At A Glance

14 October 2000 at a glance

Day of the week
14 October 2000 was a Saturday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Most Girls” by Pink.
Top Film of 2000
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2000 was Mission: Impossible 2.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2000
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2000 was the Holden Commodore.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 October 2000 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 October 2000 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 14 October

  • 1991 Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
  • 1994 Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the establishment of the Oslo Accords and the framing of future Palestinian self government.
  • 2003 The Steve Bartman Incident takes place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.
  • 2012 Felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere.
  • 2014 The Serbia vs. Albania UEFA qualifying match is canceled after 42 minutes due to several incidents on and off the pitch. Albania is eventually awarded a win.

Famous people born on 14 October

  • Charlie Kirk, American media personality and political activist (1993–2025)
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (1890–1969)
  • James II of England (1633–1701)
  • Roger Moore, English actor and producer (1927–2017)

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Events of 2000 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2000 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic releases Care Australia worker Branko Jeken from imprisonment in Serbia.
  • 5 February – The Woodridge state by-election and Bundamba state by-election are held in Queensland. Labor MP Mike Kaiser wins the seat of Woodridge.
  • 20 March – Queensland Premier Peter Beattie announces that State Cabinet has approved a $30 million deal to exclude trawling from 35 percent of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and reduce the fish catch from the reef by 15 percent.

Life in Australia in 2000

Prime Minister

John Howard

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.85

Loaf of Bread

$2.00

Average House

$165,000

Weekly Wage

$820.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 2000s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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