Historical Events
Ballon d'Or
Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid's Portuguese midfielder Luís Figo is named best football player in Europe ahead of Juventus midfielder Zinedine Zidane and Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko
- The Leninist Guerrilla Units wing of the Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist attack a Nationalist Movement Party office in Istanbul, killing one person and injuring three.
Famous Deaths
- (Roebuck) "Pops" Staples, American gospel singer (The Staple Singers), dies at 85
- John Lindsay, American politician (b. 1921)
- Milt Hinton, American jazz bassist (Cab Calloway) and session musician, dies at 90
- Rob Buck, American musician (10,000 Maniacs), dies at 42
2000 Highlights
About December 19, 2000
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 22 years, 1 month and 18 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Independent Women Part I - Destiny's Child
#1 Song: Can We Fix It - Bob The Builder