At A Glance

5 January 2000 at a glance

Day of the week
5 January 2000 was a Wednesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” by Eiffel 65.
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 5 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 January 2000 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 January 2000 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 5 January

  • 1991 Georgian forces enter Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, opening the 1991–92 South Ossetia War.
  • 1991 Somali Civil War: The United States Embassy to Somalia in Mogadishu is evacuated by helicopter airlift days after the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu.
  • 1993 The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.
  • 2005 The dwarf planet Eris is discovered by Palomar Observatory-based astronomers, later motivating the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to define the term planet for the first time.
  • 2014 A launch of the communication satellite GSAT-14 aboard the GSLV MK.II D5 marks the first successful flight of an Indian cryogenic engine.

Famous people born on 5 January

  • Suki Waterhouse, English actress, singer-songwriter, and model (born 1992)
  • Vinnie Jones, British footballer and actor (born 1965)
  • Diane Keaton, American actress, director, and businesswoman (1946–2025)
  • Bradley Cooper, American actor and producer (born 1975)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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.
More events of 2000 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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