3rd millennium

The 3rd millennium began on January 1, 2001 and will end on December 31, 3000.

Previous millenium: 2nd millenium

Next millenium: 4th millenium

Events

Many important things have already happened in the 3rd millennium. Social media became extremely popular and spread around the world. In 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic began; it eventually killed at least 7,057,132 people around the world.[1]

Wars

There have been wars in many countries in the 3rd millennium. These have included:[2]

Future predictions

  • By 2070, 1 billion to 3 billion people could be living in extreme heat because of climate change.[3][4][5]
  • On March 22, 2285, Easter will occur on its earliest possible date for the first time since 1818.
  • 2400 will be the first century leap year since 2000.
  • On June 6, 2079, any computer software using unsigned 16-bit binary day counts will overflow if it has a starting date of January 1, 1900.
  • 2800 will be the second century leap year since 2000, and Earth will experience 241 lunar eclipses.[6]
  • 2404: The will of Marilyn Monroe is scheduled to become public knowledge.

Centuries and decades

21st century 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s2040s 2050s 2060s2070s 2080s2090s
22nd century 2100s2110s 2120s 2130s2140s 2150s 2160s2170s 2180s2190s
23rd century 2200s2210s 2220s 2230s2240s 2250s 2260s2270s 2280s2290s
24th century 2300s2310s 2320s 2330s2340s 2350s 2360s2370s 2380s2390s
25th century 2400s2410s 2420s 2430s2440s 2450s 2460s2470s 2480s2490s
26th century 2500s2510s 2520s 2530s2540s 2550s 2560s2570s 2580s2590s
27th century 2600s2610s 2620s 2630s2640s 2650s 2660s2670s 2680s2690s
28th century 2700s2710s 2720s 2730s2740s 2750s 2760s2770s 2780s2790s
29th century 2800s2810s 2820s 2830s2840s 2850s 2860s2870s 2880s2890s
30th century 2900s2910s 2920s 2930s2940s 2950s 2960s2970s 2980s2990s

References

  1. ↑ Mathieu, Edouard; Ritchie, Hannah; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2020–2024). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "21st Century Conflicts | Military History Books | Helion & Company". www.helion.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  3. ↑ "Climate change: More than 3bn could live in extreme heat by 2070". BBC News. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Lustgarten, Abrahm (23 July 2020). "The Great Climate Migration Has Begun". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Xu, Chi; Kohler, Timothy A.; Lenton, Timothy M.; Svenning, Jens-Christian; Scheffer, Marten (26 May 2020). "Future of the human climate niche". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117 (21): 11350–11355. doi:10.1073/pnas.1910114117. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 7260949. PMID 32366654.
  6. ↑ "Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 2701 to 2800".


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