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==Predicted and scheduled events==
==Predicted and scheduled events==
* [[January 20]] - If no changes are made to the Constitution, the winner of the 2048 Presidential Election will be inaugurated.
* [[January 20]] If no changes are made to the Constitution, the winner of the 2048 Presidential Election will be inaugurated.
* [[May 7]] - [[Transit of Mercury]]
* [[May 7]] [[Transit of Mercury]]
* The 99-year lease in the [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]]-[[Franklin Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] [[Destroyers for Bases Agreement]], in which the United States traded 50 destroyers to the British Commonwealth in return for the right to use several British colonial possessions as bases, will expire, barring a renegotiation.
* The 99-year lease in the [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]][[Franklin Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] [[Destroyers for Bases Agreement]], in which the United States traded 50 destroyers to the British Commonwealth in return for the right to use several British colonial possessions as bases, will expire, barring a renegotiation.
* [[December 20]] - The present "[[One country, two systems]]" with [[Macau]], guaranteed for 50 years starting from December 20, 1999 provided under the Basic Law, will expire.
* [[December 20]] The present "[[One country, two systems]]" with [[Macau]], guaranteed for 50 years starting from December 20, 1999 provided under the Basic Law, will expire.


==Fictional events==
==Fictional events==
* The races in [[San Francisco Rush 2049]], the last arcade game from [[Atari Games]], take place during this year. In-game advertisements about the races call it the "53rd Annual San Francisco Rush Tournament" (which set the races in the original [[San Francisco Rush]] in the year 1996 — the year that the original game was released), and it is sponsored by "J. Ray and Associates" (a reference to the game's producer, John Ray).
* The races in [[San Francisco Rush 2049]], the last arcade game from [[Atari Games]], take place during this year. In-game advertisements about the races call it the "53rd Annual San Francisco Rush Tournament" (which set the races in the original [[San Francisco Rush]] in the year 1996—the year that the original game was released), and it is sponsored by "J. Ray and Associates" (a reference to the game's producer, John Ray).
* In the [[1932]] novel ''[[Brave New World]]'' by [[Aldous Huxley]], 2049 sees the outbreak of '''The Nine Years' War''', a conflict which devastates the entire planet and convinces world leaders to unite as a peaceful, but controversial, world society.
* In the [[1932]] novel ''[[Brave New World]]'' by [[Aldous Huxley]], 2049 sees the outbreak of '''The Nine Years' War''', a conflict which devastates the entire planet and convinces world leaders to unite as a peaceful, but controversial, world society.
* The technology that allows a person to control a Custom Robo is developed by Ergo Corp., according to the [[Custom Robo]] series of video games.
* The technology that allows a person to control a Custom Robo is developed by Ergo Corp., according to the [[Custom Robo]] series of video games.

Revision as of 04:55, 19 September 2009

Millennium: 3rd millennium
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
2049 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar2049
MMXLIX
Ab urbe condita2802
Armenian calendar1498
ԹՎ ՌՆՂԸ
Assyrian calendar6799
Baháʼí calendar205–206
Balinese saka calendar1970–1971
Bengali calendar1456
Berber calendar2999
British Regnal yearN/A
Buddhist calendar2593
Burmese calendar1411
Byzantine calendar7557–7558
Chinese calendar戊辰年 (Earth Dragon)
4746 or 4539
    — to —
己巳年 (Earth Snake)
4747 or 4540
Coptic calendar1765–1766
Discordian calendar3215
Ethiopian calendar2041–2042
Hebrew calendar5809–5810
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat2105–2106
 - Shaka Samvat1970–1971
 - Kali Yuga5149–5150
Holocene calendar12049
Igbo calendar1049–1050
Iranian calendar1427–1428
Islamic calendar1471–1472
Japanese calendarReiwa 31
(令和31年)
Javanese calendar1983–1984
Juche calendar138
Julian calendarGregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar4382
Minguo calendarROC 138
民國138年
Nanakshahi calendar581
Thai solar calendar2592
Tibetan calendar阳土龙年
(male Earth-Dragon)
2175 or 1794 or 1022
    — to —
阴土蛇年
(female Earth-Snake)
2176 or 1795 or 1023
Unix time2493072000 – 2524607999

2049 (MMXLIX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

Predicted and scheduled events

Fictional events

  • The races in San Francisco Rush 2049, the last arcade game from Atari Games, take place during this year. In-game advertisements about the races call it the "53rd Annual San Francisco Rush Tournament" (which set the races in the original San Francisco Rush in the year 1996—the year that the original game was released), and it is sponsored by "J. Ray and Associates" (a reference to the game's producer, John Ray).
  • In the 1932 novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, 2049 sees the outbreak of The Nine Years' War, a conflict which devastates the entire planet and convinces world leaders to unite as a peaceful, but controversial, world society.
  • The technology that allows a person to control a Custom Robo is developed by Ergo Corp., according to the Custom Robo series of video games.
  • The events of the series IGPX take place.
  • The Disney Channel movie Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century takes place in 2049, 50 years after the movie debuted on television in 1999.
  • The video game Vectorman takes place in 2049
  • The video game Miner 2049er takes place in 2049
  • The video game M.A.C.H. takes place in 2049
  • The video game When it's Over takes place in early 2049