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	2000 was designated as the ]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www3.unesco.org/iycp/ \|title=~~CULTURE~~ OF ~~PEACE~~ ~~WEBSITE~~ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20000925063813~~/http://~~www2~~.unesco.org/iycp/ \|archive-date=~~September~~ 25, ~~2000~~}}</ref> and the World ] Year.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.newton.ac.uk/wmy2kposters/ \|title=Isaac Newton Maths posters in the London Underground \|access-date=July 23, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010060459/http://www.newton.ac.uk/wmy2kposters/ \|archive-date=October 10, 2013 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>		2000 was designated as the ]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www3.unesco.org/iycp/ \|title=2000: International Year for the Culture of Peace \|website=UNESCO \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124051400/http://www3.unesco.org/iycp/ \|archive-date=January 24, 2001}}</ref> and the World ] Year.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.newton.ac.uk/wmy2kposters/ \|title=Isaac Newton Maths posters in the London Underground \|access-date=July 23, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010060459/http://www.newton.ac.uk/wmy2kposters/ \|archive-date=October 10, 2013 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the ] and the ] because of a tendency to group the years according to ] values, as if ] ~~were~~ counted. According to the Gregorian calendar, these distinctions fall to the year ], because the 1st century was retroactively said to start with the year ]. Since the Gregorian calendar does not have year zero, its first millennium spanned from years 1 to 1000 inclusively and its second millennium from years 1001 to 2000. (~~More~~ further information, see ] and ].)		] holds the year 2000 as the first year of the ] and the ]{{Citation needed\|date=January 2024\|reason=}},<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1095427.html\|title=World: Which Is The True Third Millennium Year, 2000 Or 2001?\|first=Eugen\|last=Tomiuc\|date=April 9, 2008\|via=www.rferl.org}}</ref> because of a tendency to group the years according to ] values, as if non-existent ] was counted. According to the ], these distinctions fall to the year ], because the ] was retroactively said to start with the year ]. Since the Gregorian calendar does not have year zero, its first millennium spanned from years 1 to 1000 inclusively and its second millennium from years 1001 to 2000. (For further information, see ] and ].)

	The year 2000 is sometimes abbreviated as "Y2K" (the "Y" stands for "year", and the "K" stands for "]" which means "thousand").<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.calendarhome.com/clink/y2000.html \|title=Y2K, After the Hype \|publisher=CalendarHome.com \|access-date=~~2013-09-~~15 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831075015/http://calendarhome.com/clink/y2000.html \|archive-date=August 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite ~~web~~ \|first=Tina \|last=Kelley \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/27/nyregion/y2k-stands-for-the-year-2000-now-that-wasn-t-really-difficult-was-it.html \|title='Y2K' Stands for the Year 2000. Now That Wasn't Really Difficult, Was It? \|newspaper=The New York Times \|date=~~1999-12-~~27 \|access-date=2013-09-15}}</ref> The year 2000 was the subject of ], which were fears that computers would not shift from 1999 to 2000 correctly. However, by the end of 1999, many companies had already converted to new, or upgraded, existing software. Some even obtained "Y2K certification". As a result of massive effort, relatively few problems occurred.		The year 2000 is sometimes abbreviated as "Y2K" (the "Y" stands for "year", and the "K" stands for "]" which means "thousand").<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.calendarhome.com/clink/y2000.html \|title=Y2K, After the Hype \|publisher=CalendarHome.com \|access-date=September 15, 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831075015/http://calendarhome.com/clink/y2000.html \|archive-date=August 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|first=Tina \|last=Kelley \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/27/nyregion/y2k-stands-for-the-year-2000-now-that-wasn-t-really-difficult-was-it.html \|title='Y2K' Stands for the Year 2000. Now That Wasn't Really Difficult, Was It? \|newspaper=The New York Times \|date=December 27, 1999 \|access-date=September 15, 2013 \|archive-date=October 2, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002222719/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/27/nyregion/y2k-stands-for-the-year-2000-now-that-wasn-t-really-difficult-was-it.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> The year 2000 was the subject of ], which were fears that computers would not shift from 1999 to 2000 correctly. However, by the end of 1999, many companies had already converted to new, or upgraded existing, software. Some even obtained "Y2K certification". As a result of massive effort, relatively few problems occurred.

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	==Events==		==Events==
	===January===		===January===
	* ] – The last ~~natural~~ ] is found dead, apparently killed by a falling tree.{{cn\|date=~~July~~ 2021}}		* ] – The last naturally conceived ] is found dead, apparently killed by a falling tree.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2021/01/23/the-species-that-went-extinct-twice \|title=The Species That Went Extinct Twice \|last=Smith \|first=Kiona N. \|date=January 23, 2021 \|website=Forbes \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131073011/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2021/01/23/the-species-that-went-extinct-twice/ \|archive-date=January 31, 2021 \|url-status=live}}</ref>
	* ] – ] announces an agreement to purchase ] for $162 billion (the largest-ever corporate merger).{{cn\|date=~~July~~ ~~2021~~}}		* ] – ] announces an agreement to purchase ] for $162 billion (the largest-ever corporate merger).<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/business/media/11merger.html \|title=How the AOL-Time Warner Merger Went So Wrong \|last=Arango \|first=Tim \|date=January 10, 2010 \|work=The New York Times \|url-status=live \|archive-date=January 24, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124024239/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/business/media/11merger.html}}</ref>
	* ]		* ]
	**The ] closes at 11,722.98 (at the peak of the ]).<ref>{{~~Cite~~ web \|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357298/000035729801500016/dowjones.html \|title=Dow Jones \|publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission \|access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref>		**The ] closes at 11,722.98 (at the peak of the ]).<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357298/000035729801500016/dowjones.html \|title=Dow Jones \|publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission \|access-date=July 25, 2018 \|archive-date=July 26, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726071917/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357298/000035729801500016/dowjones.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	**The United Nations' ] sentences five ] to up to 25 years in prison for the 1993 killing of more than 100 Bosnian Muslims.		**The United Nations' ] sentences five ] to up to 25 years in prison for the 1993 killing of more than 100 Bosnian Muslims.
	* ] – ] crashes off the ] into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169.{{cn\|date=~~July~~ ~~2021~~}}		* ] – ] crashes off the ] into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169 people.<ref name="BEA">{{cite web\|date=25 January 2002\|title=REPORT – Accident which occurred on 30 January 2000 in the sea near Abidjan Airport to the Airbus 310–304 registered 5Y-BEN operated by Kenya Airways\|url=https://www.bea.aero/docspa/2000/5y-n000130a/pdf/5y-n000130a.pdf\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053439/https://www.bea.aero/docspa/2000/5y-n000130a/pdf/5y-n000130a.pdf\|archive-date=30 January 2019\|publisher=Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety}}</ref>
			* ] – ] crashes off the ] coast into the Pacific Ocean; all 88 passengers and crew are killed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.alaskaair.com/E_latest.asp\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010212073412/http://www.alaskaair.com/E_latest.asp\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=February 12, 2001\|title=Flight 261 Special Report: Alaska Airlines Names Aviation Experts To Conduct Safety Audit\|publisher=]\|date=March 24, 2000\|access-date=May 29, 2018}} Latest version of rolling report (originally retrieved May 31, 2009)</ref>
	* ]
	** ] crashes off the ] coast into the Pacific Ocean; all 88 passengers and crew are killed.{{cn\|date=July 2021}}
	** Dr. ] is found guilty of murdering 15 patients between 1995 and 1998 at ], England, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The subsequent enquiry considers him to have killed at least 215.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Harold Shipman: Timeline \|work=] \|date=2002-07-18 \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2136444.stm \|access-date=2019-06-18}}</ref>

