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'2040' ('MMXL') will be a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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Predicted events

Anniversaries

Predictions

Fictional events

Predicted events

★ May 2 — Partial solar eclipse

★ September 8 — Major planetary alignment

★ November 4 — Partial solar eclipse

★ November 6 — United States: 64th presidential election and 127th congressional elections

★ April 30 - Opening of the new nicktoons studios.

Anniversaries

★ February 6 — 200th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi.

★ February 15 — 75th anniversary of the "maple leaf" Canadian Flag

★ April 9 — 100th anniversary of the start of the Norwegian campaign

★ October 3 — 50th anniversary of German reunification.

★ October 9 — 100th anniversary of John Lennon's birth.

★ Summer — 100th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Predictions

Climatologists predict that sometime in 2040 the Arctic Ocean will be free of ice, at least during the autumn. (News reports, December 2006).

Fictional events

★ The anime series Macross Plus, Masoukishin Cybuster, and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 are all set in this year.

★ In the universe of , the television becomes obsolete.

★ The ''Doctor Who'' short story collection '' is set in the year 2040.

★ Phantom 2040 television series and comic strips take place during this year.

★ Edward de Bono's film '' presents an idea, in the form of a lecture, what 2040 might be like.