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.