	===February===		===February===
			* ] – ]: ] – Russian forces summarily execute 56–60 civilians in a suburb of Grozny.<ref>{{cite book \| title = Endless brutality: war crimes in Chechnya \| publisher = Physicians for Human Rights \| location = Boston, Mass \| year = 2001 \| isbn = 9781879707320 \| page=58}}</ref>
	]: The ] occurs.]]
			* ] – Second Chechen War: ] ends as Russian forces conclude capture of the ] capital ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/632767.stm\|title=Putin: 'Grozny liberated'\|publisher=BBC News\|date=7 February 2000\|access-date=July 1, 2022\|archive-date=August 18, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818175746/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/632767.stm\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	* ] – ]: ] – Russian forces summarily execute 56-60 civilians in a suburb of Grozny.
			* ] – Torrential rains in Africa led to the ] in ] in 50 years, which lasted until March and killed 800 people.
	* ] – Second Chechen War: ] ends with Russian forces conclude capture of the ] capital ].
			* ] – Final '']'' comic is printed in newspapers, preceded by author ]'s death the night before. It was the most popular comic strip in history, running for 50 years.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Writers \|first=Jonathan Curiel, Pamela J. Podger, Chronicle Staff \|date=2000-02-14 \|title=Farewell to Schulz, Peanuts / As comic strip ends, fans mourn... \|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Farewell-to-Schulz-Peanuts-As-comic-strip-3240791.php \|access-date=2023-12-26 \|website=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref>
	* ] – Torrential rains in Africa lead to the ] in ] in 50 years, which lasts until March and kills 800 people.
			* ] – ] releases ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://news.microsoft.com/2000/02/17/gates-ushers-in-next-generation-of-pc-computing-with-launch-of-windows-2000/ \|title=Gates Ushers in Next Generation of PC Computing With Launch of Windows 2000 \|date=February 17, 2000\|publisher=]}}</ref>
	* ] – ] holds the inaugural celebration of ].
			* ] – ] holds the inaugural celebration of ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.un.org/en/observances/mother-language-day\|title=International Mother Language Day\|publisher=United Nations\|access-date=July 1, 2022\|archive-date=July 1, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701183121/https://www.un.org/en/observances/mother-language-day/\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	* ] – A rare ] date occurs. Usually, century years are common years due to not being exactly divisible by 400. 2000 is the first such year to have a February 29 since the year 1600, making it only the second such occasion since the ] was introduced in the late 16th century. The next such leap year will occur in 2400.
			* ] – A rare ] date occurs. Usually, century years are common years due to not being exactly divisible by 400. 2000 is the first such year to have a February 29 since the year ], making it only the second such occasion since the ] was introduced in ]. The next such leap year will occur in 2400.

	===March===		===March===
			* ] – ] releases the ] in Japan to compete with the ]. It launches in other countries later in the year.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2020-11-19 \|title=History of PlayStation: PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5 – Launch Prices, Specs, Games \|url=https://www.psu.com/news/history-of-playstation-ps1-ps2-ps3-ps4-and-ps5-launch-prices-specs-and-games/ \|access-date=2023-12-15 \|website=PlayStation Universe}}</ref>
	* ] – The ] is released in Japan, followed by other releases in western markets in late 2000.<ref>{{cite news \|work=The Irish Rimes \|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/playstation-has-delivered-20-years-of-gaming-but-the-best-is-yet-to-come-1.2032977 \|title=PlayStation has delivered 20 years of gaming but the best is yet to come \|date=December 11, 2014 \|first=Joe \|last=Griffin \|quote=PlayStation 2 is arguably the most successful games console in the world, having shifted more than 155 million units}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/rip-playstation-2-sony-halts-production-of-the-worlds-most-successful-game-console/ \|first=Anthony \|last=John Agnello \|work=Digital Trends \|title=RIP PlayStation 2: Sony halts production of the most successful game console in history \|date=January 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/1037939.stm \|work=BBC News \|title=Playstation 2 sweeps into Europe \|date=November 24, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/26/technology/playstation-2-game-console-as-trojan-horse.html \|title=PlayStation 2: Game Console as Trojan Horse \|first=Michel \|last=Marriott \|date=October 26, 2000 \|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>
			* ] – The ] Composite Index reaches an all-time high of 5,048.<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116161010/http://www.finfacts.com/irelandbusinessnews/publish/article_1000766.shtml \|date=November 16, 2020 }}. Retrieved November 19, 2007.</ref> Two weeks later, the ], ], and ] reach their peaks prior to the Dot-com bubble, ending a bull market run that had lasted over 17 years.
	* ] – ]: A sideswipe collision of two ] trains kills five people.
	* ] – The ] Composite Index reaches an all-time high of 5,048.<ref>. Retrieved November 19, 2007.</ref> Two weeks later, the ], ], and ] reach their peaks prior to the Dot-com bubble, ending a bull market run that had lasted over 17 years.
	* ]		* ]
	** ] ] for the wrongdoings by members of the ~~] throughout the ages.~~		** ] ] for the wrongdoings by members of the Roman ] throughout the ages.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Boudreaux \|first=Richard \|date=2000-03-13 \|title=Pope Apologizes for Catholic Sins Past and Present \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-13-mn-8338-story.html \|access-date=2023-12-15 \|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
	** A ] sea launch fails due to a ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://spaceflightnow.com/sealaunch/ico1/000330software.html \|work=Spaceflight Now \|title=Sea Launch malfunction blamed on software glitch \|first=Justin \|last=Ray \|date=March 30, 2000}}</ref>		** A ] sea launch fails due to a ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://spaceflightnow.com/sealaunch/ico1/000330software.html \|work=Spaceflight Now \|title=Sea Launch malfunction blamed on software glitch \|first=Justin \|last=Ray \|date=March 30, 2000 \|access-date=December 23, 2015 \|archive-date=March 4, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115644/http://spaceflightnow.com/sealaunch/ico1/000330software.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* ] – The ] becomes the official currency of ], replacing the ].		* ] – The ] becomes the official currency of ], replacing the ].
	*] – ]: 778 members of the ] die in ].		*] – ]: 778 members of the ] die in ].
			*] – ]: ] is elected ].

	===April===		===April===
			*] - ], an ], crashes during approach at ], ], killing 131 people. making it the deadliest air disaster in ].
	* ] – '']'': ] is ruled to have violated United States ] laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
	* ] – In a predawn raid, federal agents seize 6-year-old ] from his relatives' home in ] and fly him to his ]n father in Washington, D.C., ending one of the most publicized custody battles in U.S. history.
	* ] – ] of ] in the presence of 200,000 people and the first ] celebrated worldwide.		* ] – ] of ] in the presence of 200,000 people and the first ] celebrated worldwide.

