January 22nd, 2001.

On this day.

What happened on January 22nd, 2001?

• Former NFL player Rae Carruth is sentenced to 24 years in prison on charges relating to the murder of his pregnant girlfriend in 1999.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 22nd, 2001.

• United States: Independent Women Part 1 - Destiny's Child
• United Kingdom: Rollin' - Limp Bizkit

Take me back to January 22nd, 2001!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 22nd, 2001 and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aquarius. In America, the song Independent Women Part 1 by Destiny's Child is on top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, Rollin' by Limp Bizkit is the number one hit song. George W. Bush Jnr. is currently the President of the United States and the movie Save the Last Dance is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Tony Blair is the current Prime Minister.

A relatively new form of communication called "text messaging" is continuing to explode in popularity. Although the technology has been around since the mid-1990s, it was only recently that cell providers started to allow users to send SMS messages to people on different networks. In technology news, more and more music companies are beginning to release MP3 players. The new MP3 format means that music listeners are able to listen to multiple albums on the go. Meanwhile, the Nokia 3310 is one of the most popular cell phones on the market at the moment. Stores across the world are currently selling a wide range of custom covers for the phone.

It's 2001, so the music charts are being dominated by the likes of Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, OutKast, Crazy Town, Destiny's Child, Usher, Alicia Keys, Blu Cantrell and Jennifer Lopez. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Dale Earnhardt, Joey Ramone, Aaliyah and Thuy Trang would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Baywatch", "JAG", "Dawson's Creek" and "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Crazy Taxi", "Resident Evil - Code: Veronica", "Dead or Alive 2" and "Deus Ex". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Round the Twist", "Bear in the Big Blue House", "The Amanda Show" and "Grounded for Life". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Groovy Girls, the Dreamcast, Poo-Chi (robot dog) and the PlayStation 2.

News topics, fads & culture.

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on January 22nd, 2001.

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  Lizzie McGuire debuts on the Disney Channel.

  On January 12th, 2001, a new comedy series called "Lizzie McGuire" debuted on the Disney Channel.

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  U2 - "Walk On"

  "Walk On" by U2 went on to win a Grammy for 2001's Record of the Year.

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  2001 in music.

  Popular music artists in 2001 included Lenny Kravitz, Jennifer Lopez, Shaggy, Janet Jackson, Destiny's Child, Lifehouse, Nelly, Eve, Blu Cantrell, Usher, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Ginuwine and Nickelback.

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  The highest paid celebrities in 2001.

  According to Forbes, the highest paid celebrities in 2001 were Tom Cruise, Tiger Woods, The Beatles, Britney Spears, Bruce Willis, Michael Jordan, The Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Oprah Winfrey and Mel Gibson.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 2001?

  In 2001, the best NBA players were Allen Iverson, Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Webber, Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Vince Carter, Dikembe Mutombo, Tracy McGrady, Karl Malone, Dirk Nowitzki, David Robinson, Gary Payton and Ray Allen.

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  Time Person of the Year 2001.

  New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani was listed as the Time Person of the Year for 2001.

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  MSN Messenger.

  During this period of time, a lot of people were using MSN Messenger to chat with their friends online.

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  2001 in movies.

  Movies released in 2001 included Shrek, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Monsters, Inc., Ocean's Eleven, Pearl Harbor, The Mummy Returns, Jurassic Park III, Planet of the Apes, Hannibal, Moulin Rouge!, Spy Kids, The Fast and the Furious and The Others.

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  Who were the best football players in 2001?

  In 2001, the best soccer players were Michael Owen, Raúl, Oliver Kahn, David Beckham, Francesco Totti, Luís Figo, Rivaldo, Andriy Shevchenko, Thierry Henry and Zinedine Zidane.

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  A Beautiful Mind.

  "A Beautiful Mind" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2001.

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  Napster.

  If you were a frequent Internet user during this time period, the you probably remember the file-sharing website "Napster", which was a popular site for downloading MP3 songs. According to traffic statistics, the site's popularity peaked in February of 2001. In July of 2001, it was forced to close because of legal challenges.

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  The PlayStation 2.

  The PlayStation 2 was the dominant video game console at this time. The PS2 had releases such as Grand Theft Auto III, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Max Payne.

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  Cast Away.

  At this time, the film "Cast Away", starring Tom Hanks, was showing in movie theaters.

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  Nokia 3310.

  Throughout this period of time, the Nokia 3310 would have been one of the most popular cell phones on the market. The phone included a game called "Snake" and it allowed people to customize its cover.

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  VCRs are being phased out.

  During this period, people were still using VCRs to play movies. However, more and more households were beginning to replace them with DVD players.

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  Jennifer Lopez.

  American singer Jennifer Loper (aka J. Lo) topped the FHM sexiest woman list in both 2000 and 2001.

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  DVDs begin to replace VCR tapes.

  In the first half of the noughties, DVDs started to replace the older VCR tapes. As a result, people no longer had to rewind their tapes before bringing them back to the rental store.

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  Wallpaper is quickly dying off.

  During the early noughties, wallpaper was quickly disappearing from people's homes. By this stage, minimalist interior design trends were in vogue and many people had already made the switchover to using paint.

