At A Glance

23 March 2000 at a glance

Day of the week
23 March 2000 was a Thursday.
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 23 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 March 2000 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 March 2000 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 23 March

  • 1991 The Revolutionary United Front, with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia, invades Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow Joseph Saidu Momoh, sparking the 11-year Sierra Leone Civil War.
  • 1996 Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President.
  • 2001 The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji.
  • 2003 Battle of Nasiriyah, first major conflict during the invasion of Iraq.
  • 2008 Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India.

Famous people born on 23 March

  • G. D. Naidu, Indian engineer and businessman (1893–1974)
  • Keri Russell, American actress (born 1976)
  • Michelle Monaghan, American actress (born 1976)
  • Perez Hilton, American blogger (born 1978)

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.
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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