2040s
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| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
| Centuries: | 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century |
| Decades: | 2010s 2020s 2030s – 2040s – 2050s 2060s 2070s |
| Years: | 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 |
The 2040s decade will begin on January 1, 2040 and will end on December 31, 2049. It is the fifth decade of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium.
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Notable predictions and known events
2045
- One prediction (by Ray Kurzweil) places the emergence of the technological singularity in 2045.
- On August 12, a total solar eclipse will take place in the United States, producing a path from California to Florida. Some parts of Florida are predicted to experience totality for six minutes, the longest in US history.
Fictional references
2041
- In The Simpsons episode, "Holidays of Future Passed", the episode set in december of 2041, Bart is a deadbeat dad living in Springfield Elementary (which is now an apartment complex instead of a school) with Principal Skinner as his landlord. Meanwhile, a pregnant Maggie goes into labor. This is a 30 years after the episode was first broadcast in 2011.
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