2000 CE

Common Era

2000 CE

Gregorian Calendar

2000 AD

Holocene Calendar

12000 HE

Japanese Calendar

Heisei 12 (平成12年)

Japanese Imperial Year

Kōki 2660 (皇紀2660年)

Chinese Sexagenary Cycle

Yang Metal Dragon (庚辰)

Milestones

First human in space

39 years ago

World War II ends

55 years ago

Hindu-Arabic numerals introduced to Europe

798 years ago

Mythical founding of Japan

2659 years ago

Foundation of Rome

2752 years ago

Beginning of Xia Dynasty in China

4100 years ago

First Egyptian pyramid completed

4610 years ago

End of the Paleolithic Period

11999 years ago