At A Glance
15 January 2000 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 January 2000 was a Saturday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2000
- The Irish chart song for 2000 was “Can We Fix It?” by Bob the Builder.
- Top Film of 2000
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2000 was Mission: Impossible 2.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 15 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 January 2000 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 January 2000 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 15 January
- 1991 The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.
- 1991 Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signs letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its honours system.
- 2001 Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, is launched (Wikipedia Day).
- 2005 ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon.
- 2015 The Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the Swiss franc's value relative to the euro, causing turmoil in international financial markets.
Famous people born on 15 January
- Chad Lowe, American actor, director, and producer (born 1968)
- Dove Cameron, American actress and singer (born 1996)
- Martin Luther King Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (1929–1968)
- Pitbull, American rapper and producer (born 1981)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2000 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2000 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 11 February – The British government suspended devolution in Northern Ireland.
- 10 April – The ambulance service regulator, the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, was established.
- 10 April – The Dublin Area Rapid Transit rail system was extended southwards from Bray to Greystones and northwards from Howth Junction to Malahide.
Life in Ireland in 2000
Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern
Petrol (per litre)
€0.82/L
Loaf of Bread
€0.95
Average House
€169,000
Weekly Wage
€260
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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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