	===May===		===May===
	* ] – A new class of ] is fabricated, which has a combination of ] never before seen in a ] or ~~man~~-made material.<ref name=comp>{{cite journal \|doi=10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.4184 \|pmid=10990641 \|title=Composite Medium with Simultaneously Negative Permeability and Permittivity \|first5=S \|last5=Schultz \|first4=SC \|last4=Nemat-Nasser \|first3=DC \|last3=Vier \|first2=WJ \|year=2000 \|last2=Padilla \|last1=Smith \|first1=D. R. \|journal=Physical Review Letters \|volume=84 \|issue=18 \|pages=4184–7 \|bibcode=2000PhRvL..84.4184S \|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="UCSD-press-release">{{cite web \|author=McDonald, Kim \|title=UCSD Physicists Develop a New Class of Composite Material with 'Reverse' Physical Properties Never Before Seen \|url=http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/science/mccomposite.htm \|publisher=UCSD Science and Engineering \|date=~~2000-03-~~21 \|access-date=2010-12-17}}</ref>		* ] – A new class of ] is fabricated, which has a combination of ] never before seen in a ] or human-made material.<ref name=comp>{{cite journal \|doi=10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.4184 \|pmid=10990641 \|title=Composite Medium with Simultaneously Negative Permeability and Permittivity \|first5=S \|last5=Schultz \|first4=SC \|last4=Nemat-Nasser \|first3=DC \|last3=Vier \|first2=WJ \|year=2000 \|last2=Padilla \|last1=Smith \|first1=D. R. \|journal=Physical Review Letters \|volume=84 \|issue=18 \|pages=4184–7 \|bibcode=2000PhRvL..84.4184S \|doi-access=free\| issn=0031-9007}}</ref><ref name="UCSD-press-release">{{cite web \|author=McDonald, Kim \|title=UCSD Physicists Develop a New Class of Composite Material with 'Reverse' Physical Properties Never Before Seen \|url=http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/science/mccomposite.htm \|publisher=UCSD Science and Engineering \|date=March 21, 2000 \|access-date=December 17, 2010 \|archive-date=June 11, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611235821/http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/science/mccomposite.htm \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* ] – In ], ], computer pioneer ] files for ] bankruptcy.
	* ] – The 7.6 {{M\|w\|link=y}} ] affects ], ], with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''), leaving 46 dead and 264 injured.		* ] – The 7.6 {{M\|w\|link=y}} ] affects ], ], with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''), leaving 46 dead and 264 injured.
	* ]		* ]
	** After originating in the ], the ] computer virus spreads quickly throughout the world.		** After originating in the ], the ] computer virus spreads quickly throughout the world.
	** A rare conjunction of seven ] (Sun, Moon, planets ]–]) occurs during the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/alignment.html \|title=Planetary Alignment of 5 May 2000 \|publisher=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov \|access-date=2013-09-15}}</ref>		** A rare conjunction of seven ] (Sun, Moon, planets ]–]) occurs during the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/alignment.html \|title=Planetary Alignment of 5 May 2000 \|publisher=Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov \|access-date=September 15, 2013 \|archive-date=April 19, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419140559/https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/alignment.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* ] – India's population reaches 1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uOsSAAAAIBAJ&pg=5551,31832&dq=india+1+billion+population \|title=Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4bILAAAAIBAJ&pg=6004,4288407&dq=india+1+billion+population \|title=Ludington Daily News - Google News Archive Search}}</ref>		* ] – India's population reaches 1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uOsSAAAAIBAJ&pg=5551,31832&dq=india+1+billion+population\|title=Lakeland Ledger – Google News Archive Search}}{{Dead link\|date=December 2024 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4bILAAAAIBAJ&pg=6004,4288407&dq=india+1+billion+population\|title=Ludington Daily News – Google News Archive Search}}{{Dead link\|date=December 2024 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
	* ]		* ]
	** A ] in ], Netherlands, kills 23.		** A ] in ], Netherlands, kills 23.
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	===June===		===June===
	* ] – The 7.9 {{M\|w}} ] shakes southwestern ] ~~with a maximum ] of VI (''Strong'')~~, killing 103 people and injuring 2,~~174–2,585~~.		* ] – The 7.9 {{M\|w}} ] shakes southwestern ], killing 103 people and injuring at least 2,174.
	* ] – '']~~'',~~ the ~~first~~ ~~short~~ ~~film~~ ~~widely~~ ~~distributed~~ on ~~the~~ ~~Internet~~, is ~~released~~.		* ]–] – ] and the ] jointly host the ] football tournament, which is won by ].
			* ] – A ] (6.5 on the ]) hits ] on its national day.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2020-10-05 \|title=Historical earthquakes in Iceland – Iceland geology \|url=https://icelandgeology.net/?page_id=8039 \|access-date=2023-12-15}}</ref>
	* ] – ] – ] and the ] jointly host the ] football tournament, which is won by ].
	* ] – ~~A centennial~~ earthquake ~~(6.5~~ on ~~the~~ ]) ~~hits~~ ] ~~on its national day.~~		* ] – Another earthquake hits Iceland further west than the previous quake.<ref name=":0" />
	* ] – A preliminary draft of ]s, as part of the ], is finished. It is announced at the White House by President Clinton.<ref>{{cite web \|url=~~http~~://~~www~~.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/project/clinton1.shtml \|title=~~PRESIDENT~~ ~~CLINTON~~ ~~ANNOUNCES~~ ~~THE~~ ~~COMPLETION~~ OF ~~THE~~ ~~FIRST~~ ~~SURVEY~~ OF ~~THE~~ ~~ENTIRE~~ ~~HUMAN~~ ~~GENOME~~ \|publisher=~~The~~ White House \|date=~~2000-06-~~25 \|access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref>		* ] – A preliminary draft of ]s, as part of the ], is finished. It is announced at the White House by President Clinton.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://web.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/project/clinton1.shtml \|title=President Clinton Announces the Completion of the First Survey of the Entire Human Genome \|website=web.ornl.gov \|publisher=] \|type=Press release \|date=June 25, 2000 \|access-date=June 26, 2013 \|url-status=live \|archive-date=March 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318084434/https://web.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/project/clinton1.shtml}}</ref>
	* ] – ] returns to ] with his father, Juan Miguel González, ending a protracted custody battle.
	* ] – At the ] near ], Denmark, nine die and 26 are injured on a set while the rock group ] performs.

	===July===		===July===
	* ] – The ] between ] and ] is officially opened for traffic.		* ] – The ] between ] and ] is officially opened for traffic.
	* ] – ] defeats ] 2–1 after extra time in the final of the ], becoming the first team to win the World Cup and European Championship consecutively.		* ] – ] defeats ] 2–1 after extra time in the final of the ], becoming the first team to win the World Cup and European Championship consecutively.
			* ] – ] of the National Action Party (PAN) is ] ], becoming the first president not from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) since 1929.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Milner \|first=Kate \|date=2 July 2000 \|title=End of era for all-powerful party \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/815359.stm \|access-date=28 November 2008 \|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
	* ] – The draft assembly of ] announced at the White House by President ], ], and ].
			* ] – The draft assembly of ] is announced at the White House by US President ], ], and ].
	* ] – In southern ], a leaking petroleum pipeline explodes, killing about 250 villagers who were scavenging ].		* ] – In southern ], a leaking petroleum pipeline explodes, killing about 250 villagers who were scavenging ].
			* ] ]–] – A ] takes place at ] between United States president ], Israeli prime minister ] and ] chairman ], ending without an agreement.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=BBC News {{!}} MIDDLE EAST {{!}} Camp David timeline \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/848968.stm \|access-date=2023-10-23 \|publisher=BBC News \|archive-date=October 27, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027153036/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/848968.stm \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* ] – A powerful ], later named the ], causes a ] on Earth.
			* ] – A powerful ], later named the ], causes a ] on Earth.<ref>{{cite journal \|title=The Bastille Day (14 July 2000) event in historical large sun-earth connection events \|date=January 2001 \|doi=10.1023/A:1014273227639 \|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226083577 \|access-date=2 January 2021\|last1=Watari \|first1=Shinichi \|last2=Kunitake \|first2=Manabu \|last3=Watanabe \|first3=Takashi \|journal=Solar Physics \|volume=204 \|pages=425–438 \|bibcode=2001SoPh..204..425W \|s2cid=117394988 }}</ref>
	* ] – ], a ] aircraft, crashes into a hotel in ] just after ] from Paris, killing all 109 aboard and 4 in the hotel.		* ] – ], a ] aircraft, crashes into a hotel in ] just after ] from Paris, killing all 109 aboard and 4 in the hotel.

