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February 29, 2000

On February 29, 2000, chechens attack a guard post near Ulus Kert, eventually killing 84 Russian paratroopers during the Second Chechen War. The year's #1 song was "Breathe" by Faith Hill. Rhian Brewster, Fidias Panayiotou, Calen Addison would arrive in the same year.

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2000 (MM) was a century leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2000th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1000th and last year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of…

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What happened

On February 29, 2000

  1. 2000 Chechens attack a guard post near Ulus Kert, eventually killing 84 Russian paratroopers during the Second Chechen War.

    1999–2009 conflict in Chechnya and the North Caucasus

    The Second Chechen War took place in Chechnya and the border regions of the North Caucasus between the Russian Federation and the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, from August 1999 to April 2009.

Arrivals

Born on February 29, 2000

Tyrese Haliburton 2000– American basketball player (born 2000)
Ferran Torres 2000– Spanish footballer (born 2000)
Jesper Lindstrøm 2000– Danish footballer (born 2000)

Farewells

Died on February 29, 2000

Dennis Danell American guitarist (1961–2000)

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The class of 2000

Others born in 2000

Rhian Brewster 2000– English footballer
Fidias Panayiotou 2000– Cypriot internet celebrity and politician
Calen Addison 2000– Canadian ice hockey player
Milly Alcock 2000– Australian actress
Loïc Badé 2000– French footballer
Ken Carson 2000– American rapper and record producer

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