At A Glance

10 February 2000 at a glance

Day of the week
10 February 2000 was a Thursday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Rise” by Gabrielle.
Top Film of 2000
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2000 was Mission: Impossible 2.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 February 2000 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 February 2000 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 10 February

  • 1989 Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party.
  • 1996 IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
  • 2003 France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq.
  • 2016 South Korea decides to stop the operation of the Kaesong joint industrial complex with North Korea in response to the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4.
  • 2021 The traditional Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is canceled for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Famous people born on 10 February

  • Enzo Maresca, Italian footballer and manager (born 1980)
  • Bob Iger, American media executive (born 1951)
  • Emma Roberts, American actress (born 1991)
  • Megan Skiendiel, American singer, dancer and actress (born 2006)

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Events of 2000 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2000 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 4 May – London mayoral election: Ken Livingstone, standing as an independent, becomes the first directly elected Mayor of London defeating Steve Norris, the Conservative Party candidate in second place; and Frank Dobson, the Labour Party candidate in third place.
  • 12 May – The Tate Modern art museum is opened to the public in London.
  • 10 June – The much-anticipated Millennium Bridge across the Thames in London opens to the public, but has to close after it starts swaying.

Life in 2000

Prime Minister

Tony Blair

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£1.80

Loaf of Bread

72p

Average House

£89,597

Weekly Wage

£458.00

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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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