What is 2040?
{{Year nav|2040}} {{Year in various calendars|2040}} {{Year article header|2040}} == Predicted events == === January === * [[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 === * [[February 6]] – Early [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]] computers cannot recognise dates after this day. * [[February 7]] - 100th anniversary of the ''[[Pinocchio (1940 movie)|Pinocchio]].'' === May === * [[May 2]] – Partial solar [[eclipse]] === July === * [[July 27]] - 100th anniversary of the [[Bugs Bunny]]. === September === * [[September 8]] – Major alignment of the [[planet]]s === November === * [[November 4]] – Partial solar eclipse * [[November 13]] - 100th anniversary of the [[Fantasia (movie)|Fantasia]]. === Unknown Dates === * [[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 == *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. [[Category:2040]]