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February 2000 was the second month of that century leap year. The month, which began on a Tuesday, ended on a Tuesday after 29 days.

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February 6, 2000 (2000-02-06) (Sunday) Disasters and accidents Brühl train disaster In Brühl, Germany, 9 people are killed when a train negotiated a low speed turnout at three times the correct speed and derailed, on the West Rhine Railway. Politics Tarja Halonen is elected the first Finnish female president. February 12, 2000 (2000-02-12) (Saturday) Arts and culture Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Tom Landry, Charles M. Schulz, and Oliver die, of unrelated causes. February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13) (Sunday) Arts and culture The final original Peanuts comic strip is published. February 16, 2000 (2000-02-16) (Wednesday) Archbishop Desmond Tutu makes an address at the University of Toronto. (University of Toronto) UMBC's Poetry Symposium takes place, with the participation of poets Linda Pastan, Michael Harper, Ray Gonzalez, Leo Connellan, Forrest Gander, Derrick Gilbert, Terence Winch, and Michael Fallon. (UMBC) February 17, 2000 (2000-02-17) (Thursday) Microsoft releases Windows 2000. February 29, 2000 (2000-02-29) (Tuesday) Arts and culture This leap day is the last in a turn-of-the-century leap year until February 29, 2400. Law and crime Shooting of Kayla Rolland A six-year-old male student shoots and kills six-year-old girl Kayla Rolland, at Theo J. Buell Elementary School in Mount Morris Township, Michigan. Rolland is currently the youngest victim of a school shooting. (CNN)

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