Editing 2000 (section)

===February===
* [[February 5]]
** [[Second Chechen War]]: [[Novye Aldi massacre]] – Russian forces summarily execute 56–60 civilians in a suburb of Grozny.<ref>{{cite book | title = Endless brutality: war crimes in Chechnya | publisher = Physicians for Human Rights | location = Boston, Mass | year = 2001 | isbn = 9781879707320 | page=58}}</ref>
** [[2000 Six Nations Championship]] in [[rugby union]] opens, the first year in which [[Italy]] takes part.
* [[February 6]] – Second Chechen War: [[Battle of Grozny (1999–2000)]] ends as Russian forces conclude capture of the [[Chechnya|Chechen]] capital [[Grozny]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/632767.stm|title=Putin: 'Grozny liberated'|publisher=BBC News|date=7 February 2000|access-date=July 1, 2022|archive-date=August 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818175746/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/632767.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* [[February 9]] – Torrential rains in Africa led to the [[2000 Mozambique flood|worst flooding]] in [[Mozambique]] in 50 years, which lasted until March and killed 800 people.
* [[February 13]] – Final ''[[Peanuts]]'' comic is printed in newspapers, preceded by author [[Charles M. Schulz]]'s death the night before. It was the most popular comic strip in history, running for 50 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writers |first=Jonathan Curiel, Pamela J. Podger, Chronicle Staff |date=2000-02-14 |title=Farewell to Schulz, Peanuts / As comic strip ends, fans mourn... |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Farewell-to-Schulz-Peanuts-As-comic-strip-3240791.php |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref>
* [[February 17]] – [[Microsoft]] releases [[Windows 2000]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.microsoft.com/2000/02/17/gates-ushers-in-next-generation-of-pc-computing-with-launch-of-windows-2000/ |title=Gates Ushers in Next Generation of PC Computing With Launch of Windows 2000 |date=February 17, 2000|publisher=[[Microsoft]]}}</ref>
* [[February 21]] – [[UNESCO]] holds the inaugural celebration of [[International Mother Language Day]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/observances/mother-language-day|title=International Mother Language Day|publisher=United Nations|access-date=July 1, 2022|archive-date=July 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701183121/https://www.un.org/en/observances/mother-language-day/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 29]] – A rare [[century leap year]] date occurs. Usually, century years are common years due to not being exactly divisible by 400. 2000 is the first such year to have a February 29 since the year [[1600]], making it only the second such occasion since the [[Gregorian Calendar]] was introduced in [[1582]]. The next such leap year will occur in 2400.