	===August===		===August===
	* ] – Rioting erupts on the ] estate in ], ], England, after more than 100 people besiege a block of flats allegedly housing a convicted ]. This is the latest vigilante violence against suspected sex offenders since the beginning of the "]" anti-pedophile campaign by the ] newspaper '']''.
	* ] – ] is launched.
	* ] – The ] submarine '']'' is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor.		* ] – The ] submarine '']'' is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor.
	* ] – The Russian submarine '']'' ] in the ] during one of the largest Russian naval exercises since the 1991 ], resulting in the deaths of all 118 men on board.		* ] – The Russian submarine '']'' ] in the ] during one of the largest Russian naval exercises since the 1991 ], resulting in the deaths of all 118 men on board.
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	~~]: The ] is ~~held~~.]]~~		* ] – The ] mobile phone is released.
	* ] – The last wholly Swedish-owned ], ], is sold to American arms manufacturer ].		* ] – The last wholly Swedish-owned ], ], is sold to American arms manufacturer ].
	* ]–] – World leaders attend the ] at U.N. Headquarters.		* ]–] – World leaders attend the ] at U.N. Headquarters.
	* ]–] – ] ~~take place in the United Kingdom~~, with refineries blockaded, and supply to the country's network of petrol stations halted.		* ]–] – ], with refineries blockaded and supply to the country's network of petrol stations halted.
			* ] – ] introduces the ] for US $29.95.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2000/09/13Apple-Releases-Mac-OS-X-Public-Beta/ \|title=Apple Releases Mac OS X Public Beta \|publisher=] \|access-date=September 12, 2018 \|date=September 13, 2000 \|website=Apple.com \|archive-date=June 30, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630033344/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2000/09/13Apple-Releases-Mac-OS-X-Public-Beta/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* ] – ]: A British military operation to free five soldiers from the ] that were held captive for over two weeks during the ], all of which were rescued.
	* ] – ] ~~introduces the~~ ] of ] ~~for US$29.95.<ref>{{Cite web~~ \|url=~~https~~://~~www~~.~~apple~~.com~~/newsroom~~/2000/09/~~13Apple~~-~~Releases~~-~~Mac~~-OS-X-~~Public~~-~~Beta~~/ ~~\|title=Apple Releases Mac OS X Public Beta~~ \|publisher=] \|~~access-~~date=September ~~12, 2018 \|date=September 13~~, 2000 ~~\|website=Apple.com~~}}</ref>		* ] – ] releases ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Microsoft Announces Immediate Availability of Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)\|url=http://news.microsoft.com/2000/09/14/microsoft-announces-immediate-availability-of-windows-millennium-edition-windows-me/\|publisher=]\|date=September 14, 2000}}</ref>
	* ] – ] – The ], held in Sydney, Australia, is the first ] of the 2000s.		* ]–] – The ], held in ], ], is the first ] of the 2000s.
	* ] – ] journalist ] is last seen alive; this day is taken as the commemoration date of his death.		* ] – ] journalist ] is last seen alive; this day is taken as the commemoration date of his death.
	* ] – The Greek ferry '']'' sinks off the coast of the island of ]; 80 out of a total of over 500 passengers perish in one of Greece's worst sea disasters.		* ] – The Greek ferry '']'' sinks off the coast of the island of ]; 80 out of a total of over 500 passengers perish in one of Greece's worst sea disasters.
	* ] – ], a ~~prison~~ ~~used~~ to ~~incarcerate~~ ~~members of illegal paramilitaries during~~ ] in ~~Northern~~ ~~Ireland~~ ~~closes~~ as a ~~result~~ of the ].<ref>{{~~cite~~ ~~web~~ \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/~~northern_ireland~~/~~949924~~.stm \|~~title~~=~~Maze prison closes~~ \|date=~~September~~ 30, ~~2000~~ \|~~website~~=~~BBC News~~ \|~~access~~-~~date~~=~~May 23,~~ ~~2021~~}}</ref>		* ] – ]i opposition leader ] visits the ] in East Jerusalem, sparking an uprising that becomes the ].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2004-09-29 \|title=Al-Aqsa Intifada timeline\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3677206.stm \|access-date=2023-11-04 \|archive-date=July 2, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702011849/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3677206.stm \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	===October===		===October===
			* ] – Approximate start of ] (particularly affecting the UK), precipitated by days of heavy rain.
	]: ].]]
	* ] – Approximate start of ] (particularly affecting ]) precipitated by days of heavy rain.
	* ] – ] in ] lead to resignation of ]'s president ].		* ] – ] in ] lead to resignation of ]'s president ].
	* ] – {{convert\|250\|e6USgal\|m3}} of coal sludge ] in ] (considered a greater environmental disaster than the ]).		* ] – {{convert\|250\|e6USgal\|m3}} of coal sludge ] in ], United States (considered a greater environmental disaster than the ]).
	* ] – In ], ], ] is ] by two ] ], who place a small boat laden with explosives alongside the ] destroyer, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.		* ] – In ], ], ] is ] by two ] ], who place a small boat laden with explosives alongside the ] destroyer, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
	*] – A ] ] Express Train ], killing four people and injuring many others, in ], United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4216830.stm \|title=How Hatfield changed the railways \|~~work~~=] \|date=6 September 2005 \|access-date=23 August 2016 \|archive-date=12 January 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112000142/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4216830.stm \|url-status=live}}</ref>		*] – A ] ] Express Train ], killing four people and injuring many others, in ], United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4216830.stm \|title=How Hatfield changed the railways \|publisher=BBC News \|date=September 6, 2005 \|access-date=August 23, 2016 \|archive-date=January 12, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112000142/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4216830.stm \|url-status=live}}</ref>
			* ]
	* ] – The '']'' newspaper exposes Japanese archeologist ] as a fraud; Japanese archaeologists had based their treatises on his findings.
			** The '']'' newspaper exposes Japanese archeologist ] as a fraud; Japanese archaeologists had based their treatises on his findings.
	* ]
			**Japanese Prime Minister ] and Singaporean Prime Minister ] formally negotiate Japan-Singapore Economic Agreement for a New Age Partnership (JSEPA).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.brookings.edu/articles/evolution-of-japans-policy-toward-economic-integration/amp/ \|title=Evolution of Japan's Policy Toward Economic Integration \|date=December 1, 2001 \|last=Munakata \|first=Naoko \|website=] \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210024233/https://www.brookings.edu/articles/evolution-of-japans-policy-toward-economic-integration/amp/ \|archive-date=February 10, 2022}}</ref>
	** Pakistani authorities announce that their police have found an apparently ancient mummy of a ] in the province of ]. ], Pakistan and the ] all claim the mummy until Pakistan announces it is a modern-day fake on ], ].
			* ] – Pakistani authorities announce that their police have found an apparent mummy of an alleged ] in the province of ]. The governments of Iran, Pakistan as well as the ] of Afghanistan all claim the mummy until Pakistan announces it is a modern-day forgery in April 2001.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/nov/26/pakistan.iran \|title=Pakistan and Iran fight over mummified princess \|date=November 26, 2000 \|last=Harding \|first=Luke \|website=The Guardian \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217203513/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/nov/26/pakistan.iran \|archive-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref>
	** The ] defeat the ] 4–2 in the fifth game of the World Series to win the first "Subway Series" since 1956 by 4 games to 1. The series win was the Yankees third in a row and 26th overall.{{importance inline\|date=May 2020}}
	* ]		* ]
	** ] is launched, carrying ] to the ]. The ISS has been continuously crewed since.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2000/11/06/207767.htm?site=science_dev&topic=latest \|title=Let the new space era begin \|date=6 November 2000 \|publisher=] \|access-date=5 August 2010 \|archive-date=17 September 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917103602/http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2000/11/06/207767.htm?site=science_dev&topic=latest \|url-status=live}}</ref>		** ] is launched, carrying ] to the ]. The ISS has been continuously crewed since.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2000/11/06/207767.htm?site=science_dev&topic=latest \|title=Let the new space era begin \|date=November 6, 2000 \|publisher=] \|access-date=August 5, 2010 \|archive-date=September 17, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917103602/http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2000/11/06/207767.htm?site=science_dev&topic=latest \|url-status=live}}</ref>
	**] collides with construction equipment in the ], resulting in 83 deaths.		**] collides with construction equipment in the ], resulting in 83 deaths.

	===November===		===November===
	* ] – ~~The~~ ~~first resident crew~~ ~~enters~~ the ].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=31 October 2000 \|title=First crew starts living and working on the International Space Station \|~~work~~=European Space Agency \|url=https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/International_Space_Station/First_crew_starts_living_and_working_on_the_International_Space_Station \|access-date=24 ~~January~~ 2021 \|archive-date=17 ~~December~~ 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217064333/http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/International_Space_Station/First_crew_starts_living_and_working_on_the_International_Space_Station \|url-status=live}}</ref>		* ] – ] to the ] begins.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=October 31, 2000\|title=First crew starts living and working on the International Space Station\|publisher=European Space Agency\|url=https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/International_Space_Station/First_crew_starts_living_and_working_on_the_International_Space_Station\|access-date=January 24, 2021\|archive-date=December 17, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217064333/http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/International_Space_Station/First_crew_starts_living_and_working_on_the_International_Space_Station\|url-status=live}}</ref>
			* ] – ]: No winner can be declared, prompting a controversial ].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/11/08/election.president/ \|title=Florida recounts votes county by county as candidates wait \|date=November 8, 2000 \|publisher=CNN \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109023909/http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/11/08/election.president/ \|archive-date=November 9, 2000 \|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref>
	* ]
			* ] – ], Austria: A ] fire in an Alpine tunnel kills 155 skiers and snowboarders.<ref>{{cite book\|author1=Vishnu Konoorayar\|author2=V. S. Jaya\|title=Disaster Management and Law\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XbGbAAAAMAAJ\|year=2005\|publisher=Indian Law Institute\|page=214}}</ref>
	**In London, a criminal gang ] to steal the ] diamond, but police surveillance catches them in the act.
			* ] – The United States recognizes the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://history.state.gov/countries/kingdom-of-yugoslavia \|title=Kingdom of Serbia/Yugoslavia \|work=A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776 \|author=Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute \|publisher=United States Department of State \|access-date=July 14, 2020 \|archive-date=February 11, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211015136/https://history.state.gov/countries/kingdom-of-yugoslavia \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	**The ]: No winner can be declared, prompting a controversial ] in Florida.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/11/08/election.president/ \|title=Florida recounts votes county by county as candidates wait \|date=November 8, 2000 \|website=CNN.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109023909/http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/11/08/election.president/ \|archive-date=November 9, 2000 \|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref>
			* ] – ] is divided into two parts (by the ]) and ], the 28th ], is created. Hence, this day is celebrated as Jharkhand Foundation Day.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Bera \|first=Gautam Kumar \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9qrmTdshzKQC&q=Bihar+State+reorganization+bill&pg=PA60 \|title=The Unrest Axle: Ethno-social Movements in Eastern India \|date=2008 \|publisher=Mittal Publications \|isbn=978-81-8324-145-8}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=25 August 2000 \|title=The Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 \|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1054471/ \|access-date=19 November 2023 \|website=IndianKanoon.org \|archive-date=July 24, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724073805/https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1054471/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* ] – ], Austria: A ] fire in an Alpine tunnel kills 155 skiers and snowboarders.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Vishnu Konoorayar \|author2=V. S. Jaya \|title=Disaster Management and Law \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XbGbAAAAMAAJ \|year=2005 \|publisher=Indian Law Institute \|page=214}}</ref>
			* ] – ], ], faxes his resignation from a hotel room in Japan, having fled Peru after facing corruption charges.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1032381.stm \| title=Peru's Fujimori resigns \| date=November 20, 2000 \| access-date=May 31, 2022 \| archive-date=October 6, 2023 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006224932/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1032381.stm \| url-status=live }}</ref> Fujimori would be officially removed from office by ] on the 22nd.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Faiola \|first=Anthony \|date=2000-11-22 \|title=Peruvian Lawmakers Kick Fujimori Out of Office \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/11/22/peruvian-lawmakers-kick-fujimori-out-of-office/0c6188f9-b45c-4afb-9b9d-b93ddc1c1550/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218015646/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/11/22/peruvian-lawmakers-kick-fujimori-out-of-office/0c6188f9-b45c-4afb-9b9d-b93ddc1c1550/ \|archive-date=December 18, 2019 \|access-date=2022-06-08 \|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
	* ] – The United States recognizes the ].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://history.state.gov/countries/kingdom-of-yugoslavia \|title=Kingdom of Serbia/Yugoslavia \|work=A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776 \|author=Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute \|publisher=United States Department of State \|access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref>
	* ] – A catastrophic ] in Log pod Mangartom, ], kills 7, and causes millions of ] of damage. It is one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia in the past 100 years.

