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8 December 2000 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 8 December 2000 was a Friday.
- 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 8 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 8 December 2000 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 8 December 2000 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 8 December
- 1991 The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.
- 2004 The Cusco Declaration is signed in Cusco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.
- 2010 With the second launch of the Falcon 9, and the first launch of the Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.
- 2010 The Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passes the planet Venus at a distance of about 80,800 km (50,200 mi).
- 2013 Metallica performs a show in Antarctica, making them the first musical act to perform on all seven continents.
Famous people born on 8 December
- Raheem Sterling, English footballer (born 1994)
- Mary, Queen of Scots, Queen of Scots, daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise (1542–1587)
- Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)
- Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-American rapper and actress (born 1982)
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.
Troy Parrott4 February 2002FootballerView their day →Kate O'Connor12 December 2000AthleteView their day →Evan Ferguson19 October 2004FootballerView their day →Rhasidat Adeleke29 August 2002AthleteView their day →Adam Idah11 February 2001FootballerView their day →Amybeth McNulty7 November 2001ActressView their day →James Abankwah16 January 2004FootballerView their day →Sophie O'Sullivan23 December 2001AthleteView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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