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  MP3 players become a thing.

  In the early "naughties", more and more MP3 players started to arrive on the market. This included the likes of the Samsung YEPP, the Creative NOMAD Jukebox and the Apple iPod. Although most of us did not know it at the time, the MP3 marked the beginning of the end for the CD format and in turn, the music stores that sold them.

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  Text messaging is exploding in popularity.

  Between 1999 and 2001, the act of "text messaging" continued to explode in popularity. This was due to the fact that more and more people were buying cellphones and providers were starting to allow users to send SMS messages to their contacts on different networks.

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  The Game Boy Color.

  During this time, the Game Boy Color was the go-to handheld device for gamers. Popular games included Wario Land 3, Donkey Kong Country and the various Pokémon releases.

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  Floppy disks are being phased out.

  In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the floppy disk was phased out. The emergence of the CD-RW and faster Internet speeds made the diskette redundant.

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  Landline phones are still popular... for now.

  During this period, landline phones were still popular. However, they would soon start to decline due to the rise of mobile phones.

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  CD folders.

  During the late 1990s and early noughties, many people used CD folders to store their music collection. Disc towers were also popular for albums and things such as PlayStation games.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 20 years, 9 months and 3 days have passed since January 22nd, 2001.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 04 of 2001.
• Leap Year: 2001 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on January 22nd, 2001, will be 20 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 2001 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 980121600.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around January 22nd, 2001.

• December 24th, 2000: A gang of escaped prisoners hold up a sports store in Irving, Texas. Police officer Aubrey Hawkins is murdered after responding to the scene.
• December 25th, 2000: 309 people are killed after a fire breaks out at the Dongdu building in Luoyang, China.
• December 28th, 2000: American retailer Montgomery Ward announces that it will cease operating.
• January 4th, 2001: The MMORPG game "RuneScape" is released.
• January 12th, 2001: The TV series "Lizzie McGuire", starring Hilary Duff, premiers on the Disney Channel.
• January 13th, 2001: The website domain name for Wikipedia is first registered.
• January 13th, 2001: 944 people are killed when an earthquake hits El Salvador.
• January 15th, 2001: The Wikipedia website is launched.
• January 20th, 2001: U.S. President Bill Clinton gives Patty Hearst a full pardon on his last day in office.
• January 20th, 2001: George W. Bush is inaugurated as the 43rd President of the United States.
• This date: January 22nd, 2001
• January 26th, 2001: 20,000 people are killed in an earthquake in Gujarat, India.
• January 28th, 2001: Super Bowl XXXV: The Baltimore Ravens defeat the New York Giants by 34-7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
• January 28th, 2001: Aerosmith, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly perform at the Super Bowl XXXV halftime show.
• January 29th, 2001: British pop group Atomic Kitten release their single "Whole Again".
• February 6th, 2001: Ariel Sharon becomes the new prime minister of Israel after a landslide victory.
• February 6th, 2001: Roy Whiting is charged with the murder of 8-year-old Sarah Payne in West Sussex, England.
• February 7th, 2001: Actor Tom Cruise files for divorce from his wife Nicole Kidman.
• February 8th, 2001: Rap star Eve releases her single "Who's That Girl?".
• February 13th, 2001: R&B group Destiny's Child release their single "Survivor".
• February 14th, 2001: Puff Daddy and Jennifer Lopez announce that they have split up.
• February 16th, 2001: 12 Serb civilians are killed following a bomb attack on a bus near the town of Podujevo in Kosovo.
• February 18th, 2001: Stock car driver Dale Earnhardt dies in a three-car crash during a race.
• February 18th, 2001: FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia.
• February 19th, 2001: A five-mile exclusion zone is placed around the Cheale Meats abattoir in Essex after a case of foot-and-mouth disease is detected.
• February 20th, 2001: A foot-and-mouth crisis begins in the United Kingdom. Over 10 million sheep and cattle are killed in attempt to halt the spread of the disease.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 22nd, 2001, will have the star sign Aquarius.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Capricorn.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2001 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
• Native American Zodiac: January 22nd, 2001 falls under the Otter.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of early 2000s fashion.

Photographs of early 2000s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 2001.

2001 saw the introduction of cars such as the Volkswagen Polo Mk4, the Buick Sail, the Honda Fit, the BMW 7 Series (E65), the Toyota Camry (XV30) and the Chevrolet Trailblazer.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2001.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out January 22nd, 2007 instead.

Weather on January 22nd, 2001.

Historical weather information for January 22nd, 2001.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 9.4 degrees Celsius. There was heavy rain. It was a windy day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 25.0 degrees Fahrenheit. -3.89 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 0.76cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 6.61 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 4.32cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 22nd, 2001 was most likely conceived around May 1st, 2000.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 22nd, 2001 is close to October 15th, 2001.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 22nd, 2001.

• A total of 7,582 days have passed since this date.
• 1,083 weeks have passed.
• 655,081,200 seconds have passed since the January 22nd, 2001.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 764,261,400 times.
• Since January 22nd, 2001, the earth has travelled approximately 338,021,899,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 109,180,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 56,336,983 steps. That's about 25,039 miles!
• Since this date, 7,860,974 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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