At A Glance

19 July 2000 at a glance

Day of the week
19 July 2000 was a Wednesday.
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 19 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 July 2000 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 July 2000 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 19 July

  • 1981 In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development.
  • 1983 The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.
  • 1997 The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
  • 2012 Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the Rojava conflict in Northeast Syria.
  • 2018 The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.

Famous people born on 19 July

  • Demi Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1950–2022)
  • Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer and politician, Mayor of Kyiv (born 1971)
  • Jon Jones, American mixed martial artist (born 1987)
  • Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor (born 1976)

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

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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