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Incontemporary history,thethird millenniumis the currentmillenniumin theAnno DominiorCommon Era,under theGregorian calendar.It began on 1 January 2001 (MMI) and will end on 31 December 3000 (MMM), spanning the21stto30thcenturies.
Ongoingfutures studiesseek to understand what will likely continue and what could plausibly change in this period and beyond.
Predictions and forecasts not included on this timeline
- Climate change
- Extinction
- List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events
- List of future astronomical events
- List of time capsules
- Near futurecentennial(bi, tri, ect..) events.[a]
- Near future in fiction
- Predictions and claims for the Second Coming
- Projections of population growth
- Works falling into thepublic domain in the United States
21st century
2000s
2010s
2020s
2030s
2040s
- Rare alignment of the five naked-eye planets cluster within 7° of longitude, September 12, 2040.[1][2]
- 2040: End year of theBaku City Master Planimplementation.[3]
- 2041:
- TheAntarctic treatyis scheduled to come under review.[4][5]
- 2042:
- 17 September: a commoncomputing representation of date and timeonIBM mainframesystems will overflow with potential results similar to theyear 2000 problem.
- 2047: On 1 July, the present "one country, two systems"arrangement inHong Kongis scheduled to end, as it was guaranteed for 50 years starting from July 1, 1997, provided under theHong Kong Basic Law.The agreement was raised byDeng Xiaopingto deal withHong Kong's reunificationwith thePeople's Republic of Chinain 1997, and stipulated in theSino-British Joint Declarationof 1984. What will be done is not stated in any document.[6]
- 2048: On 14 January, theProtocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treatyis scheduled to come up for review.[7][6]
- 2049: On 20 December, the present "one country, two systems"arrangement withMacau,guaranteed for 50 years starting from 20 December 1999, provided under theBasic Lawand theJoint Declaration on the Question of Macau,will expire.[8]
2050s
- 2050:
- TheUnited Kingdomaims to reachnet-zerocarbon emissionsin accordance with theClimate Change Act 2008.[9]
- Three-North Shelter Forest Programis expected to be completed.[10]
- The case files surrounding the 1943 death of the formerlieutenant generalof thePolish Armyand firstPrime Ministerof thePolish government in exile,Władysław Sikorski,is expected to be declassified this year by theBritish government.[11]Due to tensions betweenThe United Kingdom,The Soviet Union,andNazi Germany,the circumstances of his deathhas led to disputes over whether the crash was deliberate or not.The official conclusion by the British government is that the crash was accidental. However, the Polish government refused to endorse this report on the basis of a lack of conclusive findings and contradictions within the British evidence.[12]In 2008 an investigation was opened by the Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation of theInstitute of National Remembrance,and concluded in 2013 that there is not enough evidence to prove or disprove the sabotage theory.[13]
- 2051:
- April: One of theMETImessagesCosmic Call 1sent from the 70-meterEupatoria Planetary Radarin 1999 arrives at its destination,Gliese 777star.
- 2054:
- Hawksbill Creek Agreementgranting tax exemptions and special economic status forFreeport, Bahamas,is set to expire.
2060s
- 2060:
- TheChinese governmentaims for China to becarbon neutral.[14]
- Russiaaims to be carbon neutral.[15]
- 2061:
- 28 July:Halley's Cometwill enter the inner solar system and is expected to be visible from Earth again after its last perihelion in 1986.
- 31 December: Expiration of theSingapore-Malaysia Water Agreement.
- All 6 reactors from theFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plantare planned to be decommissioned by this time. (30 to 40 years from 2021)[16]However, according to a 2023 report byVoice of America,some experts have said "it would be impossible to remove all the melted fuel debris by 2051 and would take 50-100 years, if achieved at all."[17]
- 2065:
- The process of cleanup and decommissioning theChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant,following the 1986Chernobyl disaster,is projected to be finished.[18]
2070s
- 2070: According to an announcement made by Indian prime ministerNarendra Modiin 2021, India will be carbon neutral.[19]
- 2079:For computer software using unsigned 16-bit binary day counts and an epoch of 1 January 1900, the counts will overflow after 65,536 (216) days, which will occur on 6 June 2079.
2080s
- 2084: The nexttransit of Earth from Marswill happen.
- 2085: The "secret" letter ofQueen Elizabeth IIwill be opened inSydney, Australia.[20]
- 2088: TheUniversity of Bologna,the world's oldest university in continuous operation, will turn 1,000 years old.[21]
2090s
- 2090: TheSeptember 11th Victim Compensation Fundis set to expire.[22]
- 2092:
- Work on cleaning up the site of theOldbury Nuclear Power Station[b]is scheduled to be complete in 2092 (early estimate).[23]
- 2094:
- 7 April:MercurytransitsJupiter,this is theonly knownsuch event of the decade.[24]
- 2096:
- Ash Wednesdaywill occur onFebruary 29(leap day) for the first time since the start of theGregorian calendarin 1582.[25]
- 2099:
- The99-year leaseforKaufman Astoria Studiosin Queens, New York City is set to expire.[26]
- Ontarioregains control of theOntario Highway 407when its 99-year lease expires.[27]
- 2099 is the maximum year that can be set on computers withBIOSfirmware, as well as Microsoft'sWindows XP,Windows Vista,Windows 7,Windows 8,andWindows 8.1operating systems, and Sony'sPlayStation 2and theNintendo DSgaming platforms.
