Tuesday, December 18, 2001 · Los Angeles, California

The world the day Billie Eilish was born

Billie Eilish, the singer-songwriter, arrived on a Tuesday in Los Angeles, California. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.

#1 that week

“U Got It Bad”

Usher

The moon

16% lit

waxing crescent

Star sign

♐ Sagittarius

Year of the Snake

U.S. president

George W. Bush

On every radio

The song at #1 the week Billie was born

“U Got It Bad” by Usher topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks, taking over from “Family Affair”.

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Cost of living

What things cost in 2001

U.S. averages for the year Billie Eilish was born, next to the latest figures (Sep 2026).

  • Gallon of gas$1.46 → $4.48 today (3.1×)
  • Loaf of white bread$1.00 → $1.83 today (1.8×)
  • Gallon of milk$2.88 → $4.11 today (1.4×)
  • Dozen eggs93¢ → $2.27 today (2.4×)
  • Pound of coffee$3.09 → $9.33 today (3.0×)

In the news

The year 2001

  • Jan 16 · US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War.
  • Feb 12 · The NASA space probe NEAR Shoemaker touched down on Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
  • Feb 18 · American FBI agent Robert Hanssen was arrested for having spied for the KGB and GRU over a 22-year period.
  • Jun 5 · Tropical Storm Allison, the costliest Atlantic tropical cyclone that was never a hurricane, made landfall in Texas, causing approximately $8.5 billion in damage.
  • Jun 11 · Timothy McVeigh, detonator of a truck bomb in front of the Oklahoma federal building, was executed by lethal injection for using a weapon of mass destruction, among other charges.

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Questions

When was Billie Eilish born?

Billie Eilish was born on Tuesday, December 18, 2001, in Los Angeles, California.

What day of the week was Billie Eilish born?

A Tuesday. December 18, 2001 fell on a Tuesday.

What was the #1 song when Billie Eilish was born?

“U Got It Bad” by Usher was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Billie Eilish was born. It spent 6 weeks at #1.

What is Billie Eilish’s zodiac sign?

Billie Eilish is a Sagittarius (born Dec 18), and was born in the Chinese year of the Snake.

What was the moon like when Billie Eilish was born?

A waxing crescent moon, about 16% lit, on the night of December 18, 2001.

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