2046

This page is about the year 2046. For the film, see 2046 (film).

Predicted events

Hong Kong's status as Special Administrative Region will expire according to the Sino-British joint declaration.
Assuming no further changes to the United States copyright law, Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger enters the public domain.
The first baby boomers will turn 100 this year.

World coal supply presumed to peak.
Robotics experts predict that around this time most work in advanced industrial nations will be done by Robots (news reports, December 2006).

Contrary to some pre-release speculations, the 2004 film 2046 does not entirely take place in this year. Rather, 2046 in the film is the concept of a year when time travel has been discovered and to which no one returns after they have left it. A science fiction subplot set in that year does form part of the narrative.
According to Strong Bad, on March 31st, 2046, at exactly 2:03 PM, the zombie uprising will begin, in which he will be reanimated to fight on the zombie's side.
The film Doom, based on the video game series of the same name, takes place in this year.
The Epilogue of the Jordan Chandler novel A Decibel Eight takes place this year