At A Glance

2 August 2001 at a glance

Day of the week
2 August 2001 was a Thursday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “U Remind Me” by Usher.
Top Film of 2001
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2001 was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Bestselling Novel of 2001
“Desecration” by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2001.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Friends” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2001–02 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 2 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 August 2001 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 August 2001 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 2 August

  • 1945 World War II: The Potsdam Conference ends.
  • 1982 The Helsinki Metro, the first rapid transit system of Finland, is opened to the general public.
  • 1989 Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972.
  • 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: Iraq invades Kuwait and temporarily establishes the Republic of Kuwait puppet state on the orders of Saddam Hussein, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
  • 1991 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-43 to deploy the TDRS-5 satellite.

Famous people born on August 2

  • JD Vance, American politician, 50th vice president of the United States (born 1984)
  • Charli XCX, English singer-songwriter (born 1992)
  • Mary-Louise Parker, American actress (born 1964)
  • Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer (born 1976)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2001 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2001 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 15 – Wikipedia is launched.
  • March 24 – Apple Computer releases the Mac OS X next-generation operating system, with version 10.0. It goes on to be the second-most used desktop operating system with a market share of roughly 10 percent.
  • May 18 – Shrek is released in theaters.
More events of 2001 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 2001

President

George W. Bush

Gas (per gallon)

$1.46

Loaf of Bread

$1.10

Average House

$175,200

Weekly Wage

$580

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