21st century Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

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Table of contents

1 Definition 2 Important developments, events, achievements 2.1 Five overall largest mass killings of the 21th century (so far) 3 Influential people in politics as of 2004 4 Influential people in technology as of 2003 5 Influential people in science as of 2003 6 Influential people in mathematics as of 2003 7 Influential people in art as of 2003 8 Astronomical events 9 Astronomical predictions 10 Decades and years 11 External links

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 2001-2100. The 21st century is the first century of the 3rd millennium (2001 - 3000).

Important developments, events, achievements

• Politics
  • November 2000 Election of George W. Bush to the USA presidency
  • 2004 EU Enlargement: 10 countries join
  • Final draft of the European Constitution is accepted, 2004
  • November 2004 Re-election of George W. Bush to the USA presidency

• Science and technology
  • 2002 Mars Odyssey arrives in orbit around Mars.
  • 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster February 1
  • 2003 Dolly the sheep dies prematurely February 14
  • 2003 Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) spreads around the globe.
  • 2004 Mars rovers discover evidence of likely flowing water on Mars.
  • 2004 Cassini-Huygens probe arrives at Saturn.

• Wars, battles and terrorism
  • September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
  • 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
  • 12 October 2002 Bali bombing
  • 2003 Invasion of Iraq
  • 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks
  • September 2004, Beslan hostage crisis

Five overall largest mass killings of the 21th century (so far)

• Congolese Civil War, approx. 1.8 million deads (3.3 million since 1997)
• Darfur Genocide, 70.000 deads.
• U.S. Invasion in Iraq, most estimates claim 10.000-30.000 Iraqi and 1.200 coalistion deads. The Lancet recently estimated 100.000 Iraqis have died as a result of the invastion.
• Civil War in Ivory Coast, 3.000 deads.
• September 11, 2001 attacks, 2,749-2,752 deads.

The regime of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is believed to have caused many victims, but the exact number is unknown. Furthermore there are several wars and dictatorships continuing from the 20th century. Mostly the number of victims they caused during the 21st century is unknown.

See also [1].

Influential people in politics as of 2004

(in alphabetical order)

• Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority
• Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, de facto government leader
• Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations
• Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestinian Authority
• José Maria Aznar, Spanish Prime Minister
• Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda leader
• Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• Hans Blix, Chief United Nations Weapons Inspector
• George W. Bush, President of the United States of America
• Jacques Chirac, President of France
• Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II- Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and various other Commonwealth Realms.
• John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia
• Hu Jingtao, President of the People's Republic of China
• Saddam Hussein, deposed President of Iraq, currently held by US forces
• Hamid Karzai, interim president of the Afghan Transitional Administration
• John Kerry, Democratic candidate for Presidency of the United States of America
• Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State
• Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation
• Gerhard Schröder, German Bundeskanzler (chancellor)
• Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel

Influential people in technology as of 2003

• Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corporation
• Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux
• Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer

Influential people in science as of 2003

• Stephen Hawking

Influential people in mathematics as of 2003

• Laurent Lafforgue
• Grigori Perelman

Influential people in art as of 2003

• J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series
• Britney Spears, singer
• Christina Aguilera, singer
• Michael Jackson, singer
• Eminem, rapper
• Charlize Theron, actress
• Catherine Zeta-Jones, actress
• Tom Cruise, actor
• Brad Pitt, actor
• Peter Jackson, director

See also: Timeline of the future in forecasts

Astronomical events

• Tuesday, June 8, 2004 - Transit of Venus occurs after 122 years
• full eclipse of moon during World Series, 2004

Astronomical predictions

• Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - Transit of Venus to occur 2nd time this century
• 2061: next return of Comet Halley.
• Friday, November 10, 2084 - Transit of Earth as seen from Mars

Decades and years

1990s	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
2000s	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
2010s	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
2020s	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
2030s	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	2036	2037	2038	2039
2040s	2040	2041	2042	2043	2044	2045	2046	2047	2048	2049
2050s	2050	2051	2052	2053	2054	2055	2056	2057	2058	2059
2060s	2060	2061	2062	2063	2064	2065	2066	2067	2068	2069
2070s	2070	2071	2072	2073	2074	2075	2076	2077	2078	2079
2080s	2080	2081	2082	2083	2084	2085	2086	2087	2088	2089
2090s	2090	2091	2092	2093	2094	2095	2096	2097	2098	2099
2100s	2100	2101	2102	2103	2104	2105	2106	2107	2108	2109

External links

• Long Bets Foundation to improve long-term thinking
• Long Now Long-term cultural institution

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