2100s
- 2100:
- Silverstein Properties'99-year leaseon theWorld Trade Centerexpires.[28]
22nd century
2100s
- 2103: Per an agreement between theNational ArchivesandCaroline Kennedy,thejacket Jackie Kennedywore on the dayJohn F. Kennedywas assassinated cannot be displayed in public until this year.[29]
- FAT file systemstheoretically support dates up to 31 December 2107 (though officially only up to 31 December 2099).[citation needed]
2110s
- TheChernobyl New Safe Confinementreaches end of designed lifetime in the 2110s.
- 2111: The will ofPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburghis scheduled to become public knowledge.[30]
- 2112:
- The will ofQueenElizabeth IIis scheduled to become public knowledge.[31]
- 2115:
- The first book from theFuture Library projectwill be published, 100 years after being submitted by authorMargaret Atwood.[32]
- The One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence (AI100) initiated byStanford Universitywill be concluded.[33][34][35]
- 100 Years,a film byRobert RodriguezandJohn Malkovich,will be released 100 years after its development.[36]
- 2116:China Merchants Port's99-year leaseonHambantota International Portin Sri Lanka is set to expire.[37]
- 2117: In relation to the 2115 release of the100 Yearsshort film, A song titled "100 Years", composed byPharrell Williams,will be released to the public. The song was performed by Williams at a private party inShanghai,China,in 2017. The song is said to have addressed global warming.[38]
2140s
2150s
2160s
2170s
- 2178: On 23 March,Plutowill have completed its first full orbit since its discovery in 1930.
2180s
- 2182: On 24 September, asteroid101955 Bennuhas a 1-in-2,700 chance of impacting Earth.[41]
23rd century
- 2206: For the first time since1935,Earth will experience the maximum number of fivesolar eclipsesin one year.
- 2227–2247:Plutowill be closer to theSunthanNeptunefor the first time since1999.
- 2240: On September 16, theHebrew calendarwill reach theyear 6000,signaling the latest possible arrival of theMessiah.
- 2265: Return of theGreat Comet of 1861.
- 2285: On March 22, Easter willoccur on its earliest possible datefor the first time since1818.
24th century
- 2333: It is projected that theDounreaynuclear site will be safe to use for other purposes.[42]
- 2353: Thedate of Easteras conventionally calculated will be fiveweeksearlier than its hypothetical date according to astronomical principles, in a "negative equinoctial paradox".Along with 2372, this will be one of only two such occurrences between 2020 and 4000.[43]
- 2372: The date of Easter will see another "negative equinoctial paradox", this time four weeks earlier than its hypothetical date. This will be the last such occurrence before the year 4000.[43]
- 2386: If not repealed or otherwise voided, theTreaty of Windsor (1386)between England and Portugal, currently the oldest military alliance still in effect, will have stood for one thousand years.[44]
- 2391:Palm SundayandSaint Patrick's Daywill coincide for the first time since 1940; the "wearing of the shamrock and the palm together" was seen as presaging a great event inIreland.[45][46]
- 2400: The firstcentury leap yearsince 2000.
25th century
- 2425: If not repealed or overridden, the annual funding increase of $325 per student toWisconsinpublic schools, which began in 2023, will end.[47]
- 2439 (estimated): The "Across the Universe"message broadcast by NASA in 2008 will reachPolaris.[48]
26th century
- c. 2500:Climate projections predict a barren landscape for theAmazon rainforestamid low water levels due to vegetation decline.[49][50]
- 2531:
- Professor Hiroshi Yoshida ofTohoku Universityconducted a study in 2024 which suggests every Japanese person will have thesurname"Sato-san" unless a law regulating couples to a single surname is not changed before this time.[51][52]
27th century
- 2640: On 5 September, the 639-year-long performance ofJohn Cage's organ workAs Slow as Possible(begun in 2001) is scheduled to finish at the St. Burchardi Church inHalberstadt,Germany.[53]
28th century
- Earth will experience 241 lunar eclipses.[54]
- 2800: The secondcentury leap yearin the 3rd millennium, in accordance with theGregorian calendar.TheRevised Julian Calendar,however, observes a leap year in 2900 instead; those Orthodox Churches (e.g. Greek) using the Revised Julian Calendar to calculate fixed-date feasts will, if no changes are made to the calendar before then, celebrate fixed-date feasts a day earlier than Catholic and Protestant churches from March 2800 until February 2900. For example, through this century, such Orthodox Churches will be celebratingChristmas Daywhile simultaneously Catholic and Protestant churches are markingChristmas Eve.[55]
29th century
- 2847: TheSt. Michael's Catholic Cemetery(Happy Valley) in Hong Kong lease on Wan Chai's Saint Fulan gentleman street will end after a999-year lease,assuming no legal status changes before that date.[56]
- 2883: On 4 January, the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) lease on the O&Q (Ontario and Quebec) will end, after a999-year lease.[57]
30th century
- 2999:
- TheLongplayercomposition is set to finish on 31 December 2999, marking the end of the thousand-year piece of music, which began on 1 January 2000.
See also
- Timelines of the future
- Anthropocene
- Foresight (psychology)
- Outline of futures studies
- Technology forecasting
Notes
- ^These go against Wikipedia'sWP:NPOVpolicy underWP:BIAS.
- ^The Oldbury Nuclear Power Station is located inSouth Gloucestershire,England.
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