At A Glance

30 September 2000 at a glance

Day of the week
30 September 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 30 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 September 2000 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 September 2000 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 30 September

  • 1980 Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
  • 1994 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-68.
  • 2005 Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.
  • 2016 Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.
  • 2016 Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.

Famous people born on 30 September

  • Max Verstappen, Dutch race car driver (born 1997)
  • Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and fashion model (born 1964)
  • Kieran Culkin, American actor (born 1982)
  • Ezra Miller, American actor and singer (born 1992)

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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