	===December===		===December===
	* ] – ] temple is discovered in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.		* ] – ] temple is discovered in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
	* ] – ]: The United States Supreme Court ] that the ] should be halted and the original results be certified, thus making ] the winner of the ].<ref>{{~~Cite~~ web \|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-949.ZPC.html \|title=Bush v. Gore \|website=Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute \|access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref>		* ] – ]: The United States Supreme Court ] that the ] should be halted and the original results be certified, thus making ] the winner of the ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-949.ZPC.html \|title=Bush v. Gore \|website=Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute \|access-date=April 16, 2020 \|archive-date=October 15, 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015060335/https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-949.ZPC.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	* ] – The third and final reactor at the ] is shut down and the station is shut down completely.		* ] – The third and final reactor at the ] is shut down and the station is shut down completely.
	* ] - The ] in several churches in Indonesia, ~~kills~~ 18 people.		* ] – The ] in several churches in Indonesia kill 18 people.
	* ] – The ] at a shopping center in China kills 309 people.		* ] – The ] at a shopping center in China kills 309 people.
			* ] – The ] and ] conclude.

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	* ] – ], American actress and singer{{cn\|date=July 2021}}
	* ] – ], South Korean figure skater<ref>{{isu name \| id= 00014382 \| name= Dabin CHOI }}</ref>
	* ] – ], American basketball player<ref>{{basketballstats\|nba=1629639}}</ref>
	* ] – ], American actress<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/yara-shahidi/297747/ \|title=Yara Shahidi Actor \|magazine=] \|archive-date=October 2, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002011340/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/yara-shahidi/297747/}}</ref><!--site is live, but only archived version has birth date-->
	* ] – ], Hungarian swimmer<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.the-sports.org/kristof-milak-swimming-spf451459.html \|title=Kristof Milak \|website=thesports.org \|access-date=May 23, 2021}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Indian model, actress and pageant titleholder won ]
	* ] – ], Canadian actress{{cn\|date=July 2021}}

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	* ] – ], Pakistani cricketer{{cn\|date=July 2021}}
	* ] – ], American soprano<ref>Greenburg, Zack O'Malley. , ''Forbes'' magazine, November 17, 2017</ref>
	* ] – ], Swedish ice hockey player{{cn\|date=July 2021}}
	* ] – ], American snowboarder<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/KI/Chloe-Kim \|title=Chloe Kim \|website=Team USA \|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Australian footballer<ref>{{FIFA player\|394063}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Japanese racing driver{{cn\|date=August 2021}}
	* ] – ], Ukrainian tennis player{{WTA\|324261}}
	* ] – ], Canadian swimmer<ref>{{COC profile\|taylor-ruck}}</ref>
	* ] – ], American actor<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.buddytv.com/info/jared-gilmore-info.aspx \|title=Jared Gilmore Biography \|publisher=] \|access-date=April 5, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108005244/http://www.buddytv.com/info/jared-gilmore-info.aspx \|archive-date=January 8, 2014 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	* ] – ], American actress and dancer {{cn\|date=August 2021}}
	* ] – ], American artistic gymnast<ref>{{USA Gymnastics\|278528\|Laurie Hernandez}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Canadian swimmer<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.fina.org/athletes/1035859/penny-oleksiak \|title=Penny Oleksiak \|publisher=] \|access-date=}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Canadian tennis player<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/325088/name \|title=Bianca Andreescu \|publisher=] \|access-date=}}</ref>

	===July–September===
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	* ] – ], Indonesian sprinter<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/indonesia/lalu-muhammad-zohri-373792 \|title=IAAF: Lalu Muhammad ZOHRI - Profile \|website=iaaf.org \|access-date=15 July 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710172216/https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/indonesia/lalu-muhammad-zohri-373792 \|archive-date=10 July 2018 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Japanese swimmer<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.eurosport.com/swimming/rikako-ikee_prs430223/person.shtml\|title=Rikako Ikee Overview\|publisher=]\|access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref>
	* ] – ], American basketball player<ref>{{basketballstats\|nba=1629627}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Brazilian footballer
	* ] – ], Russian artistic gymnast<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Artistic Gymnastics MELNIKOVA Angelina\|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1406270-melnikova-angelina.htm#bio\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-07-28\|website=Tokyo 2020 Olympics\|language=en-us}}</ref>
	* ] – ], New Zealand actress<ref>{{cite web \|title=Thomasin McKenzie\|url=https://issuemagazine.com/thomasin-mckenzie/#/ \|work=ISSUE Magazine\|access-date=10 October 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109140101/https://issuemagazine.com/thomasin-mckenzie/#/ \|archive-date=9 November 2019 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	* ] – ], Canadian tennis player<ref>{{cite web \|title=Felix Auger-Aliassime \|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felix-auger-aliassime/ag37/overview \|website=ATP World Tour \|access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Canadian soccer player<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=13177&teamId=2085\|title=Profile\|website=Canada Soccer\|access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Australian swimmer{{cn\|date=October 2021}}
	* ] – ], Jordanian princess
	* ] – ], American actor

	===October–December===
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	* ] – ], Canadian soccer player<ref>{{NFT\|68404}}</ref>
	* ] – ], English footballer<ref> at the Football Association website</ref>
	* ] – ], American model and actress{{cn\|date=August 2021}}
	* ] – ], British singer<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYv9Mj7rmBY \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/rYv9Mj7rmBY\| archive-date=2021-12-11 \|url-status=live\|title=BGT's First Child Star Connie Talbot Donated All Her Royalties to Her South Korean Fans \|date=20 November 2018 \|publisher=] \|access-date=20 November 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Canadian artistic gymnast
	* ] – ], American actress, voice actress, and singer<ref name="Daniel">{{cite news \|last1=Daniel \|first1=Diane \|title=What to See in Hawaii? Ask Auliʻi Cravalho of Disney's 'Moana' \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/travel/hawaii-aulii-cravalho-of-moana-disney.html \|access-date=December 15, 2016 \|work=The New York Times \|date=November 17, 2016 \|location=New York \|page=TR2}}</ref>

	==Deaths==
	{{Further\|:Category:2000 deaths}}
	{{BD ToC\|deaths}}

	===January===
	{{Main\|Deaths in January 2000}}
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	]]]
	]]]
	* ]
	** ], British writer (b. ])<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/books/010700obit-obrian.html \|title=Patrick O'Brian, Whose 20 Sea Stories Won Him International Fame, Dies at 85 \|last=Prial \|first=Frank J \|newspaper=The New York Times \|date=7 January 2000}}</ref>
	** ], mother of King ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], Austrian actor and director (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|title=B. Wicki, Director, 80, Of German And U.S. Films \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/17/arts/b-wicki-director-80-of-german-and-us-films.html \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=26 November 2020 \|work=] \|date=17 January 2000 \|page=B 7}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Greek politician, 169th ] (b. ])<ref>{{cite book\|title=Keesing's Record of World Events\|publisher=Longman\|year=2000\|page=43374}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Russian chess Grandmaster (b. ])<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.playjava.com/chess_news.html\|title=Chess News\|publisher=Playjava\|access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Finnish Olympic ski jumper (b. ])<ref>{{cite book\|author=Matti Klinge\|title=Suomen kansallisbiografia 4 (Hirviluoto – Karjalainen)\|pages= 179–180\|location=Helsinki\|publisher=Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura\|year=2004\|ISBN=951-746-445-2\|language=fi}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Serbian mobster and paramilitary leader (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], American actor and composer (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|author1=Mel Watkins \|author-link1= \|title=Jester Hairston, 98, Choral Expert and Actor \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/30/nyregion/jester-hairston-98-choral-expert-and-actor.html \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=14 December 2018 \|work=] \|date=30 January 2000 \|page=1 34}}</ref>
	** ], American actress (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], Italian politician, 45th ] (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/610659.stm \|title=Craxi: Fallen kingpin \|work=] \|date=20 January 2000 \|access-date=13 April 2013}}</ref>
	** ], Austrian actress (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|last=Moore \|first=Roger \|date=20 January 2000 \|title=Hedy Lamar: 1913–2000 \|type=obituary \|newspaper=] \|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2000-01-20/news/0001200121_1_hedy-lamarr-casselberry-white-cargo \|access-date=27 April 2018 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015514/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2000-01-20/news/0001200121_1_hedy-lamarr-casselberry-white-cargo \|archive-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Lebanese politician, 20th ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], Kazakh politician, 1st ] (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], American tennis player (b. ])<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Finn \|first1=Robin \|title=Don Budge, First to Win Tennis's Grand Slam, Dies at 84 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/27/sports/don-budge-first-to-win-tennis-s-grand-slam-dies-at-84.html \|website=] \|date=January 27, 2000 \|access-date=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
	** ], Canadian-American science fiction author (b. ])

