At A Glance

30 June 2000 at a glance

Day of the week
30 June 2000 was a Friday.
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 30 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 June 2000 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 June 2000 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 30 June

  • 1986 The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults.
  • 1989 A coup d'état in Sudan deposes the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani.
  • 1990 East and West Germany merge their economies.
  • 1993 Malta is officially subdivided into 68 local councils by the Local Councils Act.
  • 2013 Protests begin around Egypt against President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Freedom and Justice Party, leading to their overthrow during the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.

Famous people born on 30 June

  • Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor (born 1959)
  • Lizzy Caplan, American actress (born 1982)
  • Cody Rhodes, American wrestler (born 1985)
  • Michael Phelps, American swimmer (born 1985)

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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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