2040
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| Centuries: | 20th Century · 21st century · 22nd century |
| Decades: | 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s 2050s 2060s 2070s |
| Years: | 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 |
| 2040 by topic: |
| News by month |
| Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec |
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| Architecture - Art - Literature - Music (Country, UK) - Film - Television - Home video |
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| Archaeology - Aviation - Birding/Ornithology - Meteorology - Rail transport - Science - Spaceflight |
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| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Works category |
| Works |
| Gregorian calendar | 2040 MMXL |
| Ab urbe condita | 2793 |
| Armenian calendar | 1489 ԹՎ ՌՆՁԹ |
| Chinese calendar | 4736 – 4737 己未 – 庚申 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 2032 – 2033 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5800 – 5801 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2095 – 2096 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1962 – 1963 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5141 – 5142 |
| Iranian calendar | 1418 – 1419 |
| Islamic calendar | 1462 – 1463 |
2040 (MMXL) will be a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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[edit] Aniversaries
- April 9 - 100th anniversary of the Norwegian Campaign
[edit] Predicted events
[edit] February
- February 6 - Early Macintosh computers cannot recognize dates beyond this date.
- February 21st - Valentine's Day is held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
[edit] May
- May 2 - Partial solar eclipse
[edit] Summer
- 100th anniversary of the Battle of Britain
[edit] September
- September 8 - Major planetary alignment
[edit] October
- October 3 - 50th anniversary of German reunification.
- October 9 - 100th anniversary of John Lennon's birth.
[edit] November
- November 4 - Partial solar eclipse
- November 9 - Moscow is having an election in Russia.
[edit] Unknown Dates
- The United States' 99 year lease for bases on Bermuda (signed in 1941) would have expired, had the land not already been returned in 2002.
[edit] Fictional events
- The anime series Macross Plus, Masoukishin Cybuster, and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 are all set in this year.
- In the universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the television becomes obsolete.
- The Doctor Who short story collection Short Trips: 2040 is set in the year 2040.
- Phantom 2040 television series and comic strips take place during this year.
- Bart Simpson is the Chief Justice of the United States according to The Simpsons episode, Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie.
| Preceded by: 2039 |
Years 2040 |
Succeeded by: 2041 |