	===February===
	{{Main\|Deaths in February 2000}}
	]]]
	]]]
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	* ] – ], French film director (b. ])
	* ] – ], American rapper (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], Canadian ice hockey player (b. ])
	** ], Romanian lawyer and politician, 49th ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], American actor and comedian (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], French aviator (b. ])
	** ], French film director and producer (b. ])<ref>{{cite web \|author=Tim Pulleine \|date=11 February 2000 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/feb/12/guardianobituaries.timpulleine \|title=Film director with a lifelong penchant for beautiful blondes and glossy, erotic movies \|website=The Guardian}}</ref>
	* ]
	** ], American comic strip artist (b. ])<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Boxer \|first=Sarah \|title=Charles M. Schulz, 'Peanuts' Creator, Dies at 77 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/arts/021400obit-c-schulz.html \|work=] \|date=February 14, 2000 \|access-date=October 1, 2008}}</ref>
	** ], American rock singer and performer (b. ])<ref>{{cite book \|author=Ashyia N. Henderson \|title=Contemporary Black Biography \|publisher=Gale Group \|date=2001 \|page= \|isbn=9780787646189 \|url=https://archive.org/details/contemporaryblac00hend/page/83}}</ref>
	* ]
	** ], Austrian artist (b. ])<ref>{{cite web \|author=Martin Pawley \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/apr/14/guardianobituaries2 \|title=Friedensreich Hundertwasse – Maverick architect building against the grain \|website=The Guardian \|date=14 April 2000 \|access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref>
	** ], 2nd ] (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], Israeli singer (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/24/arts/ofra-haza-41-israeli-pop-singer-who-crossed-cultural-bounds.html \|title=Ofra Haza, 41, Israeli Pop Singer Who Crossed Cultural Bounds \|last=Pareles \|first=Jon \|date=24 February 2000 \|work=] \|access-date=28 July 2011 \|location=New York}}</ref>
	** Sir ], English footballer (b. ])<ref> ''The Birmingham Post'' (24 February 2000)</ref>

	===March===
	{{Main\|Deaths in March 2000}}
	]]]
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	* ] – ], Canadian Olympic curler (b. ])
	* ] – ], French actress and dancer (b. ])
	* ] – ], Ugandan politician, 4th ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], English actor (b. ])
	* ] – ], German gymnast (b. ])
	* ] – ], British rock musician (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/mar/27/guardianobituaries.robindenselow \|title=Obituary: Ian Dury \|first=Robin \|last=Denselow \|newspaper=The Guardian \|date=27 March 2000 \|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref>
	* ] – ], British author (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/anthony-powell-chronicler-of-time-dies-at-94-284091.html \|title=Anthony Powell, chronicler of Time, dies at 94 \|last=Buncombe \|first=Andrew \|newspaper=The Independent \|date=28 March 2000 \|access-date=2 November 2017}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Austrian diplomat and 8th ] (b. ])

	===April===
	{{Main\|Deaths in April 2000}}
	]]]
	]]]
	* ] – ], Italian mafioso informant (b. ])
	* ] – ], American ethnobotanist, writer and public speaker (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|last=Martin \|first=Douglas \|date=September 10, 2013 \|title=Terence McKenna, 53, dies; Patron of psychedelic drugs \|newspaper=] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/09/us/terence-mckenna-53-dies-patron-of-psychedelic-drugs.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm \|access-date=2012-09-12}}</ref>
	* ] – ], American race-car driver (b. ])
	* ] – ], 1st ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], American actress (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], Algerian politician and Interim ] (b. ])
	** ], American actor (b. ])
	* ] – ], American computer programmer (b. ])
	* ] – ], American writer and illustrator (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|last=Kelley \|first=Tina \|title=Edward Gorey, Eerie Illustrator And Writer, 75 \|newspaper=The New York Times \|date=April 16, 2000 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/16/nyregion/edward-gorey-eerie-illustrator-and-writer-75.html}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Malaysian King (b. ])
	* ] – ], American singer and actress (b. ])
	* ] – ], English novelist, poet, essayist and biographer (b. ])
	* ] – ], 2nd ] (]) (b. ])
	* ] – ], Danish diplomat and politician, 21st ] (b. ])

	===May===
	{{Main\|Deaths in May 2000}}
	]]]
	]]]
	<!--]]]-->
	* ] – ], American actor and bodybuilder (b. ])
	* ] – ], American actor (b. ])
	* ] – ], 1st ] (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], Japanese voice actor (b. ])
	** ], American actor (b. ])
	* ] – ], Cuban actor and screenwriter (b. ])
	* ] – ], Japanese professional wrestler (b. ])
	* ] – ], Japanese politician, 54th ] (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], Norwegian Olympic ski jumper (b. ])
	** ], Soviet cosmonaut (b. ])
	* ]
	** Dame ], British novelist (b. ])
	** Sir ], British actor (b. ])
	** ], American MLM founder (b. ])
	** ], German secret police official (b. ])
	* ] – ], Soviet and Russian actor and theater producer (b. ])
	* ] – ], French film and stage actor (b. ])
	* ] – ], Canadian hockey player (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], Bulgarian diplomat and politician, 1st ] (b. ])
	** ], American jazz musician (b. ])

	===June===
	{{Main\|Deaths in June 2000}}
	]]]
	<!--]]]-->
	* ] – ], American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. ])
	* ] – ], Syrian politician and general, 18th ] (b. ])
	* ] – ] of Japan (b. ])
	* ] – ], American actress (b. ])
	* ] – ], Japanese politician, 46th ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], English actor (b. ])
	* ] – ], French politician, 97th ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], Italian actor (b. ])

	===July===
	{{Main\|Deaths in July 2000}}
	]]]
	* ] – ], American actor (b. ])
	* ] – ], Northern Irish motorcyclist (b. ])
	* ] – ], Trinidadian calypsonian (b. ])
	* ] – ], 2nd ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], Transhumanist philosopher (b. ])
	* ] – ], Archbishop of Canterbury (b. ])
	* ] – Sir ], Australian nuclear physicist and humanitarian (b. ])
	* ] – ], Swedish footballer (b. ])
	* ] – ], American physicist (b. ])
	* ] – ], Argentinian cardiologist (b. ])

	===August===
	{{Main\|Deaths in August 2000}}
	]]]
	<!--]]]-->
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	* ] – ], English actor and writer (b. ])
	* ] – ], Hungarian-born economist (b. ])
	* ] – ], American actress (b. ])
	* ] – ], Pakistani singer (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/aug/23/guardianobituaries \|title=Obituary: Nazia Hassan \|access-date=18 May 2008 \|author=Jai Kumar \|date=23 August 2000 \|work=guardian.co.uk \|publisher=The Guardian \|location=London}}</ref>
	* ] – ], English tennis player (b. ])
	* ] – ], Zambian politician, 3rd ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], Azerbaijani political figure, 2nd ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], Swiss Seidokaikan ] and kickboxer (b. ])<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ikfkickboxing.com/AndyHug.htm\|title=Kickboxer Andy Hug Passes At 35...}} ] (24 August 2000)</ref>
	* ]
	** ], American cartoonist and screenwriter (b. ])
	** ], Serbian politician (b. ])
	* ] – ], Bahamian politician and ] (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|author1=Jayson Blair \|author-link1=Jayson Blair \|title=Lynden Pindling, 70, Who Led the Bahamas to Independence \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/28/world/lynden-pindling-70-who-led-the-bahamas-to-independence.html \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=5 December 2020 \|work=] \|date=28 August 2000 \|page=B 6}}</ref>

