The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid. Date: February 14, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-99 to conduct the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. Date: February 11, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)
Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile. Date: February 6, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)
Russian forces massacre at least 60 civilians in the Novye Aldi suburb of Grozny, Chechnya. Date: February 5, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)
The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of Paris is signed by the President of France, Jacques Chirac and the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, initiating World Cancer Day which is held on February 4 every year. Date: February 4, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February…
First digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments. Date: February 2, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crash: An MD-83, experiencing horizontal stabilizer problems, crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Point Mugu, California, killing all 88 aboard. Date: January 31, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ivory Coast, killing 169. Date: January 30, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutiérrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad. Date: January 21, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21…
A Short 360 aircraft chartered by the Sirte Oil Company crashes off the coast of Brega, Libya, killing 21. Date: January 13, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)