January 2000

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January 2000 was the first month of that century leap year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Monday after 31 days.

Portal:Current events

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from January 2000.

January 1, 2000 (Saturday)

The hostages of Indian Airlines flight IC 814 return home after the Indian Government releases the prisoners demanded by the hijackers.
Despite the fact that the 2nd millennium will not end until December 31, 2000, premature millennium celebrations take place all over the world. Y2K passes without the serious, widespread computer failures and malfunctions that had been predicted.
Szeged's universities are unified into a single institution called the University of Szeged.
Sweden disestablishes the Church of Sweden as the official state religion.

January 5, 2000 (Wednesday)

January 10, 2000 (Monday)

America On-line announces an agreement to buy Time Warner for $162 billion. This is the largest-ever corporate merger.

January 11, 2000 (Tuesday)

January 14, 2000 (Friday)

A United Nations tribunal sentences five Bosnian Croats up to 25 years for the 1993 killing of over 100 Bosnian Muslims in a Bosnian village.
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista from Brazil became the first FIFA Club World Championship winner.

January 16, 2000 (Sunday)

In Sacramento, California, a commercial truck carrying evaporated milk is driven into the state capitol building killing the driver.

January 19, 2000 (Wednesday)

Three students died and 54 were injured in a dormitory fire at Seton Hall University. Two students were charged with murder and arson for allegedly setting the fire.

January 30, 2000 (Sunday)

The Super Bowl XXXIV took place at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. The half time adverts featured seventeen dot-com companies (most memorably pets.com) that each paid over $2 million for a 30-second spot.
The 2000 Baia Mare cyanide spill occurred near Baia Mare, Romania, into the Someş River.

January 31, 2000 (Monday)

Dr Harold Shipman is sentenced to life in prison for murder of at least 15 of his patients out of 365 suspected victims.
The crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261.

International holidays and observances
1: New Year's Day 1: Independence Day (Brunei) and (Haiti) 1: Flag Day (Lithuania) 7: Christmas (Orthodox) 8: Coming of Age Day (Japan) 14: Old New Year (Orthodox) 14: Makar Sankranti (India) 17: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (United States) 20: Islamic New Year (Islam, est.) 20: Remembrance of Muharram begins (Shi'a Islam, est.) 26: Australia Day (Australia) 26: Republic Day (India)) 27: Holocaust Memorial Day (United Kingdom) 28: The King's Namesday (Sweden) 29: Day of Ashura (Islam, est.)

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