(
2nd millennium –
3rd millennium –
4th millennium – other millennia)
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The
third millennium is the third period of one thousand years in the
Common Era. However, there are two opinions on the start and end dates.
Start and End Dates
For those who start counting their calendar from
January 1 1, then the
third millennium began on
January 1, 2001 and will end on
December 31,
3000 in the sense of the
Gregorian calendar.
In the sense of the
Common Era calendar, the
third millennium began on
January 1, 2000 and will end on
December 31, 2999. The majority of the celebrations for the start of the
third millennium occurred at
midnight on
December 31 1999 /
January 1 2000. The first decade of the new millennium (see below) contains the year 2000.
Events
It's too early in this millennium to have enough perspective to see which of the events that have occurred so far will be considered sufficiently notable to rank as major events of the millennium, if any. However, some events are listed in the article on the
21st century.
Centuries and Decades
See also
Common Era
External link
A website arguing that the new millennum began on January 1, 2000
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