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The list below includes links to articles with further details for each decade, century, and millennium from 13,000 BC to AD 3000.
The 3rd millennium began on January 1, 2001 and will end on December 31, 3000. It saw the rise of space Empires Events. By 2070, 1 to 3 billion people could be living in extreme heat because of climate change. 2285: On March 22, Easter will occur on its earliest possible date for the first time since the year 1818.
Thus, the 1st millennium is defined as spanning years 1–1000 and the 2nd the years 1001–2000. Although numerous popular celebrations marked the start of the year 2000, the 21st century and 3rd millennium ad began on January 1, 2001.
The year number in the Gregorian calendar was about to tick over to 2000, supposedly ushering in not only the 21st century but also the 3rd millennium CE. However, the party was held one year too early—it should have been on January 1, 2001.
During the third millennium B.C., diverse populations inhabited the vast areas stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River and from Central Asia to the Gulf. Among the most intriguing of these peoples are those who dwelt in the cities and countryside of Sumer (southern Mesopotamia).
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...
Dec 20, 1999 · Officially, the new millennium will begin at zero hour, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), also referred to as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), on January 1, 2001, according to rules adopted at an...
