18 October 2000: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, October 18, 2000 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 176,077,440 breaths and experienced over 1,006,156,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 213,808,320 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 23 years, 10 months, and 29 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation

🐉 Born in → The Year of the Dragon

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 2,911 days of your life or 7.98 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" by Christina Aguilera (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Sasha followed by Paul Oakenfold and John Digweed according to DJ Mag.

♎ October 18 zodiac sign is Libra ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 3 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Venus ♀

🪨 Your birthstone is Opal and Tourmaline ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for October is Marigold ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Raven

⭐ Celebrities born on October 18th

1950

Merry Martin, actress (Leslie-Peter Loves Mary)

1991

Tyler Posey, American actor

1898

Bob Custer [Raymond Glenn], American silent and sound screen actor (The Fighting Hombre; The Law of the Wild)

1952

Chuck Lorre, American television director, writer, and producer (Dharma & Greg; Two and a Half Men; The Big Bang Theory)

1957

Jon Lindstrom, American actor (General Hospital, 1992-97, 2013-present - "Kevin Collins" & "Ryan Chamberlain")

1918

Robert "Bobby" Troup, American jazz pianist and actor (Emergency; Acapulco)

1960

Erin Moran, American actress (Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi)

1915

Victor Sen Yung [Cheung Young], American actor (Across the Pacific, Charlie Chan in Honolulu)

At the age of 44, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2000 with $60 billion fortune, followed by Larry Ellison with $47 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1009

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock.

1685

French King Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes cancelling rights of French Protestants.

1867

US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia having paid $7.2 million.

1931

American gangster Al Capone convicted of tax evasion.

1962

James Watson (US), Francis Crick (UK) and Maurice Wilkins (UK) win the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work in determining the structure of DNA.

🎄 Holidays on October 18

National Alaska Day

National Alaska Day, celebrated on October 18th, is a special day to appreciate Alaska, the biggest and most adventurous state that joined the United States.

National Chocolate Cupcake Day

National Chocolate Cupcake Day, celebrated every year on October 18, is a fun holiday where people all over the world enjoy chocolate cupcakes, a delicious treat that has been loved since it first appeared in a 1796 cookbook.

National Speak Up for Victims of Sexual Abuse Day

National Speak Up for Victims of Sexual Abuse Day, observed every October 18, is a day to raise awareness and support for those who have suffered from sexual assault, encouraging them to share their stories and helping them heal.

🏆 Sports in 2000

🏒 NHL

New Jersey Devils defeated Dallas Stars (4 - 2) to win the 2000 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

St. Louis Rams beat Tennessee Titans (23 - 16) to win Super Bowl XXXIV on January 30, 2000 in Atlanta, GA.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat New York Mets (4 - 1) to win the 2000 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2000 US Open Championships, Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras (6-4, 6-3, 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport (6-4, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

October 18, 2000 can be written as X-XVIII-MM. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for October 18, 2000
→ Day Index: 292nd day of 2000
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 2000
→ Next same calendar year: 2028
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 24 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 12,577,622 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,911 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 95 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 7.98 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 296 🌖
→ Life path number: 3
→ Zodiac sign: Libra ♎
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Marigold
→ Birthstone: Opal and Tourmaline
→ Spirit Animal: Raven
→ Power Color: Pink
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2000: 6,145,006,989 Source: un.org

The 2000 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2028. So, mark your calendars!

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