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Monday, May 1. 2000, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The billionth living person in India is born.//news.google.com/newspapers?id=uOsSAAAAIBAJsjid=Xv0DAAAAIBAJpg=5551,31832dq=india+1+billion+populationIndia:1 billion population marks milestone//news.google.com/newspapers?id=4bILAAAAIBAJsjid=nlUDAAAAIBAJpg=6004,4288407dq=india+1+billion+population Baby girl gives India 1 billion

An earthquake hits Banggai, Indonesia, leaving 54 dead.

In San Antonio, Texas, computer pioneer Datapoint files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

After originating in the Philippines, the ILOVEYOU computer virus spreads quickly throughout the world.

A new class of composite material is fabricated, which has a combination of physical properties never before seen in a natural or man-made material.ref name=compref name=UCSD-press-release{{cite web|author=McDonald, Kim|title= UCSD Physicists Develop a New Class of Composite Material with 'Reverse' Physical Properties Never Before Seen

Effective date of Canada's first modern-day treaty – The Nisga'a Final Agreement

A rare conjunction of 7 celestial bodies (Sun, Moon, planets MercuryndashSaturn) occurs during the New Moon.//nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/alignment.html