World’s Six Billionth Inhabitant Is Born
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Science, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Demographics, Population
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History, Worldwide
- Geographical Location: Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
- Date: October 12, 1999
Article abstract: According to United Nations data, the world’s six billionth person was born on October 12, 1999. Some people expressed alarm over this landmark event, believing that Earth was becoming dangerously overpopulated; others saw strength in growing numbers.
Booming Population Growth
On October 12, 1999, Earth’s population reached six billion according to United Nations figures. The individual named as the six billionth person, in a largely symbolic gesture by the United Nations Population Fund, was an unnamed baby boy born to Jasminko and...
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