	===September===
	{{Main\|Deaths in September 2000}}
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	]]]
	* ] – ], Indonesian general (b. ])
	* ] – ], American actress (b. ])
	* ] – ], Ukrainian journalist (b. ])
	* ] – ], British television presenter (b. ])
	* ] – ], American actress (b. ])
	* ] – ], Soviet cosmonaut (b. ])
	* ] – ], Japanese fighter ace (b. ])
	* ] – ], American actor (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], Thai diplomat and politician, 9th ] (b. ])
	** ], 15th ] (b. ])

	===October===
	{{Main\|Deaths in October 2000}}
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	]]]
	]]]
	* ] – ], 5th ] (b. ])<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/02/world/rosie-douglas-58-radical-turned-leader-of-dominica.html\|title=Rosie Douglas, 58, Radical Turned Leader of Dominica\|date=2 October 2000\|agency=Associated Press\|accessdate=12 November 2016\|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
	* ] – ], English-born chemist (b. ])
	* ] – ], American actor (b. ])
	* ] – ], German fighter ace and general (b. ])
	* ] – ], 2-time ] and 2-time ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], American actress (b. ])
	* ] – ], German-born biochemist (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], American singer and actress (b. ])
	** ], American actress and dancer (b. ])
	* ] – ], British criminal (b. ])
	* ] – ], 11th ] (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], American professional wrestler (b. ])
	** ], Swedish Olympic cross-country skier (b. ])
	* ] – ], Austrian bass-baritone (b. ])
	* ] – ], American comedian and author (b. ])
	* ] – ], American screenwriter (b. ])

	===November===
	{{Main\|Deaths in November 2000}}
	]]]
	]]]
	<!--]]]-->
	* ]
	** ], American singer (b. ])
	** ], French writer and diplomat (b. ])
	* ] – ], American writer (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Pace \|first1=Eric \|title=L. S. de Camp, 92, Author Of Over 100 Fantasy Novels \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/11/arts/l-s-de-camp-92-author-of-over-100-fantasy-novels.html \|access-date=2 January 2020 \|work=] \|date=11 November 2000 \|page=c16}}</ref>
	* ]
	** ], Indian politician (b. ])
	** ], Queen consort of Denmark (b. ])
	* ] – ], Polish politician, 50th ] (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], Greek lawyer and professor, 168th ] (b. ])
	** ], French politician, 102nd ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], French composer, arranger and conductor of popular music and classical music (b. ])
	* ] – ], French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. ])<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Nobel Prize in Physics 1970 \|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1970/neel/facts/ \|website=NobelPrize.org \|access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref>
	* ] – ], Ugandan economist and politician, 6th ] (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], French actor and director (b. ])
	** ], Czechoslovakian Olympic athlete (b. ])
	* ] – ], Austrian actress (b. ])

	===December===
	{{Main\|Deaths in December 2000}}
	]]]
	]]]
	* ] – ], American actress (b. ])
	* ] – ], American writer (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|author=Watkins, Mel \|title=Gwendolyn Brooks, Whose Poetry Told of Being Black in America, Dies at 83 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/04/books/gwendolyn-brooks-whose-poetry-told-of-being-black-in-america-dies-at-83.html \|newspaper=] \|date=December 4, 2000 \|access-date=September 13, 2012 \|author-link=Mel Watkins (American writer)}}</ref>
	* ] – ], American actor (b. ])
	* ] – ], 5th Prime Minister of Tuvalu (b. ])
	* ] – ], American actress (b. ])
	* ] – ], Finnish politician, 30th ] (b. ])
	* ] – ], American actor (b. ])<ref>{{cite news \|author1=Rick Lyman \|author-link1= \|title=George Montgomery, Dashing Cowboy, Is Dead at 84 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/15/arts/george-montgomery-dashing-cowboy-is-dead-at-84.html \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=15 December 2018 \|work=] \|date=15 December 2000 \|page=C 15}}</ref>
	* ] – ], English singer (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], American politician, lawyer and broadcaster (b. ])
	** ], Cambodian politician, 24th ] (b. ])
	* ]
	** ], American actor (b. ])
	** ], Danish-born American actor and comedian (b. ])
	* ] – ], American actor (b. ])
	* ] – ], American screenwriter (b. ])

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2000: January; February; March; April; May; June; July; August; September; October; November; December

This article is about the year 2000. For the number, see 2000 (number). For other uses, see 2000 (disambiguation).

Calendar year

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century 20th century 21st century
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years:	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

2000 by topic
Subject
Animation Archaeology Architecture Art Aviation Awards Comics Film Literature Poetry Meteorology Music Country Heavy metal Hip hop Jazz Latin Rail transport Radio Science Spaceflight Sports Football Television American Australian Belgian Brazilian British Scottish Canadian Danish Irish Italian Video games
By country
Afghanistan Argentina Australia Bangladesh Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Colombia Denmark Finland France Germany Greece India Indonesia Ireland Iran Israel Italy Japan Kuwait Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan Philippines Portugal Russia Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe
Lists of leaders
Sovereign states Sovereign state leaders Territorial governors Religious leaders Law
Birth and death categories
Births Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments Disestablishments
Works category
Works Introductions
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2000 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	2000 MM
Ab urbe condita	2753
Armenian calendar	1449 ԹՎ ՌՆԽԹ
Assyrian calendar	6750
Baháʼí calendar	156–157
Balinese saka calendar	1921–1922
Bengali calendar	1406–1407
Berber calendar	2950
British Regnal year	48 Eliz. 2 – 49 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar	2544
Burmese calendar	1362
Byzantine calendar	7508–7509
Chinese calendar	己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 4697 or 4490 — to — 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 4698 or 4491
Coptic calendar	1716–1717
Discordian calendar	3166
Ethiopian calendar	1992–1993
Hebrew calendar	5760–5761
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2056–2057
- Shaka Samvat	1921–1922
- Kali Yuga	5100–5101
Holocene calendar	12000
Igbo calendar	1000–1001
Iranian calendar	1378–1379
Islamic calendar	1420–1421
Japanese calendar	Heisei 12 (平成１２年)
Javanese calendar	1932–1933
Juche calendar	89
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4333
Minguo calendar	ROC 89 民國89年
Nanakshahi calendar	532
Thai solar calendar	2543
Tibetan calendar	阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) 2126 or 1745 or 973 — to — 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 2127 or 1746 or 974
Unix time	946684800 – 978307199

2000 (MM) was a century leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2000th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1000th and last year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 2000s decade.

Calendar year

2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematical Year.

Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tendency to group the years according to decimal values, as if non-existent year zero was counted. According to the Gregorian calendar, these distinctions fall to the year 2001, because the 1st century was retroactively said to start with the year AD 1. Since the Gregorian calendar does not have year zero, its first millennium spanned from years 1 to 1000 inclusively and its second millennium from years 1001 to 2000. (For further information, see century and millennium.)

The year 2000 is sometimes abbreviated as "Y2K" (the "Y" stands for "year", and the "K" stands for "kilo" which means "thousand"). The year 2000 was the subject of Y2K concerns, which were fears that computers would not shift from 1999 to 2000 correctly. However, by the end of 1999, many companies had already converted to new, or upgraded existing, software. Some even obtained "Y2K certification". As a result of massive effort, relatively few problems occurred.

Events

January

January 6 – The last naturally conceived Pyrenean ibex is found dead, apparently killed by a falling tree.
January 10 – America Online announces an agreement to purchase Time Warner for $162 billion (the largest-ever corporate merger).
January 14
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 11,722.98 (at the peak of the Dot-com bubble).
- The United Nations' International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia sentences five Bosnian Croats to up to 25 years in prison for the 1993 killing of more than 100 Bosnian Muslims.
January 30 – Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes off the Ivory Coast into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169 people.
January 31 – Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashes off the California coast into the Pacific Ocean; all 88 passengers and crew are killed.

February

February 5 – Second Chechen War: Novye Aldi massacre – Russian forces summarily execute 56–60 civilians in a suburb of Grozny.
February 6 – Second Chechen War: Battle of Grozny (1999–2000) ends as Russian forces conclude capture of the Chechen capital Grozny.
February 9 – Torrential rains in Africa led to the worst flooding in Mozambique in 50 years, which lasted until March and killed 800 people.
February 13 – Final Peanuts comic is printed in newspapers, preceded by author Charles M. Schulz's death the night before. It was the most popular comic strip in history, running for 50 years.
February 17 – Microsoft releases Windows 2000.
February 21 – UNESCO holds the inaugural celebration of International Mother Language Day.
February 29 – A rare century leap year date occurs. Usually, century years are common years due to not being exactly divisible by 400. 2000 is the first such year to have a February 29 since the year 1600, making it only the second such occasion since the Gregorian Calendar was introduced in 1582. The next such leap year will occur in 2400.

