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October 28, 2000
Died on Sunday October 29, 2000
- Anne Rosa Spiero (93), Hamilton, ON (CA)
- Albert Webinus Prijt (68)
- Antje Hempenius (87)
- Chester Austin Piero (100), Copley, Summit, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
- Alida Maria Sewarte (84)
- Ali(da) Vergeer (70), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Beatrice E Galenkamp (83), Passaic New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
- Bastiaan van Duijn (68), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catherine Agnes Fleming (87)
- Alida"Maria" Sewarte (84)
Born on October 29
- 1988 » Florin Gardoș, Romanian footballer
- 1989 » Primož Roglič, Slovenian ski jumper and cyclist
- 1990 » Amarna Miller, former Spanish porn actress
- 1990 » Eric Saade, Swedish singer
- 1991 » Grant Hall, English footballer
- 1991 » Toby Tarrant, English radio broadcaster
- 1992 » Jacqueline Jossa, English actress
- 1993 » Ágnes Bukta, Hungarian tennis player
- 1993 » India Eisley, American actress
- 1998 » Lance Stroll, Canadian race car driver
Died on October 29
- 1996 » Eugen Kapp, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1908)
- 1997 » Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos, Greek-American astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1947)
- 1997 » Anton LaVey, American occultist, founded the Church of Satan (b. 1930)
- 1998 » Paul Misraki, Turkish-French pianist and composer (b. 1908)
- 1999 » Greg, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1931)
- 2000 » Carlos Guastavino, Argentinian pianist and composer (b. 1912)
- 2002 » Glenn McQueen, Canadian-American animator (b. 1960)
- 2003 » Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1921)
- 2003 » Hal Clement, American pilot, author, and educator (b. 1922)
- 2004 » Ordal Demokan, Turkish physicist and academic (b. 1946)
Names that were popular for boys in 2000
- Thomas
- Tom
- Robin
- Max
- Tim
- Niels
- Jacob
- Justin
- Wouter
- Rick
- Lars
- Jan
- Daan
- David
- Ruben
- Noah
Names that were popular for girls in 2000
- Amber
- Lisa
- Maria
- Julia
- Emma
- Anna
- Laura
- Sanne
- Tessa
- Iris
- Charlotte
- Romy
- Fleur
- Merel
- Anouk
- Anne
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2000
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 15.9 million citizens.
- August 12 » The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew.
- August 23 » Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.
- November 9 » Uttarakhand officially becomes the 27th state of India, formed from thirteen districts of northwestern Uttar Pradesh.
- November 11 » Kaprun disaster: One hundred fifty-five skiers and snowboarders die when a cable car catches fire in an alpine tunnel in Kaprun, Austria.
- November 15 » A chartered Antonov An-24 crashes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola, killing more than 40 people.
- December 30 » Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
Weather October 29, 2000
The temperature on October 29, 2000 was between 8.1 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.