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2000 Jul, 22

Eric Christmas

Eric Christmas, English-born Canadian actor (b. 1916)
Eric Cuthbert Christmas (19 March 1916 – 22 July 2000) was a British actor, with over 40 films and numerous television roles to his credit. He is probably best known for his role as Mr. Carter, the principal of Angel Beach High School, in the 1981 comedy films Porky's, the 1983 sequel Porky's II: The Next Day, and the 1985 sequel Porky's Revenge!. He was also known for his sporadic role as Reverend Diddymoe in the NBC sitcom, Amen.

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Events on 2000

  • 14 Jan

    Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    A United Nations tribunal sentences five Bosnian Croats to up to 25 years in prison for the 1993 killing of more than 100 Bosnian Muslims.
  • 3 Apr

    United States antitrust law

    United States v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
  • 2 May

    Global Positioning System

    President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.
  • 22 May

    Sri Lankan Tamil people

    In Sri Lanka, over 150 Tamil rebels are killed over two days of fighting for control in Jaffna.
  • 26 Nov

    United States presidential election, 2000

    George W. Bush is certified the winner of Florida's electoral votes by Katherine Harris, going on to win the United States presidential election, despite losing in the national popular vote.