At A Glance

6 February 2000 at a glance

Day of the week
6 February 2000 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Mascara / Leave Me Alone” by Killing Heidi.
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 6 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 2000 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 February 2000 was New Moon.

On this day: 6 February

  • 1989 The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
  • 1996 Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
  • 1998 Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
  • 2000 Second Chechen War: Russia captures Grozny, Chechnya, forcing the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government into exile.
  • 2006 Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada.

Famous people born on 6 February

  • Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (1911–2004)
  • Mike Farrell, American actor and producer (born 1939)
  • Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (1895–1948)
  • Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and cultural icon (1945–1981)

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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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