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November 2000 was the eleventh month of that century leap year. The month, which began on a Wednesday, ended on a Thursday after 30 days.

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Current events of November 1, 2000 (2000-11-01) (Wednesday) Serbia is admitted to the United Nations as the 190th member. Current events of November 2, 2000 (2000-11-02) (Thursday) The first resident crew enters the International Space Station. A mutiny takes place at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks in Suva, Fiji. Four soldiers are killed. Current events of November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03) (Friday) Widespread flooding throughout England and Wales after days of heavy rain. Current events of November 4, 2000 (2000-11-04) (Saturday) Died: Stephanie Lawrence, 50, English musical theatre actress (liver disease) Current events of November 5, 2000 (2000-11-05) (Sunday) Phil Goff, Foreign Minister of New Zealand, openly accuses Lieutenant Colonel Filipo Tarakinikini of involvement in the mutiny of November 2. Died: Roger Peyrefitte, 93, French diplomat and author Current events of November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06) (Monday) Died: L. Sprague de Camp, 92, US science fiction and fantasy author Current events of November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07) (Tuesday) Law and crime A criminal gang raids the Millennium Dome to steal The Millennium Star diamond but police surveillance catches them in the act. Politics and elections United States elections, 2000 The U.S. presidential election takes place. Neither candidate wins a majority of the electoral college; Bush leads Gore by only 1,784 votes in Florida's election day tally, triggering an automatic recount. Democrats gain control of the Senate, while Republicans retain the House. Hillary Clinton is elected to the United States Senate, becoming the first First Lady of the United States to win public office. Died: Former Queen of Denmark, Ingrid of Sweden, 90; Chidambaram Subramaniam, 90, Indian statesman Current events of November 8, 2000 (2000-11-08) (Wednesday) The third and final stage of the Egyptian parliamentary election, 2000, ends in victory for the ruling National Democratic Party. The official release of Counter-Strike 1.6 Current events of November 9, 2000 (2000-11-09) (Thursday) Died: Michel Demaret, 60, Belgian politician; Eric Morley, 82, English businessman and founder of the Miss World pageant Current events of November 11, 2000 (2000-11-11) (Saturday) Disasters and accidents Kaprun disaster 155 skiers and snowboarders die when a train catches fire in an alpine tunnel in Kaprun, Austria Current events of November 13, 2000 (2000-11-13) (Monday) Richard C. Duncan presents his paper, "The Peak of World Oil Production and the Road to the Olduvai Gorge", on the Olduvai theory (about the collapse of the industrial civilization), at the Summit 2000 Pardee Keynote Symposia of the Geological Society of America. Current events of November 14, 2000 (2000-11-14) (Tuesday) Netscape Navigator version 6.0 is launched following two years of open source development creating a stable Mozilla web browser upon which it is based. Current events of November 15, 2000 (2000-11-15) (Wednesday) A new Indian state called Jharkhand is formed carving out South Chhota Nagpur area from Bihar. Current events of November 16, 2000 (2000-11-16) (Thursday) Bill Clinton becomes the first sitting US President to visit Vietnam. Current events of November 17, 2000 (2000-11-17) (Friday) Catastrophical landslide in Log pod Mangartom, Slovenia, kills seven, and causes millions of SIT of damage. It is one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia in the past 100 years. Alberto Fujimori is removed from office as president of Peru. Current events of November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18) (Saturday) Catherine Zeta-Jones marries Michael Douglas at the Plaza Hotel, New York City. The 2000 Tiger Cup football competition concludes in Thailand. The winners are the Thailand national football team. Current events of November 19, 2000 (2000-11-19) (Sunday) Arts and culture Hallaton Treasure is found in Leicestershire, England, comprising over 5,000 silver and gold coins, mostly of the Corieltauvi, the Hallaton Helmet and other metal objects from around the time of the Roman conquest of Britain. Sports The 2000 Scottish Challenge Cup Final is won by Airdrieonians F. C. Current events of November 27, 2000 (2000-11-27) (Monday) In Canada's Parliamentary elections, Jean Chrétien is re-elected as Prime Minister as the Liberal Party increases its majority in the House of Commons. Current events of November 28, 2000 (2000-11-28) (Tuesday) Ukrainian politician Oleksander Moroz sets off the Cassette Scandal by publicly accusing President Leonid Kuchma of involvement in the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze.

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