3rd millennium
current millennium, spanning the years 2001 to 3000
The third millennium of the Anno Domini or Common Era is the current millennium spanning the years 2001 to 3000. It began on January 1, 2001 (MMI) and will end on December 31, 3000 (MMM), (21st to 30th centuries; in astronomy: JD 2451910.5 – 2817151.5).
Ongoing futures studies seek to understand what will likely continue and what could plausibly change in this period and beyond.
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21st century
2000s
2010s
2020s
2030s
2040s
2040: End year of the Baku City Master Plan implementation.
2041:
The Antarctic treaty is scheduled to come under review.
2042:
17 September: a common computing representation of date and time on IBM mainframe systems will overflow with potential results similar to the year 2000 problem.
2045: On 31 December, Gates Foundation is scheduled to cease operations, as announced by Bill Gates in 2025.
2047: On 1 July, the "one country, two systems" principle's guarantee in Hong Kong is scheduled to end, as it was guaranteed for 50 years starting from 1 July 1997, provided under the Hong Kong Basic Law. The agreement was raised by Deng Xiaoping to deal with Hong Kong's reunification with the People's Republic of China in 1997, and stipulated in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984. However, in February 2024, Xia Baolong, the head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, said that the system would be kept permanently.
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