What Happened on April 13, 2000

Historical Events

"When Louis Met..." documentary by Louis Theroux premieres on BBC2 in the UK featuring Jimmy Saville

Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Ricky Martin, Billy Joel, Gladys Knight, Percy Sledge, Tom Jones, Martha Reeves, Macy Gray, Sam Moore, and The Impressions

Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball utility (World Series 1941; Brooklyn Dodgers), dies at 90
Giorgio Bassani, Italian writer (Botteghe Oscure), dies at 84
Inglis Gundry, British composer, musicologist and novelist, dies at 94

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 23 years, 1 month and 18 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Aries