At A Glance

29 June 2001 at a glance

Day of the week
29 June 2001 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Lady Marmalade” by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink.
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 29 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 June 2001 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 June 2001 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 29 June

  • 1987 Vincent van Gogh's painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, is bought for $20.4 million at an auction in London, England.
  • 1995 Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time.
  • 2006 Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
  • 2007 Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
  • 2014 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.

Famous people born on June 29

  • Jude Bellingham, English footballer (born 2003)
  • Oliver Tree, American singer-songwriter (1993–2026)
  • Colin Jost, American comedian (born 1982)
  • Kawhi Leonard, American basketball player (born 1991)

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.

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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