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- The second millennium comprises the years A.D. 1001-2000. The third millennium will begin with A.D. 2001 and continue through A.D. 3000."
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2 years would have passed at the end of year 1; and so on... This means that 2000 years, two full millennia, would have passed at the end of year 1999. In other words, the 3rd millennium would have started on New Year's Day 2000.
Millennium (2001) information When Did the 21st Century Start? Why is 2001, and not 2000, the start of the third millennium? Many people think that the 3rd Millennium and 21st century started in year 2000. This is a popular misconception. The millennium formally started on 1 January 2001.
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The 3rd millennium is the current millennium of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 2001, and will end on December 31, 3000. It is distinct from the 2000s millennium, which began on January 1, 2000, and will end on December 31, 2999.
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When does the third millennium start? Both the length of the unit interval (the 365 1 / 4 -day year) and the starting point of the years (January 1) have not changed significantly since 45 B.C., when Julius Caesar's calendar reform took effect.
Dec 28, 2000 · The minority says the Third Millennium will actually begin on Monday -- January 1, 2001. Each side in the dispute over which is the true Third Millennium year offers strong arguments. And...
Dec 30, 1998 · Therefore, the 21st century will begin with 1 January 2001 and continue through 31 December 2100. "Similarly, the first millennium comprised the years A.D. 1-1000. The second millennium comprises the years A.D. 1001-2000. The third millennium will begin with A.D. 2001 and continue through A.D. 3000."
It is therefore clear that 2000 years will only have elapsed when we arrive at midnight on 31 December 2000. So the 3rd Millennium and the 21st Century actually start at the same moment, which is zero hour UTC (commonly known as GMT) on January 1st 2001.
