October 2000 calendar

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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 2000.
The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on October 2000: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 2000?

Events

01 Oct 2000 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited were incorporated under the Indian Companies Act 1956.
05 Oct 2000 Massive protests in Belgrade led to the resignation of Slobodan Milosevic, Serbia's strongman. These protests are sometimes called the Bulldozer Revolution.
06 Oct 2000 Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic resigns.
11 Oct 2000 250 million gallons coal sludge were released in Martin County, Kentucky, USA.
12 Oct 2000 Two suicide bombers attack the USS Cole in Aden, Yemen. They place a small boat with explosives alongside the destroyer. The two attackers killed 17 crew members and wounded at least 39 others.
15 Oct 2000 Nintendo launches the PokTmon Gold, and PokTmon Silver videogames for the Game Boy Color in America. In the first week, 1.4 million copies were sold.
17 Oct 2000 Don Rickles is awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
18 Oct 2000 Hatfield rail accident, United Kingdom: A section of a rail is broken as a passenger train passes by it. Four people are killed and 70 are hurt.
22 Oct 2000 Shinichi Fujimura, a Japanese archeologist, is exposed by Mainichi Shinbun.
23 Oct 2000 Madeleine Albright, American Secretary of State, holds talks with Kim Jong Il.
26 Oct 2000 Sony Computer Entertainment launches the Sony PlayStation 2 in America. It can play PlayStation games and supports DVD-ROM and DVD-Video as well as CD-ROM and Dolby Digital media. The price is approximately US$300. The first week sales: 681 855.
27 Oct 2000 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
30 Oct 2000 The last Multics machine has been shut down.
31 Oct 2000 After takeoff in Northern Angola, a chartered Antonov An-26 explodes, killing 50.
05 Oct 2000 Mass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević.