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3rd millennium
(2nd millennium – 3rd millennium – 4th millennium – other millennia)
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.
1 Centuries and Decades
2 See also
3 External link
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January 1 2001 - December 31 3000
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.
January 1 2000 - December 31 2999
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.
Centuries and Decades
21st century | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | 2030s | 2040s | 2050s | 2060s | 2070s | 2080s | 2090s |
22nd century | 2100s | 2110s | 2120s | 2130s | 2140s | 2150s | 2160s | 2170s | 2180s | 2190s |
23rd century | 2200s | 2210s | 2220s | 2230s | 2240s | 2250s | 2260s | 2270s | 2280s | 2290s |
24th century | 2300s | 2310s | 2320s | 2330s | 2340s | 2350s | 2360s | 2370s | 2380s | 2390s |
See also
External link
A website arguing that the new millennum began on January 1, 2000 http://www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud/newmill.htm