April 2nd, 2001.

On this day.

What happened on April 2nd, 2001?

• American actress Jennifer Syme dies in a car accident at the age of 28.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on April 2nd, 2001.

• United States: Butterfly - Crazy Town
• United Kingdom: Pure And Simple - Hear'say

Take me back to April 2nd, 2001!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is April 2nd, 2001, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aries. The summer of 2001 is drawing closer and temperatures have started to rise.

In America, the song Butterfly by Crazy Town is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Pure And Simple by Hear'say is the number one hit song. George W. Bush Jnr. is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Heartbreakers 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. An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom is currently causing a crisis in the British agriculture and tourism sectors. Cows and sheep are currently being killed in an effort to halt the disease.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Jennifer Syme, Joey Ramone, Aaliyah and Thuy Trang would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Walker, Texas Ranger", "Xena: Warrior Princess", "3rd Rock from the Sun" and "Everybody Loves Raymond". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "The Sims", "Final Fantasy IX", "Hitman: Codename 47" and "RuneScape".

Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Dexter's Laboratory", "Ed, Edd n Eddy", "Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids" and "My Wife and Kids". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Betty Spaghetty (doll), Finger skateboards, Tekno the Robotic Puppy and the PlayStation 2.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on April 2nd, 2001.

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  A foot-and-mouth crisis in ongoing in the United Kingdom.

  During this time, authorities in the United Kingdom were attempting to stamp out a foot-and-mouth outbreak. Millions of cows and sheep had to be killed in order to stop the disease from spreading.

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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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  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 2000s, 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 2000s, 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, "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 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 2000s, many people used CD folders to store their music collections. Disc towers were also popular for albums and things such as PlayStation games.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 21 years, 11 months and 27 days have passed since April 2nd, 2001.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 14 of 2001.
• Leap Year: 2001 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on April 2nd, 2001 will be 21 years old.
• Generation: People born in 2001 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 986166000.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to April 2nd, 2001.

• March 4th, 2001: The Real IRA detonate a car bomb outside of the BBC's main news centre in London.
• March 5th, 2001: Irish boy band Westlife release their version of the song "Uptown Girl".
• March 10th, 2001: Rapper Nelly releases the single "Ride with Me".
• March 12th, 2001: Serial killer Henry Lee Lucas dies of heart failure.
• March 12th, 2001: British pop group Hear'Say release their debut single "Pure and Simple".
• March 13th, 2001: Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott releases her single "Get Ur Freak On".
• March 16th, 2001: 108 people are killed after a man called Jin Ruchao sets off a series of bombs in the Chinese city of Shijiazhuang.
• March 23rd, 2001: The World Wrestling Federation purchases WCW for $7 million dollars.
• March 24th, 2001: Apple releases the macOS operating system.
• March 26th, 2001: British virtual band Gorillaz release their self-titled debut album "Gorillaz".
• March 26th, 2001: The final episode of "WCW Monday Nitro" is aired.
• March 27th, 2001: The song "Lady Marmalade" is released by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, and Pink.
• March 27th, 2001: 2Pac's album "Until the End of Time" is released.
• March 28th, 2001: Alicia Keys releases her single "Fallin".
• March 29th, 2001: Rapper Puff Daddy changes his name to "P. Diddy".
• March 30th, 2001: The adventure comedy film "Spy Kids" (2001) is released.
• March 31st, 2001: Former soccer player David Rocastle passes away after a battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
• March 31st, 2001: 31-year-old Stuart Lubbock dies during a party at actor Michael Barrymore's house in Essex.
• April 1st, 2001: WrestleMania X-Seven: Stone Cold Steve Austin defeats The Rock at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
• April 1st, 2001: Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milosevic is arrested.
• This date: April 2nd, 2001
• April 13th, 2001: The romantic comedy film "Bridget Jones's Diary" is released in movie theaters.
• April 15th, 2001: American musician Joey Ramone passes away at the age of 49 following a long battle with cancer.
• April 16th, 2001: Enemy at the Gates (2001) is released.
• April 18th, 2001: NBA star Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Laine are married.
• April 23rd, 2001: Blu Cantrell releases the single "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)".
• April 28th, 2001: Jane's Addiction, Weezer, Iggy Pop, Gang Starr, Fatboy Slim, The Roots and more play at Coachella.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 2nd, 2001, will have the star sign Aries.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2001 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
• Native American Zodiac: April 2nd, 2001 falls under the Falcon.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
• Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

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 of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out April 2nd, 2007, instead.

Weather on April 2nd, 2001.

Historical weather information for April 2nd, 2001.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 15.4 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a windy day. It was a mostly sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 35.3 degrees Fahrenheit. 1.83 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 13.17 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 0.76cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on April 2nd, 2001 was most likely conceived around July 10th, 2000.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 2nd, 2001 is close to December 24th, 2001.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about April 2nd, 2001.

• A total of 8,031 days have passed since this date.
• 1,147 weeks have passed.
• 693,878,400 seconds have passed since the April 2nd, 2001.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 809,524,800 times.
• Since April 2nd, 2001, the Earth has travelled approximately 358,041,254,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 115,646,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 59,673,542 steps. That's about 26,522 miles!
• Since this date, 8,326,541 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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