Date: October 1, 2000
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 β π Other events on February…
In Sri Lanka, over 150 Tamil rebels are killed over two days of fighting for control in Jaffna. Date: May 22, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 22 π Events on this day in 2000 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2000Chechen Separatists Ambush Russian Paramilitaries in Ingushetia,…
Five hundred and thirty members of the Ugandan cult Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in a fire, considered to be a mass murder or suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. Elsewhere another 248 members are later found dead. Date: March 17, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia β π …
Nineteen people are killed in a plane crash in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Date: May 21, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 21 π Events on this day in 2000 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2000Pope John Paul II First Pontifical Visit to Israel, March 21, 2000MI6 Building Attacked…
The Dot-com bubble peaks with the NASDAQ Composite stock market index reaching 5,048.62. Date: March 10, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 10 π Events on this day in 2000 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2000NEAR Shoemaker Enters First Asteroid Orbit Around 433 Eros February 14, 2000USS…
The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile. Date: September 20, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 20 π Events on this day in 2000 π On This Day (Today) More events from 2000Serbia Mass Demonstrations Force MiloΕ‘eviΔ Resignation, October…