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16 November 2000 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 November 2000 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)” by Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
- 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 16 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 November 2000 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 November 2000 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 16 November
- 1992 The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.
- 1997 After nearly 18 years of incarceration, China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons.
- 2002 The first cases of the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak are traced to Foshan, Guangdong Province, China.
- 2004 Half-Life 2 is released, a game winning 39 Game of the Year awards and being cited as one of the best games ever made.
- 2005 Following a 31-year wait, Australia defeats Uruguay in a penalty shootout to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Famous people born on 16 November
- Bruno Guimarães, Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
- Tiberius, Roman emperor (born -42)
- Bonnie Greer, American-English playwright and critic (1948–2026)
- Burgess Meredith, American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (1907–1997)
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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.
Milly Alcock11 April 2000ActressView their day →Joseph Zada21 July 2005ActorView their day →Robert Irwin1 December 2003Conservationist & wildlife photographerView their day →Teagan Croft23 April 2004ActressView their day →Angourie Rice1 January 2001ActressView their day →Catherine Laga'aia17 December 2006Actress & singerView their day →Oscar Piastri6 April 2001Racing driverView their day →Felix15 September 2000Rapper & singerView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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