The six billionth living human being was born.
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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) stated that the world's population had reached seven billion.
The US population reached 300 million people.
The population of space hit a new record with 13 astronauts.
The world population on Earth passed 3 billion.
The World Wildlife Fund blamed humanity's rapidly expanding consumerism for decreasing 60% of the world's wildlife between 1970 & 2014.