March

March 4 – Sony releases the PlayStation 2 in Japan to compete with the Dreamcast. It launches in other countries later in the year.
March 10 – The NASDAQ Composite Index reaches an all-time high of 5,048. Two weeks later, the NASDAQ-100, S&P 500, and Wilshire 5000 reach their peaks prior to the Dot-com bubble, ending a bull market run that had lasted over 17 years.
March 12
- Pope John Paul II apologizes for the wrongdoings by members of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the ages.
- A Zenit-3SL sea launch fails due to a software bug.
March 13 – The United States dollar becomes the official currency of Ecuador, replacing the Ecuadorian sucre.
March 17 – Uganda mass death: 778 members of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in Uganda.
March 26 – 2000 Russian presidential election: Vladimir Putin is elected President of Russia.

April

April 19 - Air Philippines Flight 541, an Boeing 737-200, crashes during approach at Davao City, Philippines, killing 131 people. making it the deadliest air disaster in Philippines.
April 30 – Canonization of Faustina Kowalska in the presence of 200,000 people and the first Divine Mercy Sunday celebrated worldwide.

May

May 1 – A new class of composite material is fabricated, which has a combination of physical properties never before seen in a natural or human-made material.
May 4 – The 7.6 M_w Central Sulawesi earthquake affects Banggai, Indonesia, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), leaving 46 dead and 264 injured.
May 5
- After originating in the Philippines, the ILOVEYOU computer virus spreads quickly throughout the world.
- A rare conjunction of seven celestial bodies (Sun, Moon, planets Mercury–Saturn) occurs during the new moon.
May 11 – India's population reaches 1 billion.
May 13
- A fireworks factory disaster in Enschede, Netherlands, kills 23.
- Millennium Force opens at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio as the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster
May 24 – Real Madrid C.F. defeats Valencia CF 3–0 in the UEFA Champions League Final at Stade de France to win their second title between 1998 and 2002, and their eighth overall.

June

June 4 – The 7.9 M_w  Enggano earthquake shakes southwestern Sumatra, killing 103 people and injuring at least 2,174.
June 10–July 2 – Belgium and the Netherlands jointly host the UEFA Euro 2000 football tournament, which is won by France.
June 17 – A centennial earthquake (6.5 on the Richter scale) hits Iceland on its national day.
June 21 – Another earthquake hits Iceland further west than the previous quake.
June 26 – A preliminary draft of genomes, as part of the Human Genome Project, is finished. It is announced at the White House by President Clinton.

July

July 1 – The Øresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden is officially opened for traffic.
July 2 – France defeats Italy 2–1 after extra time in the final of the European Championship, becoming the first team to win the World Cup and European Championship consecutively.
July 2 – Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN) is elected President of Mexico, becoming the first president not from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) since 1929.
July 7 – The draft assembly of Human Genome Project is announced at the White House by US President Bill Clinton, Francis Collins, and Craig Venter.
July 10 – In southern Nigeria, a leaking petroleum pipeline explodes, killing about 250 villagers who were scavenging gasoline.
July 11–25 – A summit meeting takes place at Camp David between United States president Bill Clinton, Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat, ending without an agreement.
July 14 – A powerful solar flare, later named the Bastille Day event, causes a geomagnetic storm on Earth.
July 25 – Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde aircraft, crashes into a hotel in Gonesse just after takeoff from Paris, killing all 109 aboard and 4 in the hotel.

August

August 8 – The Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor.
August 12 – The Russian submarine Kursk sinks in the Barents Sea during one of the largest Russian naval exercises since the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, resulting in the deaths of all 118 men on board.
August 14 – Tsar Nicholas II and his family are canonized by the synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.

September

September 1 – The Nokia 3310 mobile phone is released.
September 6 – The last wholly Swedish-owned arms manufacturer, Bofors, is sold to American arms manufacturer United Defense.
September 6–8 – World leaders attend the Millennium Summit at U.N. Headquarters.
September 7–14 – Fuel protests in the United Kingdom, with refineries blockaded and supply to the country's network of petrol stations halted.
September 13 – Steve Jobs introduces the Mac OS X Public Beta for US $29.95.
September 14 – Microsoft releases Windows Me.
September 15–October 1 – The 2000 Summer Olympics, held in Sydney, Australia, is the first Olympic Games of the 2000s.
September 16 – Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze is last seen alive; this day is taken as the commemoration date of his death.
September 26 – The Greek ferry Express Samina sinks off the coast of the island of Paros; 80 out of a total of over 500 passengers perish in one of Greece's worst sea disasters.
September 28 – Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon visits the Temple Mount in East Jerusalem, sparking an uprising that becomes the Second Intifada.

October

October 3 – Approximate start of Autumn 2000 Western Europe floods (particularly affecting the UK), precipitated by days of heavy rain.
October 5 – Mass demonstrations in Belgrade lead to resignation of Yugoslavia's president Slobodan Milošević.
October 11 – 250 million US gallons (950,000 m) of coal sludge spill in Martin County, Kentucky, United States (considered a greater environmental disaster than the Exxon Valdez oil spill).
October 12 – In Aden, Yemen, USS Cole is badly damaged by two Al-Qaeda suicide bombers, who place a small boat laden with explosives alongside the United States Navy destroyer, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
October 17 – A Great North Eastern Railway Intercity 225 Express Train is derailed, killing four people and injuring many others, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
October 22
- The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper exposes Japanese archeologist Shinichi Fujimura as a fraud; Japanese archaeologists had based their treatises on his findings.
- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong formally negotiate Japan-Singapore Economic Agreement for a New Age Partnership (JSEPA).
October 26 – Pakistani authorities announce that their police have found an apparent mummy of an alleged Persian Princess in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan. The governments of Iran, Pakistan as well as the Taliban of Afghanistan all claim the mummy until Pakistan announces it is a modern-day forgery in April 2001.
October 31
- Soyuz TM-31 is launched, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been continuously crewed since.
- Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction equipment in the Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, resulting in 83 deaths.

November

November 2 – Expedition 1 to the International Space Station begins.
November 7 – 2000 United States presidential election: No winner can be declared, prompting a controversial recount in Florida.
November 11 – Kaprun disaster, Austria: A funicular fire in an Alpine tunnel kills 155 skiers and snowboarders.
November 12 – The United States recognizes the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
November 15 – Bihar is divided into two parts (by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000) and Jharkhand, the 28th state of India, is created. Hence, this day is celebrated as Jharkhand Foundation Day.
November 20 – Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru, faxes his resignation from a hotel room in Japan, having fled Peru after facing corruption charges. Fujimori would be officially removed from office by Congress on the 22nd.

December

December 7 – Kadisoka temple is discovered in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
December 12 – Bush v. Gore: The United States Supreme Court rules that the recount of the 2000 presidential election in Florida should be halted and the original results be certified, thus making George W. Bush the winner of the U.S. presidential election.
December 15 – The third and final reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is shut down and the station is shut down completely.
December 24 – The Christmas Eve bombings in several churches in Indonesia kill 18 people.
December 25 – The Luoyang Christmas fire at a shopping center in China kills 309 people.
December 31 – The 20th century and 2nd millennium conclude.

World population

Main article: List of countries by population in 2000

World population
	2000	1995			2005
World	6,070,581,000	5,674,380,000	+396,201,000	+6.98%	6,453,628,000	+383,047,000	+6.31%
Africa	795,671,000	707,462,000	+88,209,000	+12.47%	887,964,000	+92,293,000	+11.60%
Asia	3,679,737,000	3,430,052,000	+249,685,000	+7.28%	3,917,508,000	+237,771,000	+6.46%
Europe	727,986,000	727,405,000	+581,000	+0.08%	724,722,000	−3,264,000	−0.45%
Latin America	520,229,000	481,099,000	+39,130,000	+8.13%	558,281,000	+38,052,000	+7.31%
Northern America	315,915,000	299,438,000	+16,477,000	+5.50%	332,156,000	+16,241,000	+5.14%
Oceania	31,043,000	28,924,000	+2,119,000	+7.33%	32,998,000	+1,955,000	+6.30%

Births and deaths

Main articles: Births in 2000 and Deaths in 2000

Nobel Prizes

Chemistry – Alan J. Heeger, Alan MacDiarmid, and Hideki Shirakawa
Economics – James Heckman and Daniel McFadden
Literature – Gao Xingjian
Peace – Kim Dae-jung
Physics – Zhores Alferov, Herbert Kroemer, and Jack Kilby
Physiology or Medicine – Arvid Carlsson, Paul Greengard, and Eric Kandel

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