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Month October 2000 Calendar

About Month of October Calendar

  • October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans.

    October symbols: The birthstones of Octoberare the tourmaline and opal. Its birth flower is the calendula. The zodiac signs for the month of October are Libra (until October 22) or Scorpio (October 23 onwards). October Star Stones: Libra (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22). Planetary Stone: Sapphire; Lucky Charms: Opal, Sardonyx, Chrysolite; birthstone: pink Tourmaline, Opal. Scorpio (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21). Planetary Stone: Garnet, Ruby; Lucky Charms: Aquamarine, Beryl. October Mystical birthstone is Jasper. October Ayurvedic Birthstone is Opal.

Historical Events for October, 2000

  • Day of Week 5th » Mass demonstrations in Belgrade lead to resignation of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milošević. These demonstrations are often called the Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević named Bulldozer Revolution.
  • Day of Week 6th » Yugoslavia known as Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević resigns.
  • 6th » Argentina named Argentine vice president Carlos Álvarez (vice-president) e.g Carlos Álvarez resigns.
  • Day of Week 11th » NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission, using Space Shuttle Discovery.
  • Day of Week 12th » The USS Cole (DDG 67) or USS 'Cole' is badly damaged in Aden, Yemen, by two USS Cole bombing e.g suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
  • Day of Week 17th » Hatfield rail crash named Train crash at Hatfield, Hertfordshire named Hatfield, north of London, leading to collapse of Railtrack.
  • Day of Week 31st » Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.

Famous Birthdays on October in 2000

  • 16th » David Rawle, Irish actor
  • 31st » Willow Smith, American actress and singer

Famous Deaths for October 2000

  • 1st » Kray twins called Reginald Kray, English gangster (b. 1933)
  • 3rd » Benjamin Orr, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Cars) (b. 1947)
  • 4th » Yu Kuo-hwa, Chinese politician, 32nd Premier of the Republic of China (b. 1914)
  • 4th » Michael Smith (chemist) known as Michael Smith, English-Canadian chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932)
  • 5th » Cătălin Hîldan, Romanian footballer (b. 1976)
  • 6th » Richard Farnsworth, American actor and stuntman (b. 1920)
  • 8th » Charlotte Lamb, English author (b. 1937)
  • 9th » David Dukes, American actor (b. 1945)
  • 9th » Patrick Anthony Porteous, Indian-Scottish colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1918)
  • 10th » Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1916)
  • 11th » Luc-Marie Bayle, French historian, photographer, and painter (b. 1914)
  • 11th » Donald Dewar, Scottish lawyer and politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (b. 1937)
  • 13th » Jean Peters, American actress (b. 1926)
  • 14th » Art Coulter, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1909)
  • 14th » Tony Roper (racing driver) called Tony Roper, American race car driver (b. 1964)
  • 15th » Konrad Emil Bloch, Polish-American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
  • 15th » Vincent Canby, American journalist and critic (b. 1924)
  • 17th » Leo Nomellini, Italian-American football player and wrestler (b. 1924)
  • 17th » Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1964)
  • 18th » Julie London, American singer and actress (b. 1926)
  • 18th » Gwen Verdon, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1925)
  • 19th » Hortense Ellis, Jamaican singer (b. 1941)
  • 23rd » Yokozuna (wrestler) called Yokozuna, American wrestler (b. 1966)
  • 27th » Walter Berry (bass-baritone) named Walter Berry, Austrian opera singer (b. 1929)
  • 28th » Andújar Cedeño, Dominican baseball player (b. 1969)
  • 29th » Carlos Guastavino, Argentinian composer (b. 1912)
  • 30th » Steve Allen, American actor and singer (b. 1921)
  • 31st » Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1915)

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