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.
Contents
Predicted events[change | change source]
February[change | change source]
- February 6 – Early Macintosh computers cannot recognise dates after this day.
May[change | change source]
September[change | change source]
- September 8 – Major alignment of the planets
November[change | change source]
- November 4 – Partial solar eclipse
Unknown Dates[change | change source]
- 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.
- Climatologists predict that sometime in 2040 the Arctic Ocean will be free of ice, at least during the autumn. (News reports, December 2006).
Fictional events[change | change source]
- 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.
