2040
| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century |
| Decades: | 2010s 2020s 2030s – 2040s – 2050s 2060s 2070s |
| Years: | 2037 2038 2039 – 2040 – 2041 2042 2043 |
2040 (MMXL) will be a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2040th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 40th year of the 3rd millennium, the 40th year of the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2040s decade.
Predicted events[change]
January[change]
- January 1 – Books, movies, and other works published in 1944 will enter the public domain in the United States.
- January 21 - 50th anniversary of the Sherri and Terri.
February[change]
- February 6 – Early Macintosh computers cannot recognise dates after this day.
- February 7 - 100th anniversary of the Pinocchio.
May[change]
July[change]
- July 27 - 100th anniversary of the Bugs Bunny.
September[change]
- September 8 – Major alignment of the planets
November[change]
- November 4 – Partial solar eclipse
- November 13 - 100th anniversary of the Fantasia.
Unknown Dates[change]
- 2040 Summer Olympics will be held.
- If the United States had not returned land for bases on Bermuda in 2002, a ninety-nine year lease (signed in 1941) would have expired.
Fictional events[change]
- The anime series Macross Plus and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 are both set in this year.
- In the universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the television becomes obsolete.
- A collection of Doctor Who short stories, Short Trips, is also set in that year.