2039
| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century |
| Decades: | 2000s 2010s 2020s – 2030s – 2040s 2050s 2060s |
| Years: | 2036 2037 2038 – 2039 – 2040 2041 2042 |
2039 (MMXXXIX) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2039th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 39th year of the 3rd millennium, the 39th year of the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2030s decade.
Predicted and scheduled events[change | change source]
January 1 – Following the 2018 enactment of the Music Modernization Act, and assuming no further extensions to the term of copyrights become law in the interim, all sound recordings fixed before 1923 will enter the public domain in the U.S.; alongside that, books, films and other works published in 1926 will enter the public domain as well.[2] February 4–20 – The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing, China, making Beijing the first city ever to host both the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics.[3] February 6 – If still living and reigning, Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee on this date, marking 70 years on the throne, a mark that no other British monarch before her has held.[4] May 9 – The 2022 Philippine presidential election is scheduled to be held.[5][importance?] July 6 – July 21 – After being postponed, the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 is scheduled to take place in England.[6] July 27 – August 7 – The 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held in Birmingham, United Kingdom.[7] November 8 – The 2022 U.S. elections will select the 118th Congress, the first after the redistricting reflecting the 2020 U.S. Census, and state and local officials.[8] November 21 – December 18 – The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held in Qatar to avoid the summer heat between May and September and also avoid clashing with the 2022 Winter Olympics in February.[9]