Millennia:	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
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments

Notable predictions and known events

2042

• On April 30, 2042, The Nickelodeon Time Capsule at the Nick Hotel will be opened.

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.