Timeline Wednesday 23 February 2000

Events on Wednesday 23 February 2000 3

• 1915 – 2000 Sir Stanley Matthews (1915-2000) Died 23 February 2000, aged 85 Stanley Matthews was an English winger whose career ran from 1932 to 1965, playing top-flight football until he was fifty. Known as the "Wizard of the Dribble", he was the first European Footballer of the Year and the first footballer knighted while still playing. The 1953 FA Cup final is often called the "Matthews final".
• 1957 – 2000 Ofra Haza (1957-2000) Died 23 February 2000, aged 42 Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer of Yemenite Jewish descent who bridged traditional Middle Eastern music and international pop. Her "Im Nin'alu" was a hit across Europe in the late 1980s and was widely sampled. She represented Israel at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing second.
• 2000 Wins Eight Grammy Awards Supernatural ties record for most wins in one night At the February 23, 2000 Grammy Awards, Supernatural won eight awards including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "Smooth" featuring Rob Thomas, tying the record for most Grammy wins by an artist in a single night. The sweep confirmed the scale of Santana's commercial resurgence and introduced his music to listeners far removed from his 1960s and 1970s heyday. "Smooth" would go on to become one of the best-performing singles of the Billboard Hot 100's history.