
6th of May, 1994: The Channel Tunnel between France and the UK is opened.
6th of May, 2007: Nicolas Sarkozy becomes the new president of France.
6th of May, 2007: Manchester United win the Premier League title after Chelsea fail to beat Arsenal.
6th of May, 2008: Irish politics: Bertie Ahern resigns as Taoiseach.
6th of May, 2009: "It's a disgrace!": Barcelona knock Chelsea out of the Champions League after a number of controversial refereeing decisions go their way.
6th of May, 2010: The Conservative Party become the largest party in the 2010 United Kingdom general election.
6th of May, 2013: Amanda Berry, Michele Knight and Georgina DeJesus are all found alive after having been missing for a decade.
6th of May, 2019: The television miniseries Chernobyl is released.
6th of May, 2019: Meghan Markle gives birth to Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 6th of May, 2000.
7,232 days have passed since this date.
624,848,400 seconds have passed since the 6th of May, 2000.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 728,989,800 times.
Since the 6th of May, 2000, earth has travelled approximately 322,421,774,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 104,141,400 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 53,736,962 steps. That's about 23,883 miles!
Since this date, 7,498,181 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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