June 2000 calendar

June 2000
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in June 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 June 2000: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 2000?

Events

02 Jun 2000 The Charlemagne prize, Germany's city of Aachen, is presented to U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton. Clinton is the first American president ever to be awarded the prize, which is for contributions towards the unity of Europe.
04 Jun 2000 An earthquake strikes Bengkulu in Indonesia, killing 94.
05 Jun 2000 The first widely distributed short film on the Internet is ''405 The Movie'.
07 Jun 2000 In the US Justice Department against Microsoft antitrust case, Judge Thomas Jackson orders that Microsoft be split into two companies. One producing operating systems and the other application programs.
12 Jun 2000 Sandro Rosa do Nascimento robs Bus #174 in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, taking hostages. The highly publicized standoff turns into a media circus that ends with do Nascimento's death and the release of a hostage.
13 Jun 2000 It pardons Mehmet Ali AGCA, the Turkish gunman who attempted to kill Pope John Paul II in 1982.
16 Jun 2000 After 22 years, Israel has complied with UN Security Council Resolution 425. This resolution calls for Israel to withdraw completely from Lebanon. Israel has withdrawn from all of Lebanon except for the Sheba Farms.
21 Jun 2000 With a 99-to-17 vote, Section 28 (outlawing homosexuality promotion in the United Kingdom), is repealed by Scotland.
23 Jun 2000 Palace Backpackers Hostel fire in Childers, Queensland, Australia, kills 15 people.
26 Jun 2000 As part of the Human Genome Project's preliminary draft, a final version of the genomes is available.
28 Jun 2000 Elian Gonzalez and Juan Miguel Gonzalez return to Cuba, ending a long custody battle.
30 Jun 2000 France defeats Italy by 2-1 in extra time in the final European Championships. This makes them the first team to win consecutively the World Cup as well as the European Championships.
07 Jun 2000 The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.