At A Glance

19 June 2000 at a glance

Day of the week
19 June 2000 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Who the Hell Are You” by Madison Avenue.
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 19 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 June 2000 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 June 2000 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 19 June

  • 1990 The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway.
  • 1990 The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is founded in Moscow.
  • 1991 The last Soviet army units in Hungary are withdrawn.
  • 2005 Following a series of Michelin tire failures during the United States Grand Prix weekend at Indianapolis, and without an agreement being reached, 14 cars from seven teams in Michelin tires withdraw after completing the formation lap, leaving only six cars from three teams on Bridgestone tires to race.
  • 2009 War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

Famous people born on 19 June

  • Macklemore, American rapper (born 1983)
  • Zoe Saldaña, American actress (born 1978)
  • James VI and I (1566–1625)
  • Robin Tunney, American actress (born 1972)

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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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