2000

2000 was a leap year starting on Saturday. It followed on 1999 and preceded 2001.

Designations
In the Chinese Calendar, it was the Year of the Dragon, and in the western astrological calendar, it was the year of Leo, the lion.

Year 2000 was the target of Y2K concerns, fearing computers could not shift from 2-digit "99" to "2000"; however, many companies had already converted their software, even obtaining Y2K certification, and relatively few problems occurred.

Popular culture also holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the third millennium. In the Gregorian Calendar, however, this distinction falls to the year 2001, because the first century began with year AD 1 (there was no year zero), and the thousand years spanned to years 2-1001.

The year 2000 was also marked as:
 * The International Year for a Culture of Peace.
 * The World Mathematical Year.

In the world
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In Lovia
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Events

 * January
 * 31 - John Frederix stops as Secretary of Finance after six full terms in this office.

Arts and popular culture

 * Television
 * Production of Mother! by Lovilago Film begins (formerly produced by Jungle TV Studios).

Births
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Deaths

 * October
 * 1 - Prince Theodore, Lovian prince and businessman