August 23rd, 2001

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on August 23rd, 2001.

• Nu-metal band Linkin Park release their single "In the End".

Popular songs.

On August 23rd, 2001, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Fallin' - Alicia Keys
• United Kingdom: Let's Dance - Five

Take me back to August 23rd, 2001!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is August 23rd, 2001, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. The summer of 2001 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner.

In America, the song Fallin' by Alicia Keys is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Let's Dance by Five is the number-one hit song. George W. Bush Jnr. is the President of the United States, and the movie Rush Hour 2 is at the top of the box office.

Tony Blair is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Everybody Loves Raymond", "That '70s Show", "Gilmore Girls", and "Boston Public". A relatively new form of communication called "text messaging" is becoming more widespread. Although the technology has been around since the mid-1990s, it was only recently that cell providers allowed 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 cellphones 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 causing a crisis in the British agriculture and tourism sectors. The authorities are killing cows and sheep in an effort to halt the disease. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Aaliyah, Thuy Trang, George Harrison, and Layne Staley would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Colin McRae Rally 2.0", "Spider-Man", "The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons", and "Pokémon Crystal".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Dexter's Laboratory", "Pokemon", "The Powerpuff Girls", and "Bob the Builder". Children are playing with toys such as Rocket the Wonder Dog, Powerpuff Girls Dolls, Diva Starz, and Bratz dolls.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 23rd, 2001.

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  Nokia games such as Bounce.

  During this period, you might have been playing simple mobile games such as Nokia's "Bounce", which was first released in July 2001.

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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 and AIM.

  People were using MSN Messenger and AIM (AOL Instant 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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  Best soccer players.

  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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  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.

  The Nokia 3310 was one of the most popular cellphones on the market. The phone included a fun game called Snake. You could also buy custom covers for it.

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  VCRs are being phased out.

  Although many people were still using VCRs to play movies, 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 are replacing VCR tapes.

  DVDs were starting to replace VCR tapes. As a result, you no longer had to rewind your tapes before you brought them back to the rental store.

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  Wallpaper is quickly dying off.

  Wallpaper was quickly disappearing from people's homes during the early 2000s. By this stage, minimalist interior design trends were in vogue, and many people had already made the switch to using paint.

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  People are buying MP3 players.

  More and more MP3 players started to arrive on the market during the early 2000s. This included 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.

  Text messaging exploded between 1999 and 2001. This was due to the fact that more and more people were buying cellphones. Furthermore, providers were starting to allow users to send SMS messages to contacts on other networks.

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  The Game Boy Color.

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

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  Floppy disks are being phased out.

  The floppy disk was being phased out by this point, as the emergence of the CD-RW and faster Internet speeds had made it somewhat redundant.

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  Landline phones are still popular... for now.

  Although most houses still had landline telephones, they were starting to slowly die out due to the increasing availability of cellphones.

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  CD folders and disc towers.

  People were using CD folders and disc towers to store their music collections and PlayStation games. CD folders were particularly useful if you wanted to switch between different albums while driving.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 22 years and 29 days have passed since August 23rd, 2001.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 34 of 2001.
• Leap Year: 2001 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on August 23rd, 2001, are now 22 years old.
• Generation: People born in 2001 belong to the Generation Z generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 998521200.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 23rd, 2001.

• July 24th, 2001: The song "Family Affair" is released by Mary J. Blige.
• July 24th, 2001: Christina Milian releases her debut single "AM to PM".
• July 27th, 2001: Planet of the Apes (2001) is released.
• July 27th, 2001: Brian Dowling wins the 2nd season of the reality TV series "Big Brother" (UK).
• July 30th, 2001: Afroman releases his song "Because I Got High".
• August 3rd, 2001: The coming-of-age film "The Princess Diaries" is released in movie theaters.
• August 3rd, 2001: Rush Hour 2 is released in movie theaters.
• August 6th, 2001: Death Row CEO Suge Knight is released from prison after serving four years for a parole violation.
• August 10th, 2001: American Pie 2 (2001) is released.
• August 10th, 2001: The psychological horror film "The Others" is released in movie theaters.
• August 14th, 2001: TLC singer Lisa Lopes releases her debut solo album "Supernova".
• August 14th, 2001: Enrique Iglesias releases his single "Hero".
• August 19th, 2001: Frank Lampard makes his debut for Chelsea.
• This date: August 23rd, 2001
• August 24th, 2001: The comedy film "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" is released.
• August 24th, 2001: The operation system Windows XP is released for manufacturing.
• August 25th, 2001: RnB singer Aaliyah dies in a plane crash at the age of 22.
• August 28th, 2001: American heavy metal band Slipknot release their album "Iowa".
• September 3rd, 2001: Actress Thuy Trang (Power Rangers) dies in a car accident in California.
• September 3rd, 2001: Holy Cross dispute: Protestant loyalists resume their protests outside of a Catholic primary school for girls in the Ardoyne area of Belfast, Ireland.
• September 3rd, 2001: Enrique Iglesias releases the song "Hero".
• September 4th, 2001: System of a Down release their album "Toxicity".
• September 4th, 2001: RnB singer Usher releases his single "U Got It Bad".
• September 6th, 2001: "Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink wins Video of the Year at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards.
• September 8th, 2001: The song "Can't Get You Out of My Head" is released by Australian singer Kylie Minogue.
• September 9th, 2001: Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda members pretending to be journalists.
• September 9th, 2001: The first episode of the war drama miniseries "Band of Brothers" is aired on television.
• September 10th, 2001: Charles Ingram wins "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" by cheating with the help of an accomplice in the audience.
• September 11th, 2001: Rapper Jay-Z releases his album "The Blueprint".
• September 11th, 2001: September 11 Attacks: 2,996 people are killed in the United States following a series of coordinated terrorist attacks.
• September 12th, 2001: 10,000 people lose their jobs after airline group Ansett Australia collapses.
• September 13th, 2001: Civilian airspace is reopened in the United States and Canada following the September 11 attacks.
• September 14th, 2001: September 11 Attacks: US President George W. Bush visits "ground zero" and states that the people who destroyed the World Trade Center will "hear all of us soon".
• September 16th, 2001: US President George W. Bush uses the term "war on terrorism" for the first time.
• September 17th, 2001: The New York Stock Exchange reopens six days after the September 11 attacks.
• September 18th, 2001: The 2001 anthrax attacks begin in America.
• September 20th, 2001: US President George Bush declares a "War on Terror".
• September 21st, 2001: The film Training Day, starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke, is released in movie theaters.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 23rd, 2001, will have the star sign Virgo.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2001 was the year of the Snake (Yin Earth).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
• Native American Zodiac: August 23rd, 2001 falls under the Bear.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

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 August 23rd, 2007, instead.

Weather on August 23rd, 2001.

Historical weather information for August 23rd, 2001.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 19.5 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 71.5 degrees Fahrenheit. 21.94 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 21.28 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 August 23rd, 2001 was most likely conceived around November 30th, 2000.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 23rd, 2001 is close to May 16th, 2002.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 23rd, 2001.

• 8,064 days have passed since this date.
• 1,152 weeks have passed.
• 696,729,600 seconds have passed since August 23rd, 2001.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 812,851,200 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 359,512,473,600 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 116,121,600 times.
• You have taken approximately 59,918,746 steps. That's roughly 26,631 miles!
• Since this date, 8,360,755 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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