(20th century - 21st century - 22nd century - other centuries)
Definition
In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing, lasting from 2000-2099. The 21st century is the first century of the 3rd millennium (2000 - 2999).
Important developments, events, achievements
- Wars, battles, and terrorism
Five overall largest mass killings of the 21st century as of 2005
- Second Congo War, approx. 1.8 million deaths (3.8 million since 1998)
- 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake, approx. 230,000 deaths. A number that may increase over time.
- Darfur conflict, 70,000 deaths.
- U.S. Invasion in Iraq, most estimates claim 15,000 - 30,000 Iraqi and 1,600 coalition deaths. The Lancet recently estimated 100,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the invasion.
- Civil War in Ivory Coast, 3,000 deaths.
- September 11, 2001 attacks, 2,749 - 2,752 deaths.
The regime of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is believed to have caused many deaths, but the exact number is unknown.
Furthermore, there are several wars and dictatorships continuing from the 20th century. Mostly the number of deaths they caused during the 21st century is unknown.
See also [1] (http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/wars21c.htm).
Influential people in politics as of 2005
(in alphabetical order)
- Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
- Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President
- Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, de facto government leader
- Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations
- Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Prime Minister
- Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda leader
- Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- George W. Bush, President of the United States of America
- Jacques Chirac, President of France
- John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia
- Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran
- Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan
- Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China
- Saddam Hussein, deposed President of Iraq, currently held by US forces
- Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan
- Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State
- Pervez Musharraf Pakistani President.
- Dr. Manmohan Singh Indian Prime Minister
- Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation
- Gerhard Schröder, German Bundeskanzler (chancellor)
- Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel
- Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine
- Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands
- Jan-Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Influential people in technology as of 2005
Influential people in science as of 2005
Influential people in mathematics as of 2005
Influential people in popular entertainment as of 2005
See also: Timeline of the future in forecasts
Astronomical events
Natural Disasters
Astronomical predictions
- Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - Transit of Venus to occur 2nd time this century
- August 21, 2017 - First total solar eclipse of the 21st century for the United States, and the first visible in the continental US since February 26, 1979.
- 2024 (plus or minus 5 years): next predicted return of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks.
- Friday, April 13, 2029 - The asteroid 2004 MN4 will pass within 30,000 km (18,600 mi) of the Earth.
- 2061: next return of Comet Halley.
- Friday, November 10, 2084 - Transit of Earth as seen from Mars
Decades and years
External links
- Long Bets (http://www.longbets.org/) Foundation to improve long-term thinking
- Long Now (http://www.longnow.org/) Long-term cultural institution
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