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== Predicted and scheduled events ==
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* [[May 7]] – [[Transit of Mercury]].
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* December – The very earliest and possible response signal from the [[Gliese 581 planetary system]], should there be one by intelligent [[extraterrestrial life]], will be received. A signal was transmitted to the Gliese 581 planetary system in August 2009, taking about 20.3 years to reach its destination.
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* [[December 20]] – The present "[[One country, two systems]]" with [[Macau]], guaranteed for 50 years starting from December 20, 1999, provided under the [[Macau Basic Law|Basic Law]], will expire.
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== In fiction ==
* The races in ''[[San Francisco Rush 2049]]'', the last arcade game from [[Atari Games]], take place during this year and given the military naval presence and appearance of a full moon suggest this is during Fleet Week 2049 hence on or about the tenth of October. In-game advertisements about the races call it the "53rd Annual San Francisco Rush Tournament" (which set the races in the original [[San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing|San Francisco Rush]] in the year 1996—the year that the original game was released), and it is sponsored by "J. Ray and Associates" (a reference to the game's producer, John Ray).
* In the 1932 novel ''[[Brave New World]]'' by [[Aldous Huxley]], 2049 sees the outbreak of '''The Nine Years' War''', a conflict which devastates the entire planet and convinces world leaders to unite as a peaceful, but controversial, world society.
* The events of the series [[IGPX]] take place.
* The "[[Blade Runner]]" sequel "[[Blade Runner 2049]]" takes place in 2049
* The [[Disney Channel]] movie ''[[Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film)|Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century]]'' takes place in 2049, 50 years after the movie debuted on television in 1999.
* The video game ''[[Vectorman]]'' takes place in 2049
* The video game ''[[Miner 2049er]]'' takes place in 2049
* The video game ''[[M.A.C.H.]]'' takes place in 2049
* The video game ''When it's Over'' takes place in early 2049
* The video game ''[[Nier (video game)|Nier]]'' takes place in 2049
* The video game ''[[Crimson Tears]]'' is set in [[Tokyo]] in 2049
* The Doctor Who episode ''[[Kill the Moon]]'' is set in 2049

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