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2002. January 1: The Euro enters circulation. February 8: The Algerian Civil War ends. February 27 – March 1: Riots and mass killings in the Indian state of Gujarat leave 1,044 dead. March 14: SpaceX is founded by Elon Musk. April 11 - 13: 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt fails to overthrow president Hugo Chavez.
The 21st century is the current century in the Anno Domini or Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It began on 1 January 2001 and will end on 31 December 2100. It is the first century of the 3rd millennium .
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- 2010. January 12: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti kills 230,000. February 18: 2010 Nigerien coup d'état. March 29: 2010 Moscow Metro bombings. April 10: The President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, is among 96 killed when their airplane crashes in Smolensk, Russia.
- 2011. February 22: Christchurch earthquake kills 185 and injures 2,000. March 11: A 9.0 earthquake in Japan triggers a tsunami and the meltdown of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.
- 2012. May 7: Vladimir Putin is elected president of Russia for the third time. July 20: 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting. September 11 – 12: 2012 Benghazi attack leads to the death of US ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.
- 2013. February 15: An undiscovered meteor strikes the Chelyabinsk oblast in Russia, with an airburst injuring thousands and damaging many buildings. February 28 – March 13: Pope Benedict XVI resigns, the first Pope to do since 1415, and Pope Francis is elected, becoming the first Pope from Latin America.
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21st Century. The 21st century saw the dawn of the war on terrorism, as the 9/11 attacks and the Boston Marathon bombing dramatically changed society. Economic issues moved to the forefront...
Contemporary period. For a timeline of events from 1945 to 2000, see Timeline of the 20th century § 1945. Timeline of events in the Cold War. For a timeline of events from 2001 onward, see Timeline of the 21st century. By country. Timeline of Australian history. Timeline of British history. Timeline of British diplomatic history.