This article is about the year 2046. For the film, see
2046 (film).
2046 (MMXLVI) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar.
[edit] Predictions
- World coal supply presumed to peak.
[edit] Fictional events
- Contrary to some pre-release speculations, the 2004 film 2046 does not entirely take place in this year. Rather, a science fiction subplot set in that year does form part of the narrative. The date is a reference to the end of the fifty year period of One country, two systems that allows Hong Kong to remain a separate Administrative Region. In 2047 Hong Kong will no longer maintain its separate capitalist political and economic system and its own way of life protected under the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
- According to Strong Bad in the Strong Bad Email Your Funeral, on March 31, 2046, at exactly 2:03 PM, the zombie uprising will begin, in which he will be reanimated to fight on the zombies' 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
- The 1994 Cyberpunk Anime series Armitage III is set in this year.